Just another reason why it is important to vote for the Democratic nominee in the GE

[still_one]

How The Supreme Court Could Crush Public-Sector Unions

"WASHINGTON -- In what may turn out be a painful blow to labor unions, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday in a case that could make the entire U.S. public sector a right-to-work zone.

In the case, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, a group of public-school teachers in California want the court to rule that the First Amendment prohibits their union from requiring them to pay what are known as "fair-share fees." Such fees, which all workers in a bargaining unit are obligated to pay, help cover the costs of maintaining union contracts.

If the court rules against the union and workers are given the option of not paying those fees, public-sector unions stand to lose significant funding. The lawsuit, backed by a host of groups on the right, gives conservative justices -- especially Justice Samuel Alito -- the chance to overturn a four-decade-old precedent that essentially declared fair-share fees to be legal."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/supreme-court-unions_569034e9e4b0c8beacf72165

[Squinch]

1. The pipeline to the Supreme Court has been packed with ultra-conservative gems. It is terrifying

to think of what will happen in this country if a Democrat is not elected.

I can't stand the trashing of the Democratic candidates that goes on here. I see it as a direct hit to my uterus and my union.

[still_one]

3. It is downright terrifying

[tech3149]

4. If those of a progressive bent really want to exact change

they need to expose the corrupting influence of the Federalist Society. That is the breeding ground for the idealouges that have been planted in all our courts for decades.
I'm not here to trash any Democratic candidate and it bothers me that some are so willing to do so. I have gravitated here because there are so many bright people generating intelligent discussions and post news that I would not have the time to search out myself.
Around elections you do have to put on your asbestos underwear because the trolls will be baiting you with every breath they take.

[Cha]

2. Thank you, still_one.