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There is one thing that corporations like less than taxes and regulations and that is bad publicity. and that is the trayvon martin fallout, in the core of the stand your ground laws, 26 states have them still, partly due to alecs influence. when alec got caught in that, that in turn caused a problem. >> this is a key part in how theyre intending to win corporations back, do you think the sort of restructuring theyre describing could allow them to be anonymous. >> it is partly the anonymity. now...

State assembly and becomes law. now, is that lobbying? >> it appears to be a beautiful relationship -- >> it is a bit of fun or maybe a bit of lobbying going on there. there is a huge gray area in america about lobbying. and i think it will become more and more important, obama flagged it up, they said they wouldnt allow groups like karl roves group, regarding elections, now alec doesnt do that, get involved in campaigns, it is actively involved in what happens to people after they get elected. ...

Asking that legislators pledge to act with care and loyalty and put the interests of the organization first. put the interests of the organization first. how about the constituents that voted you into office. joining us now is the chief reporter for the guardian newspaper which broke the story about alec. thank you for joining us. >> great to be here. >> a long story, you recovered a lot of information about this group about which people have been very curious but know very little. i should ask ...

Years and now are desperate to get back, that is an affirmation that we learned bit by bit is that alec is in trouble. and i think the reason theyre in trouble goes to the heart of one of the great strengths of alec, they were a very secret organization. and that suits the companies who back them. most of their money comes from corporations, and they meet the legislators who are introduced to them. and they together vote on legislation which then gets passed around the state. if that is done in ...

The documents show that a third of alecs revenue is gone, year over year, owing to big corporate members leaving the organization. alec has also lost 400 state legislators from their ranks, the group is so worried about this attrition that they started a movement to get the corporate leaders back, trying to woo their well healed members back to the organization. also, a promise to keep members names anonymous with the new organization designed in the 501 c 4-category, which means that donors cou...

Exchange council, alec, the consortium, where mostly republicans fought for the passage in their states. the initiative is to punish american homeowners who choose to go solar, the idea is to make the solar-powered homeowners pay a penalty for using fewer fossil fuels, disincentivize the use. alecs stated objective is blocking the renewable energy at the state and federal level. touting their laws that reform, freeze or repeal state or renewable energy mandates. these internal documents obtained...

Organization designed in the 501 c 4-category, which means that donors could remain anonymous, they could keep supporting the group, but remain unembarrassed. something with the legislative agenda that alec promotes. other documents posted by the guardian reveal that alec is not only trying to recover its corporate revenue, but theyre also asking for a stronger commitment from lawmakers that stayed true to the organization, asking that legislators pledge to act with care and loyalty and put the ...

With interests in alec have stopped their association with the organization. our parent company, comcast, has not ceased its association with alec, but lots of companies like coca-cola and craft and pepsi even ceased paying dues to alec, even though alec announced they were getting out of the gun rights business, and even though they wrote the task force on the bill. it has had an effect on this very influential conservative organization. the documents show that a third of alecs revenue is gone,...

George zimmerman, who was found not guilty of second degree murder in that case. the case, of course, got a ton of national attention, and the stand your ground laws got a ton of national attention, and since then, many powerful companies with interests in alec have stopped their association with the organization. our parent company, comcast, has not ceased its association with alec, but lots of companies like coca-cola and craft and pepsi even ceased paying dues to alec, even though alec announ...

>> it appears to be a beautiful relationship -- >> it is a bit of fun or maybe a bit of lobbying going on there. there is a huge gray area in america about lobbying. and i think it will become more and more important, obama flagged it up, they said they wouldnt allow groups like karl roves group, regarding elections, now alec doesnt do that, get involved in campaigns, it is actively involved in what happens to people after they get elected. you know, what happens to a state assemblyman and what ...