The American Thinker posted an article yesterday on what has happened to the complaint against the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) filed with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) by the Right To Work Foundation.
According to the article:
"...To meet their ambitious fundraising targets, Service Employees International Union bosses are now threatening to fine any local affiliate that doesn't meet its PAC contribution requirements.
"The only problem with this racket is that FEC guidelines explicitly prohibit organizations from collecting PAC funds by threatening members with financial reprisals. SEIU bosses aren't exactly hiding their intentions, either--they actually wrote this fundraising provision into the union's constitution at their annual convention."
How did they avoid legal problems even though they were doing something illegal? The article explains:
"Although the FEC dismissed the Foundation's complaint in April, Foundation attorneys were only notified of the decision 23 days after the fact. Adding insult to injury, the FEC finally got around to releasing the reasoning behind its dismissal in August, 111 days after the original decision was made.
"Coincidentally, all FEC appeals must be filed within 60 days of any ruling. By delaying its announcement and only releasing its reasoning until well after the window period had expired, the FEC effectively made it impossible to appeal the decision to federal court."
What is this really about? Why is the SEIU willing to break the laws regarding campaign funds in order to elect Democrats? It's about money (I guess it usually is). Card Check would take the secret ballot out of unionization of companies and force companies into collective bargaining very quickly. Increased membership by the unions would shore up an underfunded pension fund that the taxpayers may have to bail out eventually anyway. The Obama Administration showed the unions favoritism in the Chrysler bankruptcy deal when it paid back unions before preferred stockholders. By funding Democrat campaigns, the unions can be sure that their thuggery and illegal activities will be overlooked.
If you care to support continuing union thuggery, vote Democrat in November. Even if you feel that your candidate is above this sort of behavior, as soon as an elected Democrat votes for Nancy Pelosi in the House of Representatives or Harry Reid in the Senate as their leaders, they are endorsing a continuation of this sort of behavior.
The Democrats will try to buy the election in November because their poll numbers are so low. Don't be fooled by glitzy adds and smear campaigns, check everything you hear. Do your own research and draw your own conclusions. Happy voting.
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