Constant Conservative

The ill-named “Employee Free Choice Act,” about which I’ve written previously, looks as though it will be coming soon to a federal legislator near you. South Dakota’s delegation is split rather evenly on the issue (an interesting thing in itself, considering we have 3 members). By that I mean we have one for it, one against it and one who is still making up her mind:

Johnson was a co-sponsor of the bill, spokeswoman Megan Smith said, making it “pretty clear” where he stands on the issue.

Sen. John Thune opposes the measure. “The right of the secret ballot is a time-honored principle in American elections,” he said. “It’s one we ought to preserve.”

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Russ Levsen, a spokesman for Herseth Sandlin, said South Dakota’s lone representative in the House continues to talk with stakeholders.

“It’s possible improvements can be made to the bill,” he said by e-mail, “but also important to bear in mind that the Employee Free Choice Act passed the House with bipartisan support because it’s a fairly straightforward idea: Workers should get a right to vote whether or not to organize a union free from pressure or fear of retribution from their employer, and that vote should be transparent and fair.”

If and when it returns, it’s likely to pass easily in the House. The Senate is a different story.

Thune thinks there are three or four Democrats that could help Republicans stall the measure again.”This time around, they are going to try, I think, to run it early,” he said. “It will be one of the first things they do as a payback to the unions.”

Go read the whole article and then get ready to email, mail or call your congresspeople. This bill is nothing more than an attempt by the labor unions to prolong their time in power. If we as a nation are truly interested in seeing a better future for all of our industries, across the board, then we would do well to ensure that (despite backing from the One) this bill fails quickly and spectacularly.

In short, let’s climb out of this crevasse before it widens.