When Indiana passed its right-to-work law to become the 23rd state to adopt that position, Minnesota legislators passed a referendum for a constitutional amendment that would do the same in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. The Republican-controlled legislators did that to bypass DFL Governor Mark Dayton, as a successful referendum would amend the constitution without his signature. Dayton responded by calling the measure “extreme.“
Minnesota voters support right to work referendum … 55/24. So who’s extreme? So, who’s in the trial bar’s pocket?
I am astounded every time I see a citizen accuse a politician of being in the “the trial bar’s” pocket. The Republicans, on this issue, are in the pockets of the US Chamber of Commerce, big pharma, big tobacco, and big insurance. These types of reforms have never been about “small business”. The governor is correct; this bill and others like it are intended to line the pockets of big business and politicians at the expense of injured and disabled citizens.
I wish geniuses like you would get worried about big government.
“The Examiner found that more than 2,600 individuals who listed their employer as one of the top 110 plaintiffs bar law firms gave more than $7.23 million in contributions to federal candidates in 2010. More than 96 percent of the total went to Democrats. Independent candidates actually received more contributions from these trial lawyers than did Republicans.”
The top 20 labor unions, for example, gave more than $68 million in 2010, with 94 percent of the total going to Democrats and just 4 percent to Republicans.
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When Indiana passed its right-to-work law to become the 23rd state to adopt that position, Minnesota legislators passed a referendum for a constitutional amendment that would do the same in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. The Republican-controlled legislators did that to bypass DFL Governor Mark Dayton, as a successful referendum would amend the constitution without his signature. Dayton responded by calling the measure “extreme.“
Minnesota voters support right to work referendum … 55/24. So who’s extreme? So, who’s in the trial bar’s pocket?
http://hotair.com/archives/2012/02/11/poll-minnesota-voters-support-right-to-work-referendum-5524/
I am astounded every time I see a citizen accuse a politician of being in the “the trial bar’s” pocket. The Republicans, on this issue, are in the pockets of the US Chamber of Commerce, big pharma, big tobacco, and big insurance. These types of reforms have never been about “small business”. The governor is correct; this bill and others like it are intended to line the pockets of big business and politicians at the expense of injured and disabled citizens.
I wish geniuses like you would get worried about big government.
“The Examiner found that more than 2,600 individuals who listed their employer as one of the top 110 plaintiffs bar law firms gave more than $7.23 million in contributions to federal candidates in 2010. More than 96 percent of the total went to Democrats. Independent candidates actually received more contributions from these trial lawyers than did Republicans.”
http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/special-reports/2011/01/where-cash-goes-democratic-policy-flows/38948
Not to mention unions… oh ok, I’ll mention em:
The top 20 labor unions, for example, gave more than $68 million in 2010, with 94 percent of the total going to Democrats and just 4 percent to Republicans.