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The EFF is one such group:
https://www.eff.org/aboutface/toolkit
The EFF is really just about one topic though (privacy on the Internet, for those of you unfamiliar with their work). I'm sure some other orgs have their own topics they have written model legislation for. ALEC writes for everything on the GOP agenda, and I think that's what OP was getting at - a universal writer. But I don't think there is one. Perhaps because the Left is very broad in it approaches to stuff, comparatively? So it's harder to nail down the language everyone would agree on? Or maybe it's ideological from the Dem party, that they don't want that kind of centralized writer for issues that have nuance. No clue, this is a really interesting question from OP.
Not quite. They're advocates for that and several other technology-related issues, such as opposing DRM and expansion of copyright law, supporting right to repair, opposing censorship, etc.
Yikes! I wouldn't sully EFF's name by equating them to ALEC. I'm not aware of EFF writing any model legislation. More of what they do is analysis of laws and raising awareness of technology and privacy issues.
If you look at the link it contains two pieces of model legislation.
I just skimmed. I see it now. Thank you.
As our friend pointed out the link includes some model legislation, however the whole idea of my post is to equate organizations to ALEC, only in the sense that they create model legislation, but with a non-fucked up ideology
I see. But that's kinda the thing though. It's not just the model legislation that makes ALEC effective. It's when they couple that with the other activities that are unethical to bordering on illegal. For example, when ALEC got busted voting together with politicians on model bills behind closed doors. While not illegal, backroom dealing like that is super unethical.
But to bring things back to your original idea. I suppose we're not just looking at model legislation, but also getting it in-front of politicians. While not engaging in the same nefarious activities ALEC has done.
You're right, definitely don't want to emulate the other negative aspects. You're also right that we need organization to get in front of politicians.
In my limited experience, it's much more effective to have a specific ask for politicians. "Vote yes/no on this bill" "cosponsor this bill." Which is why it's worth thinking about more efficient ways to generate legislation, and legislation which is effective. You can get some real half-assed, pandering to other constituencies type language if you ask state politicians who only half support your cause to write a bill.