What Wisconsin Liberals Are Really Rejecting

Their own Rights!

It isn't about the benefits because the unions know they've lost that battle; now they fight for their very survival. At the heart of the issue is an honest question: Are unions relevant in today's economy? We're talking primarily about teachers now, because although other union workers are impacted the term "teacher" still strikes an emotional chord for a majority of Americans, even as quality of education in Wisconsin continues to decline. What's amazing about that is that while our state's student test scores sink from a once-lofty perch, a huge percentage of people side with teachers against their own self-interests, and an even split sides with unions.

Clearly this is another case where the Media-arm of the regressive Left in this country has once again successfully managed a campaign of malicious misinformation and character assassination. You don't have to look too far to see many of the notable liars, including CNN and Madison's own Capitol Times. They brazenly spout the most preposterous nonsense, and when called out they have the gall to claim they were misrepresented when they misrepresented on TV or print, as if they thought nobody bothered to fact check. Just go to politifact.com to read the list.

The most prominent example is the flagrant use of the word "right." As in, collective bargaining rights. Nowhere in the state or federal constitutions is collective bargaining granted as a right, and I doubt any good "progressive" would dare say she inherited the right to collectively bargain from God. What is a right? "Being in accordance with what is just, good, or proper." That could apply to just about anything, but in this case we must consider what the CBA actually accomplishes.

The CBA creates a legally-binding framework for union workforce benefit increases. In this case we're talking about employees of the State of Wisconsin whose benefits are paid for by the taxpayers of Wisconsin. If these people are my "friends and neighbors," as the flaming pundits like to say, then they are effectively taking money out my pocket every week and there's not a damn thing I can do about it.

Furthermore, terrible teachers - and every one of us could name half a dozen off the tops of our heads - are rewarded the same as excellent teachers. How is that fair? What say do those represented by the CBA actually have? None. Union bosses dictate terms and take a heavy slice off the top. I don't understand how any educator could think that was a good thing, but that's probably why the public schools in this state are in decline.

When people are actually confronted by this reality, and Governor Walker has tried, they fail to see the reason anyway because they are worked into this emotional frenzy by the whips whose job it is to make sure the will of the people as dictated last November is circumvented.

Make no mistake, this is all about Democrat power, as their greatest cash provider is public and private unions.

The ridiculous thing is Walker isn't decertifying unions with this bill, all he's doing is empowering those affected by unions with the right to vote to continue under the union! So the protesters are actually protesting against their own voice in favor of the union! How does that make any sense to anyone?? Union bosses are terrified their own people won't want them, and so it goes in Madison.

This is truly a sad state of affairs. I just pray that Walker sticks to his principles and lets the Democrats continue to not have any.