So what does ALEC stand for? According to Sourcewatch, the group seeks to “undermine environmental regulations and deny climate change; support school privatization; undercut health care reform; defund unions and limit their political influence; restrain legislatures’ abilities to raise revenue through taxes; mandate strict election laws that disenfranchise voters; (and) increase incarceration to benefit the private prison industry,” as well as “stand your ground” laws among many other issues (the group is most commonly aligned with the Republican Party).
How an Eight-Page Memo Ruined Our Political System
Source: Bucks County Courier Times | Published: 8/30/2017