ALEC Politicians Belong to Neo-Confederate Organization

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NEW: CMD has identified six state lawmakers affiliated with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) who were recently active members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
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CMD has identified six state lawmakers affiliated with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) who were recently active members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
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8:52 AM · Jul 8, 2021

https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2021/07/08/alec-politicians-belong-to-neo-confederate-organization/

At least six state lawmakers affiliated with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) were recently active members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV), a neo-Confederate network that puts up and defends monuments to the Confederacy, the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) has found.

In April, Atlanta Antifascists released SCV’s membership data from late 2016 to early 2018 and exposed five Georgia state lawmakers as active members. The Guardian followed up with a story that revealed serving military officers, elected officials, and public employees who belonged to the group.

SCV, which was founded in 1896, has launched increasingly aggressive campaigns against the removal of Confederate monuments through legal action and provocations, including flying Confederate flags near public roads and at NASCAR races.

Members of SCV include a prominent white nationalist and people who participated in and committed acts of violence at the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. SCV has historically been tied to white supremacist groups, and some members also belong to violent League of the South, a neo-Confederate hate group.

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[paleotn]

1. They should really be called SORT.....

Sons of Racist Traitors.

[underpants]

2. SCV used to be a plain standard for Republicans in the South.

It was a wink and a nod to KKK types and the CCC didn’t really like a lot of attention. George Allen and even more mainstream people like John Warner and the Obenshains has no problem doing events with the SCV. I still am shocked about all the monuments coming down including the Harry Byrd statue in Capital Square two days ago.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. ALEC is a group of assholes who want to suppress voters rights