Posted by
NAWER on Friday, October 12, 2007 5:42:51 PM
How could these Republicans help Labor Unions to victory?
Stop S.2123 now! Call your Senator
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To all who read this Alert:
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Call your Senator now to stop S.2123. The misnamed and egregious
"Public Safety Employer-Employee cooperation act of 2007" was
introduced by Senator Gregg on October 1 with enough Republicans (nine
Republicans) to invoke cloture and pass the Bill.
The White House said it wanted flexibility on
responding to Homeland security threats and was able to defeat the
TSA screener amendment in the Homeland Security-9/11 Bill. The congress
with S. 2123 is deciding that not all parts of NIMS under Homeland
security can be flexible to meet a terrorist threat. Some parts of NIMS
the Policeman and Fireman will be held to the break time and vacations
that eliminate the very word "responder" from the American lexicon of
our domestic security. Here is what the Bill says "
State and local public safety officers, as first responders, are a
component of our Nation's National Incident Management System,
developed by the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate response
to and recovery from terrorism, major natural disasters, and other
major emergencies. Public safety employer-employee cooperation is
essential in meeting these needs and is, therefore, in the National
interest."
How can the National Incident Management System even work with one of its most vital
components out there in our local towns with its hands tied behind its back?
The bill S.2123 is an unfunded mandate on the states violating the
10th amendment. It is also about the union intimidation that
Congressman Lynn Westmoreland saw directed against his own father.
"Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my friend from Florida for yielding,
and when I came to the floor today, I didn't come here to speak; but,
you know, my father was a fireman for 26 years for the City of Atlanta.
In fact, he died in an alarm. I know what it is like for these
firefighters to answer the alarms. He suffered a heart attack while
turning off an OS&Y valve in a pit. It was 18 degrees that December
morning. I know what it is like for those firefighters.
But, you know, my father never belonged to a firefighters union,
and that is what this is. This is basically a union bill and payback to
the unions. But, you know, Georgia is a right-to-work State. We have a
10th amendment to our Constitution. I was very disappointed to hear
from the chairman that this thing passed out of committee 42-1. That
breaks my heart. That really breaks my heart that those Republicans
were on that side. I don't know what the majority thinks about the 10th
amendment, but I believe very strongly in it. This has something to do
with States rights. And I am sorry and I am very disappointed that this
House will do this under suspension and there won't be any opportunity
for amendments or this thing to be looked at.
I hope that the majority of the Members here will realize what is
going on, oppose this suspension and bring it up under regular order."
It is a minute past midnight and we should not ever reward the
Labor lords for their continued string of defeats in our workplace.
This Bill now stands to be passed by Congress and should be opposed
by every free American who believes we should use all our resources in
fighting the war to protect our homeland. Not one single Fireman or
Policeman should be left behind.
Here are the nine republicans and eleven Democrats who co-sponsored S.2123
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
Sen. Hillary Clinton [D-NY]
Sen. Norm Coleman [R-MN]
Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]
Sen. Christopher Dodd [D-CT]
Sen. Pete Domenici [R-NM]
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D-IA]
Sen. Edward Kennedy [D-MA]
Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT]
Sen. Mel Martinez [R-FL]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]
Sen. Barack Obama [D-IL]
Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]
Sen. Gordon Smith [R-OR]
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]
Sen. Arlen Specter [R-PA]
Sen. Ted Stevens [R-AK]
Sen. John Sununu [R-NH]
Again, call your Senator now and say no to S. 2123
This alert is sponsored by the National Alliance for Worker and Employer Rights
http://www.freeworkplace.org