Ford becomes latest corporation to sever ties with conservative Alec lobby

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Ford becomes latest corporation to sever ties with conservative Alec lobby

Ed Pilkington in New York
Wednesday 17 February 2016 21.29 GMT

Ford has cut ties with the controversial lobby group Alec, joining a roster of big corporations that have distanced themselves from the rightwing network that promotes policies at the state level to counter environmental regulations.

The car giant confirmed to the watchdog the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) that it had ended its membership. A company spokesman said that “we will not be participating in Alec in 2016”.

Ford did not specify the reason for the split other than to say that it flowed from an “annual budget review”.

Ford’s departure from the American Legislative Exchange Council puts it in league with other massive corporations that in recent months have concluded that association with the lobbying network is more trouble than it’s worth. Other big firms that have similarly broken connections include the technology companies Google, Facebook, eBay and Yelp, as well as the energy giants Shell and BP.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/17/ford-quits-alec-lobby-conservative-environment

[Dont call me Shirley]

1. Good. The less the better.

[djean111]

2. Cynical me thinks they just have gotten what they want, and that, since ALEC has been

exposed, it will merely come back under a new name.

Sort of like the DLC -> Third Way.