Citizens United?

"The misguided minions who want Citizens United overturned never say a peep about the boatloads of money the unions cough up every election season."

By now, many of us have heard about the group Citizens United. It is a PAC that is dedicated to our constitutional liberties. Some call it a "right wing" PAC. That is fine if they do, but honoring our Constitution should be an everybody PAC. In any event, this group became famous from the Supreme Court ruling in 2010 when they won as important court case over the FEC. It had to do with the First Amendment rights of non-profits to spend whatever they wanted to on elections.

Did I mention the Loony Left hates this group as well as this ruling? Oh, with a passion they hate it. In fact this nut job (union postal worker) who buzzed the White House on a mini-helicopter did so to protest the Citizen United ruling. To that misguided union type let me just say this to paraphrase something from the Bible - you need to take the plank out of your eye first before you go after Citizens United.

My wife was forced to be in a teacher's union for 36 years. By far and away, teacher's unions in most states (as well as national), are the most corrupt and selfish of all unions. In any event, every year my wife had to pay union dues to this corrupt union. And every election cycle, the teacher's union would support some socialist or commie instead of a conservative my wife preferred. Her money was part of that "huge pool" the union used to advocate for Democrats. And she was helpless to do anything about it.

Yesterday was an historic ruling by the Supreme Court. And it was a harbinger of things to come without having Justice Scalia there anymore. Some teachers from California filed a suit not to have their union dues go to pay for union advocacy things (like elections). The suit went all the way to the Supreme Court. However before it got to that point, a lower court affirmed the union's right to advocate with with dues. When it hit the Supreme Court, it ended up in a 4-4 tie. When that happens, the lower court ruling stands. Sorry teachers - your rights don't mean spit.

The misguided minions who want Citizens United overturned never say a peep about the boatloads of money unions cough up every election season. They only protest nonprofits and companies who seem to side with the conservatives more so than progressives. 

Yesterday was a sad day for individual rights. It was even a sadder day for those who can see the writing on the wall. If a Democrat is the next inhabitant of the White House, expect more of the same (in spades) once up to three or four new justices are appointed. If Mr. Trump gets in, the future of the court is a big unknown. If Senator Cruz gets in, expect to see Judge Bork or Justice Scalia type nominees put forth.

The bottom line is this. And I will say it for the umpteenth time. Elections have consequences. None will be bigger than this next election. With the wrong President, our SCOTUS will tilt left so far we will be treated like the collective instead of the citizenry. And then we can start kissing our Constitutional and historic rights in this country, a sad farewell.