Actually, it wasn't the op-ed that occasioned the response, the Republicans launched their request prior to the publication of the op-ed. It was in respones to

Actually, it wasn't the op-ed that occasioned the response, the Republicans launched their request prior to the publication of the op-ed. It was in respones to this blog post: http://scholarcitizen.williamcronon.net/2011/03/15/alec/ http://scholarcitizen.williamcronon.net/2011/03/15/alec/ about the The American Legislative Exchange Council.