http://gneissguy.com Re-crystallizing life's nonsense with the intense pressure of reason. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:30:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://gneissguy.com/2008/10/amendment-54-clean-government-colorado/ http://gneissguy.com/2008/10/amendment-54-clean-government-colorado/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:43:11 +0000 admin http://gneissguy.com/?p=59 Well, well, well.  I was wondering what it was about Colorado’s Amendment 54that had the union bosses so worried.  Well, I found out this week.  My understanding of the Amendment was that it would bar businesses that were awarded no-bid contracts from giving money to the politicians that made the decisions about the no-bid contract.  Initially my reaction was to vote against this measure because I feel that we should be punishing politicians for breach of ethics not business for doing business.  So why the change of mind?  Because Amendment 54 affects ANY organization that receives a no-bid contract.  This includes unions that are party to exclusive collective bargaining agreements!!!  Now I understand why the unions are so nervous about this measure.  Amendment 54 would either ban them from greasing the palms of the politicians that sit in on the collective bargaining agreement negotiations or would require the historically union shops to open up to competition.  What a conundrum for the union bosses!!  They can’t bribe their way to lucrative contract terms on the backs of the taxpayers or they have to deal with a competitive market which also benefits the taxpayers.  Why do I not feel sorry for the union bosses here?  Oh right, I’m a TAXPAYER!!!  Do yourself a favor and your fellow taxpayers a favor and vote yes for Amendment 54.

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