ALEC Can't Seem To Keep Its Spats From Getting Into Public View

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/credo-cease-and-desist-alec

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) seems to be taking it from all sides.

First, major member businesses left the organization griping about climate change. Then ALEC's spat with liberal advocacy groups became public when those groups published cease and desist letters from ALEC.

Now, the progressive wireless carrier Credo Mobile is refusing to comply with Alec's most recent attempt to gag an opponent.

Credo's cease and desist order from ALEC is different from the ones it sent out to Common Cause and the League of Conservation voters. Those orders, which both groups said they would refuse comply with, regarded the groups' claims that ALEC clearly opposes moves to curb climate change. The Credo cease and desist letter concerns charges that ALEC opposes expanding municipal broadband services.

"We demand that you cease making inaccurate statements regarding ALEC, and immediately remove all false or misleading from the Working Assets and Credo Action or related websites and action pages within five business days," ALEC's cease and desist letter said. "Should you not do so, and/or continue to publish any defamatory statements, we will consider any and all necessary legal action to protect ALEC."

Credo, though, won't comply with the claims and instead made its response, which it sent out on April 9, public.