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[franalexes]

The attempts to emasculate the unions here is a blatant attempt to centralize power. The conservatives preach smaller government but their adjenda shows their real intent is more powerful centralized government.

This is what I take exception to. In Maine, I've seen conservatives fight centralised power of the State and Federal oppression.
And it's not related to being democrat or republican. In local government in Maine, town level, wether you are democrat or republican has nothing to do with getting elected to local office. People that stand with the voice to tell the State ( central government) to go to hell, have a very strong chance of winning.

[randolph]

Originally Posted by franalexes

The attempts to emasculate the unions here is a blatant attempt to centralize power. The conservatives preach smaller government but their adjenda shows their real intent is more powerful centralized government.

This is what I take exception to. In Maine, I've seen conservatives fight centralised power of the State and Federal oppression.
And it's not related to being democrat or republican. In local government in Maine, town level, wether you are democrat or republican has nothing to do with getting elected to local office. People that stand with the voice to tell the State ( central government) to go to hell, have a very strong chance of winning.

Wow! Is everybody in Maine a feisty redhead? We need people like that here in California to help us get this mess straightened out. Jerry Brown can't do it alone.

[ila]

Originally Posted by randolph

...Jerry Brown can't do it...

That looks better.

[randolph]

Originally Posted by ila

That looks better.

California's economy is bigger than Canada's, Russia's, Australia's or Brazil's. So Jerry Brown is a pretty big fish and as California goes the rest of the world could go with it.

[Amy]

Originally Posted by franalexes

The attempts to emasculate the unions here is a blatant attempt to centralize power. The conservatives preach smaller government but their agenda shows their real intent is more powerful centralized government.

This, this, a million times this.

Most of the time, the only "smaller" government they seem to want is government small enough to fit inside a woman's uterus and make sure she doesn't get any choice in if she has children or not.

[randolph]

Something to think about.
Prosperity tends to strengthen and empower union activity. Do the Republicans really want that? Keep the economy weak and intimidate the working class while the rich continue to rake in the cash, that's the
republican way.