Our Future Orwellian Heritage

The "Fairness Doctrine".

The "Employee Free Choice Act".

These sound like good things, don't they? Fairness, free choice. What's not to like?

Well, a little reading into WHAT these are reveals a lot, and a lot more about the people who support them.

If you're reading this, you probably know the Fairness Doctrine is "an attempt to ensure that all coverage of controversial issues by a broadcast station be balanced and fair. (link)". In practice, this stifled most meaningful conversation of issues on our airwaves - it's simply too much hassle to worry about every viewpoint being carried equally, so it was easier to just not bring it up. The Heritage Foundation has a very good piece on this, to be found here.

The "Employee Free Choice Act" in practice takes away the one free choice workers have - the right to a secret ballot. Human events exaplins it thusly:

The bill makes it much easier to create a union at a business -- the union bosses can publicly pressure a majority of workers to sign union authorization cards (thus, the name “card check”). There is no secret ballot -- workers sign the cards in front of other employees and union leaders, and union officials keep the signed cards until they obtain the required number. Under the watchful eyes (and arm twisting) of union organizers, workers will be intimidated into signing. (link)

Who's behind such sinister and Orwellian ideas? You get three guesses, and the first two don't count.

The Democrats, those champions of freedom, they are to thank (or blame, if you prefer). Why? Well, when you consider what's become of the Democratic Party, it's clear - the Marxists and the far Left have taken it over, and they despise dissent.

It's what separates a conservative from a liberal. A conservative may disagree with you, and fiercely so. But a conservative will never try to silence your ability to speak your mind (well, unless the safety of others comes into play).

A liberal will scream at you and do all they can to silence you.

Whenever the Left puts out something with a nice platitude, look more closely...you might be in for a shock.

-F.D. for 2 Joe Schmoes.