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To: epicure who wrote (63463)	3/30/2018 1:27:27 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 363162

No, it is not. I simply think FDR articulated the basic problem with public sector unions better than anyone. This was a man who supported unions from the ground up, but recognized that in the public sector there were fundamental conflicts that created an inherently corrupt relationship. You cannot discount the opinions of experts on a subject simply by shouting appeal to authority. You misunderstand the meaning of the phrase. We use expert witnesses in courts of law all the time. Because there ARE in fact authorities on subjects worthy of being heard. While FDR was no doubt an authority on the subject it is absolutely proper to cite his comments on this subject because he was the de facto head of the Democrat party just over a decade before the public sector union movement began in Wisconsin. I think it is fine to point out logical fallacies but you probably want to understand how the concept is applied.