rather than speculate about the import we could always simply elect to accurately convey the content of reliable sources which is both the simplest approach and the one demanded by site policy the recent exodus of corporate members seems to be important in the eyes of those reliable sources for example los angeles times the american legislative exchange council known for its role shaping controversial legislation has been hemorrhaging members this spring major companies such as coca cola co mcdonald s corp amazon com inc kraft foods inc and more have fled amid heavy activist pressure international business times wal mart of bentonville ark was the nd company to leave alec which was targeted by liberal groups after the feb death of trayvon martin in sanford fla others that previously opted out include apple the world's most valuable technology company procter gamble the no consumer products maker and coca cola the biggest drinks maker businessweek about a dozen companies including coca cola inc and kraft foods inc previously ended their membership in the group under pressure from alec opponents npr retail giant wal mart became the latest and possibly highest profile corporation to drop its membership in the american legislative exchange council reliable sources seem to indicate that alec is hemorrhaging members in the face of activist pressure if anyone believes that this reliably sourced relevant content does not belong in the article i'd be curious to hear why '''''' talk