Kerry's Union Democracy

John F. SKerry is at it again. There is an old saying that goes something like, ‘It is better to say nothing and be thought ignorant, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.’ Might want to think about those words, Senator Kerry.

Senator Kerry is speaking out against a California ballot initiative on union dues backed by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Kerry says the measure could end up depriving working people of having a say in politics.

What could the long faced senator from Massachusetts be ‘speaking out against’, you ask?

Proposition 75 would require public employee unions to seek written permission from members before using dues for political purposes.

Or as SacUnion.com puts it...

Proposition 75 would force [italics mine]public employee unions, such as those representing teachers, firefighters and prison guards, to seek written permission from members before using dues for political purposes.

Hmm, so Mr. Kerry is against union members having a choice as to whether their own money, taken as dues, is to be spent on political issues or not? You actually think a worker should cede his right to choose to some fat cat union CEO, John? Seems pretty un-Democratic to me, Senator Kerry. Oh, but alas, I am mistaken...

"This represents part of an ongoing effort by the Republican Party to create an unfair playing field, to change the balance of democracy in America," Kerry said.
"They are willing to try to take away the democratic rights of working Americans."

Alright, you have said enough you blathering idiot. Let's hear from someone who is actually affected by business as usual union politics...

"My money goes one way, and I go the other,'' complained Lillian Perry, a sixth- and seventh-grade social studies teacher from Fontana (San Bernardino County) who said she was a Republican and is concerned that her union, the California Teachers Association, supports too many Democratic candidates and causes.

What of this 'working Americans' 'democratic rights', senator? Could it be that Democracy is only for those in the Democratic party, Mr. Heinz? Ah, but don't answer that, you might have to open your mouth.

Crossposted @ The Wide Awakes