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	<title>Comments on: Dodd&#8217;s Amendment</title>
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		<title>By: admin</title>
		<link>http://ctprogressive.net/2010/02/25/dodds-amendment/#comment-347</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Actually, unions and businesses already do work under the same rules -- they did before CU, and continue to after. Before, neither could spend directly in support or opposition to candidates; after, both can. 

Union activity tended to be in the "hire a bunch of people to knock on doors and ask people to vote for pro-healthcare candidates" category; businesses tend to run commercials and mail glossy mailers to voters asking them to "Thank Representative X for his support for our troops by calling his office" or similar.

Unions are, in the main, also corporations. Don't believe it? Go to the &lt;a href="http://www.concord-sots.ct.gov/CONCORD/online?sn=InquiryServlet&#038;eid=99" rel="nofollow"&gt;CT business filing page&lt;/a&gt; and search for "*Union" (no quotes).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually, unions and businesses already do work under the same rules &#8212; they did before CU, and continue to after. Before, neither could spend directly in support or opposition to candidates; after, both can. </p>
<p>Union activity tended to be in the &#8220;hire a bunch of people to knock on doors and ask people to vote for pro-healthcare candidates&#8221; category; businesses tend to run commercials and mail glossy mailers to voters asking them to &#8220;Thank Representative X for his support for our troops by calling his office&#8221; or similar.</p>
<p>Unions are, in the main, also corporations. Don&#8217;t believe it? Go to the <a href="http://www.concord-sots.ct.gov/CONCORD/online?sn=InquiryServlet&#038;eid=99" rel="nofollow">CT business filing page</a> and search for &#8220;*Union&#8221; (no quotes).</p>
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		<title>By: Slag</title>
		<link>http://ctprogressive.net/2010/02/25/dodds-amendment/#comment-346</link>
		<dc:creator>Slag</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It's a start, especially if it will be applied to all organizations equally, not just corporate ones.

Of course, having seen how SOME unions work, they'll get around it the same way that they always have - cowing members by whatever means are available.  When you can look up on the internet which of your neighbors donates to what political party or candidate, that starts becoming a dangerously likely ability.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s a start, especially if it will be applied to all organizations equally, not just corporate ones.</p>
<p>Of course, having seen how SOME unions work, they&#8217;ll get around it the same way that they always have - cowing members by whatever means are available.  When you can look up on the internet which of your neighbors donates to what political party or candidate, that starts becoming a dangerously likely ability.</p>
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