◼ Yes on Prop. 32: Labor bosses’ clout hurts voters - San Diego Union-Tribune
It was once said, “Money in politics is like air in a balloon: Any time you compress it one place it's going to pop out somewhere else....
Opponents of Prop. 32 are desperately trying to convince voters it silences union members. Nonsense. Union and nonunion government employees would still be able to contribute to the political causes they support through direct deposit and automatic credit card payments. The difference under Prop 32, however, is that they would have to choose to do so annually, without having to go through the onerous process of “opting out” of contributing to the union’s PAC – a process that often leads to the union members being harassed for not being team players.
Prop. 32 isn’t about shifting the balance of power between special interests in Sacramento. It’s about making politicians less accountable to special interests and more accountable to voters.
Proposition 32 may not be the panacea that proponents claim it to be, and it’s definitely not the End of Days that the opponents claim it to be, but there’s no mistaking this: it’s one giant squeeze of the political money balloon. Voters should take every opportunity, like voting YES on Prop. 32, to squeeze the balloon in as many places as possible until it pops.
◼ Endorsement: Yes on Proposition 32 -- Unions have inordinate amount of power in state politics - Daily News/Los Angeles
◼ Eliminating paycheck deductions to fund political campaigns would help correct power imbalance in Sacramento. - Orange County Register
◼ Opinion: Union's Prop. 32 mailer misstates newspaper's stand - The Sun
The union chapter, which represents grocery store workers in eastern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County, distributed a newsletter that arrived in the mailboxes of members last Wednesday -- the same day the editorial boards of the Press-Telegram and its sister papers in Southern California ran an endorsement urging a yes vote on Proposition 32. ◼ Endorsement: Yes on Proposition 32 -- Unions have inordinate amount of power in state politics - Press-Telegram
To understand the need for Proposition 32, all a voter has to do is look at the the vast sums of cash pouring into the campaign against it. A total of more than $50 million has been donated to the "yes" and "no" campaigns. Of that, the vast majority has gone to fund advertising for the "no" side. And of that, most has come from unions representing California teachers and other public employees.
This is an example of the financial power that gives unions outsized political influence everywhere from election campaigns to the halls of the state Legislature and local city halls, too often resulting in laws that benefit union members over the interests of all Californians.
Now California voters have a chance to rein in that power. They should not miss the opportunity on Nov. 6. The editorial board urges passage of Proposition 32.
◼ Protect Your Paycheck and Your Vote: "Yes!" on Prop 32 - Arthur Christopher Schaper/Monrovia Patch
◼ California's Proposition 32: Ending Union Dominance Of California Politics - Tom Thurlow/American Thinker
◼ http://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/propositions/32/
The California Republican Party and The California Federation of Republican Women recommend a 'YES' vote on Prop 32.
◼ YES on 32
