Vote “No” on
Proposition 32
Proposition
32, also known as the “Paycheck Protection” initiative, is nothing more than a
Trojan Horse. It’s not what it
seems. It is meant to deceive. It is written to give the impression that it
will take the influence of money out of politics. That’s not true. It will, however, do what its promoters
intended: it will weaken unions on the one hand and still allow corporations to
pour vast sums into issues that will benefit them.
If you are a
union member, regardless of whether you work for a government agency or for
private enterprise, this initiative takes away from you and your fellow union
members the right to have a voice in the way your union gathers funds for causes
vital to you. Californians, by
approving this initiative, will make that choice about your paycheck for you. That’s not freedom.
Proposition 32
will also prevent corporations from collecting payroll deductions from their
employee’s paychecks. This won’t affect corporations. More than 99% of corporations use their
substantial corporate profits for political purposes … purposes that will
insure even more substantial profits in the future. They don’t need to use employee payroll
deductions. And they don’t need to ask
their stock holders for permission either.
So Proposition 32 is nothing more than another attack on union members,
workers and the middle class. It was
basically written by powerful corporations.
The model
for Proposition 32 was developed by an organization known as ALEC, The American
Legislative Exchange Council, according to documents obtained by the Center for
Media and Democracy. ALEC is organized by corporations who then
meet together privately with our state legislators and write legislation. The
public is never invited. In this case
Proposition 32 was written by and for corporate interests and presented
directly to the voters through the initiative process. So don’t be fooled by this well-funded
initiative. Vote “Yes” for freedom by
voting “No” on deceptive Proposition 32.
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