Brien, Common Cause Spar over ALEC on Twitter

Rep. Jon Brien is the local co-chair of ALEC, the pro-business political group that drafts model legislation that supporters, often elected members of state legislatures like Brien, propose at the local level. ALEC has come under fire as of late for authoring the Stand your Ground law in Florida that initially protected George Zimmerman from prosecution.

Common Cause filed a complaint with the IRS today saying the ALEC is violating its status as a non-profit by engaging in lobbying efforts.

Here’s the exchange on Twitter today between Brien and John Marion, the executive director of the local chapter of Common Cause: