What does it say about you when Wal-Mart doesn't want anything to do with you?

Wal-mart has bailed on ALEC, did you hear the sighs of relief from their employees? In case you didn't know Wal-Mart has required employees to watch and read conservative propaganda, which I imagine has at times come from ALEC.


Wal-Mart suspended it's membership to ALEC on Wednesday; they've been members since 1993. They join others who have been jumping ship since Trayvon was murdered, including Coca-Cola Co, Kraft Foods Inc., McDonald's Corp, Procter & Gamble, and the Gates Foundation. Wal-Mart's abandonment comes after ALEC decided to move away from public safety and elections and to focus on the economy. 


Reuters attributes this to the criticism of ALEC's support of "Stand Your Ground" or as we call it "Kill at Will." This is kind of weird, they didn't just support Kill at Will, they pushed it in several states, and probably photo copied the bills for the state legislatures. 


Wal-Mart's Vice President of Public Affairs and Government Relations, Maggie Sans says:

"Previously, we expressed our concerns about ALEC's decision to weigh in on issues that stray from its core mission 'to advance the Jeffersonian principles of free markets. We feel that the divide between these activities and our purpose as a business has become too wide. To that end, we are suspending our membership in ALEC."

Sans also resigned her position of secretary on ALEC's private enterprise board.