[big campaign] Fwd: American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Misrepresents Support in Letter to Senator Durbin

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Friends - BACKSTORY: Last week Sen. Dick Durbin announced an upcoming Senate hearing on the Stand Your Ground laws<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/19/dick-durbin-stand-your-ground_n_3624142.html> that were aggressively promoted across statehouses by the NRA and ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. After Sen. Cruz called the Durbin letter "inappropriate",<http://www.politico.com/story/2013/08/dick-durbin-ted-cruz-stand-your-ground-laws-95381.html> ALEC made anattempt to defend themselves<http://www.politico.com/story/2013/08/dick-durbin-american-legislative-exchange-council-95408.html> , *but...* In the latest edition of ALEC actively misleading the public, the "293 signatories" are packed with inaccuracies, names non-existent electeds, duplicate and even triplicate signatures, spouses that just happened to be present at the ALEC conference, and my favorite signer: "Hey Dick, Kiss My Ass, Shooter from Arizona" ... At the end of the day, almost *1 out of every 5 *signatures are easy to prove invalid with a simple google search... so we just sent this out to every reporter that has written on the Durbin letter and/or ALEC, in general, in the last six months (and a few other friendly folks). Thanks to our friends at Think Progress (who get over 5 MILLION unique visitors a month), the first piece is up and out the door<http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/08/14/2466281/alec-signatures-stand-your-ground/> . The release can be found online HERE<http://progressnow.org/alec/alec-durbin-pressrelease.html>and the line-by-line analysis can be found HERE <http://progressnow.org/alec/alec-durbin.html>. Please help us in singing this story from the mountiantops w/ tweets like: "#ALEC <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ALEC> misrepresents support re: # DurbinLetter <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23DurbinLetter> (1 in 5 signatures are false). When will .@ALEC_states<https://twitter.com/ALEC_states> learn?!? #ALECExposed <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ALECExposed>" "IRONY ALERT: #ALEC <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ALEC> fearmongers re: voter fraud but 1 in 5 signatures are invalid int he #DurbinLetter<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23DurbinLetter>. Wow. #ALECexposed <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ALECexposed>" ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Neurohr <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 11:21 AM Subject: American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Misrepresents Support in Letter to Senator Durbin *For Immediate Release* August 14, 2013 *Contact:* John Neurohr [email protected] 202.383.8822 *American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Misrepresents Support in Letter to Senator Durbin* Washington, D.C. -- The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), in a letter to Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) objecting to his inquiries about the group's stance on controversial "Stand Your Ground" laws, has once again attempted to mislead the public. Though the group contends that the letter is signed by almost 300 concerned state legislators, *research by ProgressNow has revealed that nearly 1 of every 5 signatures on the letter are invalid*. "Despite being a group dedicated to carrying corporate water on public policy, ALEC strongly objects to Sen. Durbin asking for the opinion of corporations on public policy," said ProgressNow Research Director Brian Wietgrefe. "ALEC's aversion to transparency is striking, considering that their attempt to revamp their public image includes repeated claims of increased transparency<http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php?H=tiMleQXvuhG3cVWUKKJFwgesMDniOk1PtCM4n4IUF9sgSOYWKDC6u0liqvLtlQnhnr1hovXVqNReD1XC58yeOUIbfoXafQkPaNEUtu%2BZo7A%3D&G=26&R=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2013%2F03%2F15%2Falec-model-legislation_n_2885570.html&I=%3C20130814152144.06780A077EA4%40mail6-08-ewr%3E&X=MXw1NjA0ODoxMTIwMDM7>. Moreover, the irony of ALEC misrepresenting signatures while being responsible for legislation to disenfranchise voters<http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php?H=tiMleQXvuhG3cVWUKKJFwgesMDniOk1PtCM4n4IUF9sgSOYWKDC6u0liqvLtlQnhnr1hovXVqNReD1XC58yeOUIbfoXafQkPaNEUtu%2BZo7A%3D&G=26&R=http%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20110407110744%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.alec.org%2Fam%2Fpdf%2FInside_July09.pdf&I=%3C20130814152144.06780A077EA4%40mail6-08-ewr%3E&X=MXw1NjA0ODoxMTIwMDM7>, under the guise of thwarting imaginary voter fraud is astounding." Wietgrefe continued, "Beyond that, a simple Google search found that seven of the signatures on the letter were unidentifiable, four were spouses of elected lawmakers, 35 of the signatures were duplications and one was an expletive rant. This is just another example of this shadowy group thinking that they can contort reality to fit their public goals. Not only are they falsifying the truth about how many legislators signed on to the Durbin letter, but they are also sidestepping the truth on ALEC's involvement with 'Stand Your Ground' laws. A little over a year ago, ALEC was defending its stance on 'Stand Your Ground', see link, but now asks everyone to deny history." FUN FACTS: - ALEC claims to have over 2,000 elected officials<http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php?H=tiMleQXvuhG3cVWUKKJFwgesMDniOk1PtCM4n4IUF9sgSOYWKDC6u0liqvLtlQnhnr1hovXVqNReD1XC58yeOUIbfoXafQkPaNEUtu%2BZo7A%3D&G=26&R=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alec.org%2Fabout-alec%2Ffrequently-asked-questions%2F&I=%3C20130814152144.06780A077EA4%40mail6-08-ewr%3E&X=MXw1NjA0ODoxMTIwMDM7> as members - They could only gather "293 signatures<http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php?H=tiMleQXvuhG3cVWUKKJFwgesMDniOk1PtCM4n4IUF9sgSOYWKDC6u0liqvLtlQnhnr1hovXVqNReD1XC58yeOUIbfoXafQkPaNEUtu%2BZo7A%3D&G=26&R=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alec.org%2Fdurbinresponseletter%2F&I=%3C20130814152144.06780A077EA4%40mail6-08-ewr%3E&X=MXw1NjA0ODoxMTIwMDM7>" last week at their 40th annual conference in Chicago; and of those 293 signatures, - Only 2 signatures from Democrats, Reginald Tate of TN, and Kris Roberts of NH - *55 signatures (18.7%) are blatantly invalid* ◦ 35 Duplicates or triplicates ◦ 7 unidentifiable people ◦ 4 spouses (not electeds) ◦ 1 expletive laced rant Full list of fact-checked signatures can be found at: http://progressnow.org/alec/alec-durbin.html<http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php?H=tiMleQXvuhG3cVWUKKJFwgesMDniOk1PtCM4n4IUF9sgSOYWKDC6u0liqvLtlQnhnr1hovXVqNReD1XC58yeOUIbfoXafQkPaNEUtu%2BZo7A%3D&G=26&R=http%3A%2F%2Fprogressnow.org%2Falec%2Falec-durbin.html&I=%3C20130814152144.06780A077EA4%40mail6-08-ewr%3E&X=MXw1NjA0ODoxMTIwMDM7> Wietgrefe's research laid out ALEC's involvement with "Stand Your Ground:" - *2005* NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer ‘helped write’ the Florida ‘Stand Your Ground’ law. The bill passed, and was signed into law by Gov. Jeb Bush. [MediaMatters, 03/27/12<http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php?H=tiMleQXvuhG3cVWUKKJFwgesMDniOk1PtCM4n4IUF9sgSOYWKDC6u0liqvLtlQnhnr1hovXVqNReD1XC58yeOUIbfoXafQkPaNEUtu%2BZo7A%3D&G=26&R=http%3A%2F%2Flink.email.dynect.net%2Flink.php%3FH%3Di5UKlPjcTsp07wz%252BZ9OiDsJGvWitMIFutSAqo%252FhzKUVy3nC371WBO02njVxirPEDi3ucArrODDkPlXY9qnuXuDn5DKDn708TNNTTg6xMjkw%253D%26amp%3BG%3D26%26amp%3BR%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fmediamatters.org%252Fblog%252F2012%252F03%252F27%252Fformer-nra-president-we-helped-draft-floridas-s%252F185254%26amp%3BI%3D%253C20130813172946.09D5C3022803%2540mail6-07-ewr%253E%26amp%3BX%3DMXw1NjA0ODoxMTIwMDM7&I=%3C20130814152144.06780A077EA4%40mail6-08-ewr%3E&X=MXw1NjA0ODoxMTIwMDM7> ] - 22 states have passed full 'Stand Your Ground' laws, while additional an additional twelve states have passed elements of 'Stand Your Ground.' [NSCL, 07/26/13<http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php?H=tiMleQXvuhG3cVWUKKJFwgesMDniOk1PtCM4n4IUF9sgSOYWKDC6u0liqvLtlQnhnr1hovXVqNReD1XC58yeOUIbfoXafQkPaNEUtu%2BZo7A%3D&G=26&R=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncsl.org%2Fissues-research%2Fjustice%2Fself-defense-and-stand-your-ground.aspx&I=%3C20130814152144.06780A077EA4%40mail6-08-ewr%3E&X=MXw1NjA0ODoxMTIwMDM7> ] - *August 4, 2005* after the bill had passed in Florida, NRA Lobbyist Marion Hammer proposed a model ‘Stand Your Ground’ bill to ALEC’s ‘Criminal Justice’ Task Force. [ALEC.org, archived by archive.org<http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php?H=tiMleQXvuhG3cVWUKKJFwgesMDniOk1PtCM4n4IUF9sgSOYWKDC6u0liqvLtlQnhnr1hovXVqNReD1XC58yeOUIbfoXafQkPaNEUtu%2BZo7A%3D&G=26&R=http%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2F&I=%3C20130814152144.06780A077EA4%40mail6-08-ewr%3E&X=MXw1NjA0ODoxMTIwMDM7> , 11/15/06<http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php?H=tiMleQXvuhG3cVWUKKJFwgesMDniOk1PtCM4n4IUF9sgSOYWKDC6u0liqvLtlQnhnr1hovXVqNReD1XC58yeOUIbfoXafQkPaNEUtu%2BZo7A%3D&G=26&R=http%3A%2F%2Flink.email.dynect.net%2Flink.php%3FH%3Di5UKlPjcTsp07wz%252BZ9OiDsJGvWitMIFutSAqo%252FhzKUVy3nC371WBO02njVxirPEDi3ucArrODDkPlXY9qnuXuDn5DKDn708TNNTTg6xMjkw%253D%26amp%3BG%3D26%26amp%3BR%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fweb.archive.org%252Fweb%252F20061115194959%252Fhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.alec.org%252Ftask-forces%252Fcriminal-justice%26amp%3BI%3D%253C20130813172946.09D5C3022803%2540mail6-07-ewr%253E%26amp%3BX%3DMXw1NjA0ODoxMTIwMDM7&I=%3C20130814152144.06780A077EA4%40mail6-08-ewr%3E&X=MXw1NjA0ODoxMTIwMDM7> ] ◦ Wal-Mart was, at the time, the corporate chair of the Criminal Justice Task Force. The NRA reported that the model bill passed the task force unanimously. [PRWatch, 02/26/13<http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php?H=tiMleQXvuhG3cVWUKKJFwgesMDniOk1PtCM4n4IUF9sgSOYWKDC6u0liqvLtlQnhnr1hovXVqNReD1XC58yeOUIbfoXafQkPaNEUtu%2BZo7A%3D&G=26&R=http%3A%2F%2Flink.email.dynect.net%2Flink.php%3FH%3Di5UKlPjcTsp07wz%252BZ9OiDsJGvWitMIFutSAqo%252FhzKUVy3nC371WBO02njVxirPEDi3ucArrODDkPlXY9qnuXuDn5DKDn708TNNTTg6xMjkw%253D%26amp%3BG%3D26%26amp%3BR%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.prwatch.org%252Fnews%252F2013%252F02%252F11995%252Fanniversary-trayvon-martins-death-alec-backed-stand-your-ground-laws-remain-books%26amp%3BI%3D%253C20130813172946.09D5C3022803%2540mail6-07-ewr%253E%26amp%3BX%3DMXw1NjA0ODoxMTIwMDM7&I=%3C20130814152144.06780A077EA4%40mail6-08-ewr%3E&X=MXw1NjA0ODoxMTIwMDM7> ] ◦ ALEC has acknowledged that ALEC’s model bill was based off the Florida law. [Press Release, ALEC, 03/26/12<http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php?H=tiMleQXvuhG3cVWUKKJFwgesMDniOk1PtCM4n4IUF9sgSOYWKDC6u0liqvLtlQnhnr1hovXVqNReD1XC58yeOUIbfoXafQkPaNEUtu%2BZo7A%3D&G=26&R=http%3A%2F%2Flink.email.dynect.net%2Flink.php%3FH%3Di5UKlPjcTsp07wz%252BZ9OiDsJGvWitMIFutSAqo%252FhzKUVy3nC371WBO02njVxirPEDi3ucArrODDkPlXY9qnuXuDn5DKDn708TNNTTg6xMjkw%253D%26amp%3BG%3D26%26amp%3BR%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.alec.org%252Falec-statement-on-stand-your-ground-legislation-32612%252F%26amp%3BI%3D%253C20130813172946.09D5C3022803%2540mail6-07-ewr%253E%26amp%3BX%3DMXw1NjA0ODoxMTIwMDM7&I=%3C20130814152144.06780A077EA4%40mail6-08-ewr%3E&X=MXw1NjA0ODoxMTIwMDM7> ] #### *Disclaimer: *If you do not wish to receive further news/releases from ProgressNow, please click the following link: [Remove Me]<#1407d7a0046135f0_1407d6b78e035e1e_1407d6b18e76965a_>. Requests will take a maximum of 2 business days to process. 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