"When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." - Benjamin Franklin;
"And when politicians find that honor and character matter less than buying votes and a constituency, that too will herald the end of the Constitution. When that happens we must work tirelessly to change their minds, or their occupation!" - Hoping The Blind Will See

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Is More Corruption, And Possibly Violence, On Our Horizon?

President Obama has aligned himself with Big Labor. This week he held what could only be described as a "rally" at the AFL-CIO headquarters - the speech was filled with rhetoric, and spoken in such a way, that it was clearly designed to incite the crowd – it was hardly presidential. The people "shaping his agenda" are SEIU, ACORN, and top union "bosses". What is his end game in all this? Maybe this article will give you some insight. Remember Obama talking about a "civilian security force, as well funded and trained as our own military"? Could this be what he was referring to, and could we be in for some serious trouble down the road? Is it unthinkable? Remember the violence perpetrated by early unionism? And remember, Obama really believes that he has been elected to "redistribute the wealth". At some point, won't that take "muscle"? Well he's strengthening the unions in every way - power, corporate ownership, and pay-offs through the stimulus bill. Think about this - don't just blow it off. Is it possible? Incoming AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka's Ugly History of Violence and Corruption Tue, 09/15/2009 - 13:14 — Nick Cote At this week’s AFL-CIO national convention, Richard Trumka is expected to be elected president of the nation’s largest union umbrella organization. The National Right to Work Foundation has prepared a Fact Sheet about Trumka’s record of militancy and disregard for the rule of law. As president of the United Mine Workers (UMW) union, Trumka led multiple violent strikes. Trumka’s fiery rhetoric often appeared to condone militancy and violence, especially against workers who dared to continue to provide for their families by working during a strike. As a Virginia judge ruled in 1989, "violent activities are being organized, orchestrated and encouraged by the leadership of this union." Take the murder of Eddie York, a nonunion contractor, who was shot in the back of the head and killed while leaving a worksite in 1993. Trumka and other UMW officials were charged in a $27 million wrongful death suit by Eddie York’s widow. After fighting the suit intensely for four years, UMW lawyers settled suddenly in 1997 -- just two days after the judge in the case ruled evidence in the criminal trial would be admitted. Later, as Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO, Trumka pleaded the Fifth Amendment before Congress and a court-appointed election monitor over his role in an illegal fundraising scheme to benefit the Teamsters president Ron Carey’s re-election. Trumka has remained in his position ever since despite an AFL-CIO rule (adopted in 1957) which held that union officials who plead the Fifth have “no right to continue to hold office” in the union umbrella organization. Read more about Trumka's history of condoning union violence and corruption in the Foundation's eye-opening Fact Sheet [at this link]. http://www.nrtw.org/files/nrtw/Trumka%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf Wake Up America!

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