ALEC is how the biggest corporations directly intervene in the democratic process for their own benefit.  ALEC’s basic function is to make sure that state and federal laws are passed that generate corporate profits  and block passage of consumer, labor, and environmental protections that would stand in the way of its members’ profits.

Corporate members work with member legislators to write “model legislation” which
these member lawmakers will introduce as bills to their legislatures as if they were their own work product.  Here in Oregon, 19 members of the House of Representatives and 3 members of the Senate hold membership in ALEC and have introduced these corporate-written bills.   

This petition is being sent to each of the 22 ALEC members in the Oregon State Legislature.