The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (S 397) passed today in the Senate by a vote of 65-31. This bill (and its sister in the House) are designed to protect firearms manufacturers from lawsuits by victims of criminals.
Currently, if someone shoots your or a loved one with a legally purchased firearm, you can sue the gun manufacturer for the crime they had nothing to do with. Activists use this to try to bankrupt the firearms industry because they do not believe in the Second Amendment. Thankfully the oldest civil rights organization in the United States, the NRA, stands up for our rights to keep and bear arms, and stand up for the manufacturers who contribute millions to the economy. We should all be thankful for this legislation and all legislation that limits reckless lawsuits against ANY industry.
2005-07-25
Unions
The once mighty ALF-CIO is no more. Today the Teamsters and Service Employees International Union withdrew from the organization. This represents a major chunk of the organization and it also highlights the antiquity of unions. At one point unions helped workers by fighting against corporations that exploited them and subjected them to dangerous conditions. In a global market, unions only add to our country's cost of doing business and make us less competitive. American cars cost about the same as a Japanese car but are never designed or built to comparable standards. We can't get close to the Korean's on price. What most people don't know is that most Japanese and Korean cars are built in the USA with non-union workers. They don't have the enormous amount of benefits that someone in the UAW has, but should those workers be entitled to life-long healthcare and pensions? I don't think so. I am also an American worker and I have to pay my way. I pay for part of my healthcare, contribute to my 401(k) and don't think a company should have to make decisions for you.
Unions also take advantage of their members, the fees mostly going to the top of the organization, making people like James Hoffa a millionaire and powerful figure, not to mention that unions support political campaigns under the guise of helping the workers. Where were the unions when Ford and GM sent half their work to Mexico? Maybe the cost of doing business with the union was just too much for those companies and that's why a company like Toyota has been able to ADD jobs to this country.
It's time for unions to go, this is just the beginning.
Unions also take advantage of their members, the fees mostly going to the top of the organization, making people like James Hoffa a millionaire and powerful figure, not to mention that unions support political campaigns under the guise of helping the workers. Where were the unions when Ford and GM sent half their work to Mexico? Maybe the cost of doing business with the union was just too much for those companies and that's why a company like Toyota has been able to ADD jobs to this country.
It's time for unions to go, this is just the beginning.
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