[YankeeReb]

In last year’s congressional elections, AFSCME, the largest public-employee union, gave $2.2 million to Democrats and $10,000 to Republicans, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan group that tracks money in politics. In 2008, AFSCME, founded in Wisconsin in 1932, spent $2.3 million opposing Sen. John McCain, Obama’s Republican opponent.

That in a nutshell is the problem. Public unions should be prohibited from supporting any candidate. The old argument that they're offsetting business support of republicans is a crock. By and large business supports whoever they think will win, sort of like protection money. The proof is that most of the big Wall Street firms supported Hussein, or at least they hedged their bets.

[griswold3]

By and large most corporations donate to both sides. It covers their bases, just in case.

[brownsfan]

“Public unions should be prohibited from supporting any candidate. “

Shockingly, on Morning Joe, they touched on this. Joe pointed out that public workers are forced to join the union to get a job, then they are forced to pay dues, and these dues are used to support candidates that the contributing workers may not support.

It was a rare moment of backing away from communism for the bought and paid for Joe Scarbourogh.

Mika and the merry band of commies on the set were totally unmoved by Joe’s observation about the lack of democracy in support of democrats.

[chickadee]

What’s stopping public union members from sending in their $25 and $50 checks to the candidates they support, just as I do?

[cripplecreek]

In my Michigan district nearly $8 million was spent by democrats and unions to lose. That’s one district of 15.

[umgud]

That in a nutshell is the problem. Public unions should be prohibited from supporting any candidate.

Anybody or any group can support any candidate they wish. The problem is that public union dues are mandatory and the members have no say in how they're spent.

WI wants to end that practice. They will allow the public employees to join or continue they're union membership, but it won't be compulsory and dues will have to be paid directly by the employee, not deducted by the state.

If all 57 states did this, much of their financial burden would be lifted and the and the dems would lose much of their campaign dollars.

[RightFighter]

That’s exactly the point I’ve been making on Facebook to my teacher friends here in Florida. They keep complaining that Rick Scott isn’t working with teachers and Rick Scott isn’t offering anything to teachers. I keep saying “why should he? I don’t recall the teachers unions supporting his campaign.”

Of course their answer is that he’s a Republican and Republicans never support teachers. Pathetic argument, if you ask me.