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In May 2012, American Commitment launched a petition urging corporate members of the [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] (ALEC) to continue their membership with the controversial organization.<ref>American Commitment, [http://action.americancommitment.org/6875/amazon-must-reverse-course/ ALECPetition.com: Reject Anti-ALEC Bullying], organizational website, May 2012.</ref> As of July 20, 2012, 30 corporations and four non-profits -- for a total of 34 public sector members -- had publicly announced that they were cutting ties with ALEC because of mounting public opposition to the organization's controversial "model" bills.<ref>Center for Media and Democracy, [httphttps://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Corporations_Which_Have_Cut_Ties_to_ALEC Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC], ''SourceWatch.org'', accessed May 17, 2013.</ref>