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ALEC serves as an almost covert US Chamber of Commerce, an active think tank and well-funded and pro business lobby. As such it has every right to function freely and give its support to its backers. Like any strategic planning organization it also has the know-how to realize who its opponents are or will be. On the other hand, those who perceive ALEC's long reach into state and federal affairs have every right to suspect and rail against its well-funded attempts to deceive, oppress, coerce and even use the acrimonious Citizens United Supreme Court decision to legitimately "bribe" public officials to achieve its goals as threats to the commonweal.