OHIO SENATE PASSES BILL TO CURTAIL PUBLIC UNION POWERS

The Ohio unions have been protesting all week against the bill.

Of course, the state-run media won’t show you their Hitler signs.

The Ohio Senate passed their bill today that limits the powers of public employee unions.
CNN reported:

The Ohio state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would curb the collective bargaining rights of public workers and strip away their power to strike.

Lawmakers approved the measure by a count of 17 to 16, with six Republicans voting in opposition.

The bill, known as Senate Bill 5, is supported by Republican Governor John Kasich. It would curb a 1983 Ohio state law that affords collective bargaining rights to public employees.

“No surprise,” said Senate President Tom Niehaus. “I’ve been saying for weeks that we have the votes to pass this bill. It reflects the diverse interests that our members have around the state of Ohio,” he said.

The near-500-page proposal was modified Tuesday with Republican-supported amendments cobbled into a single omnibus package.

Well, at least the union thugs haven’t burned down the state capitol yet…
But the night is still young.

#1 March 2, 2011 at 6:25 pm
Mark1957 commented:

YAAAAAHOOOO ! Way to go OHIO, keep those Goonion thugs crying, maybe that will draw their attention away fron Wisconsin.
#2 March 2, 2011 at 6:26 pm
Andrew X commented:

Can someone from Ohio tell us what this means? It seems to me, the Senate is usually step #2, and when something like this passes, it just remains for the Chief Executive to sign it, and done deal.

Is that the case here?
#3 March 2, 2011 at 6:30 pm
toongoon commented:

The ball has started rolling….
#4 March 2, 2011 at 6:31 pm
Granny commented:

Way to go! Has this gone through the other chamber yet?
#5 March 2, 2011 at 6:31 pm
Steve commented:

A, O. Way to go, O-H-I-O!
#6 March 2, 2011 at 6:32 pm
bitterclinger commented:

Those six “R”s who voted “against,” need to be replaced with conservatives.
#7 March 2, 2011 at 6:33 pm
Mad Hatter commented:

Good news, bad news.

Good news is that it passed and it will be singed by Kasich in the next 24 hours.

Bad news, six RINO’s voted against it.

The good folks of Ohio need to find who the six RINO’s are, and vote them out the next time they’re up for re-election.
#8 March 2, 2011 at 6:35 pm
IAmRight commented:

Ohio did it right. They outlawed collective bargaining for ALL public unions, including police and firefighters. Teachers, prison guards, firemen, and policemen all work for the tax payer — NOT the other way around! They all retire with massive pensions that most private works can only dream of. The tax payer decides what they should make, not their union bosses.

Way to go Ohio! Bust these public unions in evey state!
#9 March 2, 2011 at 6:38 pm
Jim Ryan commented:

Hitler was a union boss who got rid of unions other than his. Union bosses will do that.
#10 March 2, 2011 at 6:44 pm
IAmRight commented:

FYI. It only passed the Senate, so it still must pass the House. But the House is controlled by Republicans and everyone expects the bill to pass!
#11 March 2, 2011 at 6:50 pm
Andrew X commented:

Thaks Iam. I have since seen that the Assembly is 59-40 Republican, so I guess it’s gonna happen.

I said some time ago that now is the time for any state GOP that is in a position to do so to move on this front…… now!! Let Walker hold the union/left by the nose, while the body blows are delivered elsewhere. Even if Walker were to lose (that won’t happen), the left could then spend another week dancing in victory, only to find that five times the population of Wisconsin has meantime done exactly what they’ve been protesting all this time, and done it all behind their backs. That’s a “defeat” I would gladly take.

Now is the time, don’t wait.
#12 March 2, 2011 at 6:54 pm
IAmRight commented:

And Walker should immediately include the police in his bill, since they are defying his orders anyway. They obviously care more about their union bosses than the rule of law. He can pick off the firefighters next year.

Way to go Ohio. Hang tough Walker.
#13 March 2, 2011 at 6:55 pm
toongoon commented:

#11
I like your analogy. Let Walker hold them while the body blows come from different directions.
Go Indiana. Go Missouri. Ohio; keep punching.
#14 March 2, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Ginger commented:

As that great HERO said that morning on 911 high in the sky…… “Let’s Roll” We must NOT let any of our HERO’s lives go in vain!

We will never forget!

Scott…we hear you!

Watch your surroundings at all times.
#15 March 2, 2011 at 7:08 pm
bg commented:

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eh, seen one Hitler seen them all, it’s those who
follow in his footsteps we need to be wary of..

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#16 March 2, 2011 at 7:10 pm
Conservative Ken commented:

Go Ohio!

Anyone who thinks Police Unions are objective and fair should check out this.

http://members.boardhost.com/stlouiscoptalk/index.html?1298838812

The St Louis Coptalk message board, they are all about pensions and absolutely hate Glenn Beck, Rush, and Hannity.
#17 March 2, 2011 at 7:12 pm
Lightwave commented:

No unions = no Democrats.

It is, and forever will be, OUR country.
#18 March 2, 2011 at 7:14 pm
Ginger commented:

bg………. I watched your The 3rd Jihad. I am passing it on as much as I can.

It angers me so much that we have a lot of people in power and they are doing nothing to stop this awful muslim take over of our country. I have news for the muslims we are not chickens like the Brits. They will not get our country.
#19 March 2, 2011 at 7:14 pm
IAmRight commented:

Jim wrote, “Well, at least the union thugs haven’t burned down the state capitol yet…
But the night is still young.”

Let’s hope they don’t try, because they might not get anyone to put out the fire. The firefighters are already whining and attacking the Republicans. See this article from the Cincinnati Enquirer:
http://cincinnati.com/blogs/politics/2011/03/02/niehaus-ripped-for-removing-seitz/

It is going to be a long fight. These folks have been on easy street for too long.
#20 March 2, 2011 at 7:15 pm
Ginger commented:

It is past time for congress to get that fraud out of our white house!
#21 March 2, 2011 at 7:18 pm
bg commented:

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re: #15

please click on link & scroll for more, thanks..

Hitler’s T-4

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#22 March 2, 2011 at 7:35 pm
bg commented:

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oh yes, all conservatives and all Republicans are RACIST!!

/duh-fuhs-dhimmi sarc/

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#23 March 2, 2011 at 7:37 pm
bg commented:

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oops re: #22

posted in wrong thread..

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#24 March 2, 2011 at 7:42 pm
Conservative Ken commented:

That’s ok bg

I am enjoying the C.L. Bryant video you posted.

Just consider it a happy accident.
#25 March 2, 2011 at 8:29 pm
Deanna commented:

The RINOs in Ohio who voted against this bill:
Manning, 13th district (Huron, Lorain,Seneca counties southwest of Cleveland)
Seitz, 8th district (Cincinnatti)
Grendell, 18th district (Lake and Geauga counties east of Cleveland)
Patton, 24th district (Cuyahoga county)
Hughes, 16th district (Columbus)
Oelslager, 29th district (Canton/Stark county)
#26 March 2, 2011 at 9:00 pm
bg commented:

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CK #24

thanks..

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#27 March 2, 2011 at 10:51 pm
tommy mc donnell commented:

i wonder if the unions would support collective bargaining rights for the american taxpayers. we should be able to negotiate our tax bills with these politicans.
#28 March 2, 2011 at 10:58 pm
rookwood commented:

#25,

Interesting that Ohio’s 8th district is, none other than….. John Boehner’s district

Which I find odd – I thought perhaps the repubs were pulling a Pelosi and giving safe haven to those votes they don’t need – however, the 8th district is R+14!!!
#31 March 12, 2011 at 4:45 pm
Richard commented:

Prior to leaving public employment and having been an involuntary member of Mary Kay Henry’s thuggish SIEU, I must applaud the Ohio Senate for having the good sense to curtail this union’s reckless agenda which seeks to impose cultural Marxism on hapless taxpayers.