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Old 03-22-2011, 01:51 PM
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I don't get it. You don't like a private person contributing their own $ towards a politician or a particular political party to help their interests,
No. That's a completely false statement.

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but you have no issue with public mandates (ie. required union dues) where a large sum of the money goes towards a particular political party to help them.
Sorry - that argument is null, completely a false equivalency.

Unions dues are not "public mandates". Is that like "thug" no longer means violent when you use it?

Unions have contributed to both public political parties. They contribute to those that defend their interests. As the Koch Brothers do.
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