In a major legal and political defeat for big labor, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that state government workers cannot be forced to pay so-called "fair share" fees to support collective bargaining and other union activities.
And here's a major reason why the SC ruled the way it did. I'm not opposed to unions per se, just so you know. Indeed, there was a time in our nation's history when it was lese majeste to criticize unions, and rightfully so. Coal miners and steel workers led a noble charge in the 1920s, '30s and '40s. Then, with success and dues-paying wealth came internal corruption among the most powerful of labor leaders. Yes, I've just oversimplified a complicated history, but these days a growing number of government workers don't want to see the blanket imposition of mandatory dues get spent on political causes they think are wrong. The Supreme Court agrees.
The majority decision represents a huge blow to government unions, who spend a sizable portion of those dues on contributions to Democrat re-election campaigns.
Following the SC vote, a neighbor of mine got both Kagan and Sotomayor on a conference call. My neighbor is a polite, cheerful and articulate woman who simply disagrees that dues forcibly extracted from employees must be paid out to Democrat causes. Here's the only part of her conversation I overheard (/s):
Nice lady, I tell ya'.
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In other news ...
10-term Democrat incumbent Joe Crowley (D-NY, 14th Congressional District) just got primaried and blown-out by fellow Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28 year-old avowed Democrat-Socialist who ran on a campaign of "free stuff." Some thought Crowley would be next in line to follow Pelosi as House Democrat leader. The primary results measured 9.6 on the political Richter Scale, similar to when Republican Eric Cantor got primaried back in 2014 over the Obamacare issue. The Democrat Party just keeps lurching farther and farther left. Problem is, they are losing Libertarians and a significant number of minorities, which helps explain why the #WalkAway movement is getting traction. Go here, if it interests you, or here, to learn more about the #WalkAway folks.
Political activist Linda Sarsour once again is ramping up to scream tomorrow that Trump and his deplorables are fascists. Last time it was because Trump proposed restrictions on immigration from certain Muslim countries with poor airport security protocols, which Sarsour said caused her to be oppressed and denied her humanity. Oy, veh. I would hate to live in her brain. Her screed tomorrow will be about ripping children from their parents at the border. Ho hum. Her hateful jeremiads have become tiresome. Recent medical studies claim that regular sex contributes to good mental and physical health. Linda Sarsour strikes me as a sourpuss. Perhaps she will pursue a medicinal cure.
And now even CNN's Jake Tapper has turned on Keith Ellison, deputy-chair of the Democratic National Committee, for Ellison's support of Louis Farrakhan's sexist, anti-LGBTQ and anti-semitic references. Here's Tapper:
“You’ve been decrying President Trump’s bigotry, obviously you used to follow somebody who continually expressed sexist, anti-LGBTQ and anti-Semitic bigotry, Louis Farrakhan...You can watch Ellison's equivocation here. Trust me, eating a can of alphabet soup does not make you intelligent.
Yes, Democrats, this is the near future of your party. Having no platform except vitriol, bitter aspersions, a penchant for hypocrisy and a preference for higher taxes and increased unemployment, your party lurches ever closer toward the cliff. So you don't think I pick sides, I also notice that Republicans won't stop shooting themselves in the foot until they get all ten toes. John McCain and Jeff Flake help lead the way, followed by many others who keep their heads down so you don't know who they are. There are some good people on both sides, separated only by their policy proposals. On the Republican side, I will cite Devin Nunes. On the Democrat side, Tulsi Gabbard. There are others. Nonetheless, the swamp runs through both aisles. Trump is draining their habitat. Just count the number of folks not running for re-election. Record highs.
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Now for some fun stuff. Such as this "You Woke?" video courtesy of the BBC. It's all you need to know about today's thought-police. Sorry I can't post the video itself, but the link will get you there. The final sentence is priceless.
Now on to other funny stuff, such as this:
And this:
Enjoy your weekend.
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