[dirtboy]

I don't disagree with the goal, but I am questioning the means. Shouldn't the 10th Amendment be a factor in whether this should be federal legislation or not? Is there a truly enumerated power in the Constitution (as opposed to an inferred power from a penumbra) that means this is a federal and not a state issue?

I'm open to this beind defended. But we should not succumb to temptation just because we might agree with the outcome. There needs to be a truly Constitutional rational for this.

[cripplecreek]

I’m not sure the legislation is a good idea either. This is something that needs to be done within the states.

At this point I also think we need to drive a wedge between public and private sector unions.

[faucetman]

No, this is a war for our country. We are losing. We can’t continue to lose because of tactics we refuse to employ. The enemy has no such problem. Win at any cost? Just about, yes.

“Yes Johnny, we live in a socialist totalitarian country now, but we fought fair.

[okie01]

I don't disagree with the goal, but I am questioning the means. Shouldn't the 10th Amendment be a factor in whether this should be federal legislation or not? Is there a truly enumerated power in the Constitution (as opposed to an inferred power from a penumbra) that means this is a federal and not a state issue?

It is a federal law (the Wagner Act) that enables unions to organize and operate as they do. It is another federal law (Taft-Hartley) that enables states to opt out of the closed shop provision (right-to-work).

Rather than a national right-to-work law, a better solution would be to implement Taft-Hartley nationwide, then let individual states opt out.

Imagine the union trying to get a closed shop initiative thru the legislatures...