Dear Concerned American,
I didn't come to Washington, D.C. to buddy up to Big Labor and continue decades upon decades of "politics as usual."
I came to turn this place around.
And if there's one thing I learned during the historic 2010 elections, it's that good folks like you and me can make a real difference.
So won't you please agree to sign the petition I link to in a moment urging your Congressman and Senators to cosponsor the National Right to Work Act to finally END Big Labor's stranglehold on our government and our fragile economy?
The truth is, there may be nothing President Obama and his union boss pals fear more than a public roll-call vote on this bill.
You see, right now, more than 11 million American workers are forced to pay union dues just to keep their jobs.
That's just plain wrong.
But every bit as bad is the toll forced unionism is taking on our economy.
Just in the past few years, UAW union bosses armed with forced-dues privileges nearly drove the Big Three automakers to insolvency -- until they were bailed out by American taxpayers.
Of course, the thousands of small businesses who were forced to shut their doors due to Big Labor militancy weren't so lucky.
In the government sector, out-of-control union bosses' outrageous demands, cushy pensions and bloated benefit packages all helped push California and dozens of other cities and states to the brink of bankruptcy.
And more stories like these are sure to come.
So, especially during these tough economic times, why has forced unionism been allowed to continue?
Well, thanks to their forced-dues privileges, the Big Labor bosses rake in eight BILLION dollars every year in forced union dues.
Every election year the union bosses spend one BILLION of that to elect and reelect their own handpicked politicians like Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Barack Obama.
Then, once elected, these tax-and-spend politicians fight for even MORE union-label power grabs like:
*** The "Card Check" Bill to strip workers of their right to a secret ballot election and FORCE millions more American workers under union boss control; *** The Police and Firefighter Forced Unionization Bill which is designed to force EVERY first responder in the country under union boss control -- and is just the first step toward turning all state and local government workers nationwide over to Big Labor; *** New, TRILLION-dollar "stimulus packages" and social welfare boondoggles like ObamaCare all laden with Big Labor goodies -- sending our already soaring deficit through the roof and increasing pressure for economy-crushing tax hikes; *** Taxpayer bailouts for everything from failed unionized companies to Big Labor's own mismanaged "Cadillac" union pension funds. I hope you agree something's got to change.
The good news is, passage of a National Right to Work act would end the forced-dues mandates in federal law and finally put an end to this vicious cycle.
So please, join this fight by clicking here to sign the petition to your Senators and Congressman.
You see, just getting a public, roll-call vote in both houses of Congress would be a huge victory.
Nearly 80% of the American people are opposed to forced union dues.
So if the union bosses' pals in the U.S. House and Senate want to vote against our National Right to Work Act, they can be my guest.
They'll pay the political price at the ballot box when faced with reelection -- and 2012 could be an even worse year for forced unionism and the union bosses than 2010!
Just imagine the price the union bosses' allies will pay once the American people come face-to-face with the fact that:
*** Millions of workers are forced to surrender part of every paycheck to Big Labor just to keep their jobs.
This cash funds aggressive "organizing" drives, a limousine lifestyle for union bigwigs, and bankrolls radical, tax-and-spend politicians like Barack Obama; *** Big Labor's power is poison to hundreds of thousands of small businesses.
Union-label politicians and Obama-stacked bureaucracies are strangling small businesses with confiscatory taxes, destructive laws and straitjacket regulations; *** Union thugs terrorize workers and communities with violent strikes where they get away with beatings, arson -- even murder. But this fight won't be easy.
The union bosses are going to do everything they can to try and suffocate the National Right to Work Bill quietly behind the scenes without even a public vote.
That's why I've agreed to help the National Right to Work Committee mobilize Americans from all over the country to force Congress to vote publicly on the National Right to Work Act.
They've been leading the fight to end forced unionism in America for more than 50 years.
The Committee has drafted a petition to your Congressman and Senators that I hope you'll agree to sign IMMEDIATELY by clicking here.
This petition is a vital part of the Committee's plan to turn up the heat on Congress and force a vote on a National Right to Work law.
Using their sophisticated direct mail, email and phone mobilization programs, they'll make sure Big Labor's allies in Congress know they won't get away with sweeping the forced-unionism issue under the rug.
In fact, over the next few months, their goal is to contact up to fourteen million Americans!
And in the days before the vote, the Committee will prepare hard-hitting newspaper, radio and TV ads to make sure my colleagues understand the political price they'll pay should they choose to betray the nearly 80% of their constituents who oppose forced unionism.
But such a massive program isn't cheap -- and none of it can happen without the support of good folks like you.
So, in addition to your signed petition, I hope you'll agree to a generous contribution to the National Right to Work Committee.
Some folks have given as much as $2,500 or $1,000.
That's a lot, I know. Only a few folks can make that kind of contribution.
All I ask is that you please contribute as much as you can.
Perhaps you can give $500 or $250. Or perhaps $100, $50 or $35.
Friend, folks like you and me who truly believe in freedom must make sure that victories at the ballot box aren't wasted.
Instead we should capitalize on them -- and one of the best ways to do that is to force a vote on the National Right to Work Act.
So please, click here to sign the petition to your Congressman and Senators right away!
And after signing your petition, will you agree to a generous contribution of $500, $250, $100, $50 or $35 to the National Right to Work Committee today?
I'm counting on your support.
Sincerely,
The Hon. Rand Paul
U.S. Senator (R-KY)
P.S. There may be nothing President Obama and his Big Labor allies fear more than a public roll-call vote on the National Right to Work Act to END forced union dues nationwide. With nearly 80% of the American people opposed to forced unionism, should Big Labor's allies choose to vote AGAINST this bill, they'll go down in flames at the ballot box. So please sign the petition to your Congressman and Senators urging them to cosponsor the National Right to Work Act -- and make your most generous contribution of $500, $250, $100, $50 or $35 to the National Right to Work Committee TODAY! | |
