2011 ELECTIONS: Unions won...

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Yesterday, local and regional elections were held across the country. These elections are usually problematic since issues are local or regional and do not usually attract many voters.

The voters that these elections attract are the ones that actually passionately care about the issue(s) on the ballot and those types of voters are in the minority; the rest just couldn’t be bothered.

Note: This is a very good argument why voting should be made easy through mail or internet voting.

And it is for this very reason that specific issue groups can easily place a proposal on the ballot and are practically guaranteed of passage if an opposition group does not materialize.

This is what happened with the UNIONS who placed proposals on ballots to un-do anti-union legislation that has been passed by the elected legislature. UNIONS also place re-call proposals on the ballot to recall elected officials that agree to anti-union legislation.

Since unions have millions of dollars to spend on these elections while facing NO apparent opposition, they win.

In OHIO, union voters rejected a bill that would limit their bargaining rights, etc. I suggest that the Republican legislature keep passing these laws until the unions run out of money trying to defeat the legislation. In Ohio, the unions blew through $30 million.

In Michigan, the teacher’s union went after a young legislator that backed teacher tenure changes and cuts in school budgets. He lost by a small margin which means some voters actually opposed the teacher re-call proposal. I hope he runs again in the next election, the election where most voters will be participating, and wins and again calls for teacher tenure reform.

The unions can always count on their members to vote and get the vote out. We need anti-union groups or clubs that can organize a strong anti-union electorate that can counter the pro-unionists. Unfortunately only the unions can throw $30 million into the fray.

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