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@AliciaRamstead [name pseudonymized] [ontology] [02]: THREAD: American Legislative Exchange Council "Eliminate Political Boycotts Act"
|@Guardian: #Rightwing Grp (#ALEC) pushing US States for law (Model) blocking ‘political boycott’ of ("#Woke Capitalism") firms - for #BigOil #Guns Manufacturers [URL redacted] #ALECexposed [URL redacted]
#AdvocacyUSAmericanLegislativeExchangeCouncilALEC #TauntBigOil #LegislationUS1791ConstAmdt2RightToBearArms #NewspaperUKBrdshtTheGuardianChrisMcGreal "A powerful rightwing pressure group, the American Legislative Exchange Council (Alec), is pushing states to adopt a new law shielding all US businesses from 'political boycotts'.
Although primarily aimed at protecting controversial industries such as fossil fuel companies, big agriculture and gun manufacturers, the proposed legislation is written to prevent boycotts by investors, banks and other companies of any US business." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/11/alec-anti-political-boycott-state-legislation
Context #NewspaperUSBrdshtUSATodayYvonneWingettSanchez, #NewspaperUSBrdshtUSATodayRobODell "The industry-sponsored group has weathered controversy and flourished because it also offers conservative Republican elected officials a social network, access to campaign donors and a blueprint for how to accelerate their political careers." https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2019/04/03/alec-american-legislative-exchange-council-model-bills-republican-conservative-devos-gingrich/3162357002/ #PhenomnModelLegislation [Wikipedia]
Context #NewspaperUSBrdshtUSATodayYvonneWingettSanchez, #NewspaperUSBrdshtUSATodayRobODell "The industry-sponsored group has weathered controversy and flourished because it also offers conservative Republican elected officials a social network, access to campaign donors and a blueprint for how to accelerate their political careers." https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2019/04/03/alec-american-legislative-exchange-council-model-bills-republican-conservative-devos-gingrich/3162357002/ #PhenomnModelLegislation [Wikipedia]
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@AliciaRamstead [name pseudonymized] [ontology] [02]: New #ALEC model/bills attempt to shield #corporations from “political boycotts” by "#woke" investors, banks or ANY US business at odds w "#BIgOil, #BigAG, gun manufacturers" and other evil doers.
Want "blacklists"-@EXPOSEDbyCMD: [URL redacted] #ALECexposed #GunSenseNow [URL redacted]
"ALEC LAUNCHES PUSH AGAINST 'WOKE CAPITALISM': 'A powerful rightwing pressure group, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), is pushing states to adopt a new law shielding all U.S. businesses from political boycotts,' reports Chris McGreal at The Guardian.
'The new model legislation requires every 'governmental entity, which covers a wide array of bodies from state government to local police departments and public universities, to include a clause in contracts requiring businesses to pledge they 'will not engage in economic boycotts.'
Within the proposed law's text: 'Corporations are boycotting and sanctioning essential industries, such as fossil fuel and agriculture producers, by refusing to provide them with products or services or imposing undue burdens on them. ... Banks are increasingly denying financing to creditworthy companies solely for the purpose of marketing their environmental or social justice credentials, to the detriment of their clients and shareholders.'
- 'ALEC, which is funded by major corporations, intends to press state legislators to adopt the readymade law, the eliminate political boycotts act, at its closed-door States and Nation Policy Summit in Washington D.C. at the end of this month.'"
Context #NewspaperUKBrdshtTheGuardianChrisMcGreal "Although primarily aimed at protecting controversial industries such as fossil fuel companies, big agriculture and gun manufacturers, the proposed legislation is written to prevent boycotts by investors, banks and other companies of any US business. ... Some Republican-led states have passed hundreds of pieces of Alec's model legislation almost word for word, including laws pushing the conservative agenda on immigration, voting suppression, the environment, guns and energy policy. The new model legislation requires every 'governmental entity', which covers a wide array of bodies from state government to local police departments and public universities, to include a clause in contracts requiring businesses to pledge they 'will not engage in economic boycotts'." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/11/alec-anti-political-boycott-state-legislation
Context #NewspaperUKBrdshtTheGuardianChrisMcGreal "Although primarily aimed at protecting controversial industries such as fossil fuel companies, big agriculture and gun manufacturers, the proposed legislation is written to prevent boycotts by investors, banks and other companies of any US business. ... Some Republican-led states have passed hundreds of pieces of Alec's model legislation almost word for word, including laws pushing the conservative agenda on immigration, voting suppression, the environment, guns and energy policy. The new model legislation requires every 'governmental entity', which covers a wide array of bodies from state government to local police departments and public universities, to include a clause in contracts requiring businesses to pledge they 'will not engage in economic boycotts'." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/11/alec-anti-political-boycott-state-legislation
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