[Texasforever]

Read the EO it is there on post #73. Then read the Beck decision and the "rights" that decision laid out for members withholding a portion of their dues equal to the percentage the Union uses for the objectionable purposes. Why would Clinton make an end run around a Supreme Court decision if the Beck case was a toothless tiger? Either know your facts or don’t try to argue them.

On April 13, 1992, in what many consider to be nothing more than an act of political opportunism, President Bush issued Executive Order 12800, which requires all federal contractors to inform their employees of their "Beck rights." The order stems from a 1988 U.S. Supreme Court opinion, Communication Workers of America v. Beck, in which the Court declared that employees forced to pay union dues under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) do not have to contribute to a union's partisan political activities. The Communication Workers of America had been using as much as 79 percent of Harry Beck's dues for such activities, almost all in support of Democratic party candidates.

[Shethink13]

Read the EO it is there on post #73. Then read the Beck decision and the "rights" that decision laid out for members withholding a portion of their dues equal to the percentage the Union uses for the objectionable purposes. Why would Clinton make an end run around a Supreme Court decision if the Beck case was a toothless tiger? Either know your facts or don’t try to argue them.

I was merely trying to point out the fallacy of your claim. The EO does NOT equal the stated goal for CFR by Bush, which is written consent by a union member, BEFORE, the fact. A noble goal - and one much more effective.

Would you happen to have the statistics as to how much money was returned to union members during the year when the original EO by Bush Sr was signed? I don't have them myself, but I would be willing to bet it is so puny as to be totally insignificant.