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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (55339)	3/1/2007 12:58:23 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

Did you know that "We have developed a whole culture that is devoted exclusively to defense and war."? Apparently we are at least as focused on military issues as the ancient Spartans, if not more. Were would we be without people like Ted to let us know? Message 23329099

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (55339)	3/1/2007 1:58:57 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

That is so typical of libs. They are expert in achieving their devious agenda by skillfully misleading the American public as to what their real plans are. And with a compliant media to assist them, they all too often get their way & the American public is none the wiser. As usual, the price we pay for it will be quite exorbitant. And when it utterly fails, libs will demand we create a new bureaucracy to govern the system rather than admit abject failure, abandon it completely & allow a free market where workers can vote in a secret ballot sans fraud, coercion & intimidation.

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (55339)	3/1/2007 8:20:05 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 90947

Enabling Union Thugs, Part Two Power Line Earlier today, John wrote about how, in a thank-you to organized labor for its role in November's elections, the congressional Dems are attempting to deprive American workers of the right to a secret ballot in union certification elections. Pat Cleary at the NAM blog is, of course, all over this story. In this post (linked below), he exposes some of the falsehoods that organized labor is peddling in order sell this patently un-American attack on freedom of the ballot box. UPDATE: The pro-union, anti-democratic legislation has passed the House by a vote of 228-183. However, Senator McConnell has vowed to prevent the bill from becoming law. He noted that "in 2001, a group of Democrat lawmakers wrote on behalf of Mexican workers that `the secret ballot is absolutely necessary in order to ensure that workers are not intimidated into voting for a union they might not otherwise choose.'" McConnell added that his party "will not allow. . .coercion by employers or unions. . .and [will] stop this attempt to strip away workers' rights." JOHN adds: This vote is a great test of the "conservative" Democrats who won in November. When I have time later on, I'll track down the roll call and see which Democrats were actually willing to cast an honest vote in the face of union pressure. To comment on this post, go here. plnewsforum.com powerlineblog.com blog.nam.org blog.nam.org