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Will you tell Arlen Specter to not take part in a tyranny of the minority?

So we learned over the past couple days that Senator Arlen Specter is no friend to the working man, as evidenced by his flip-flop on Employee Free Choice (a bill he once co-sponsored, but now won’t even let come to a vote).

In his speech from the floor of the Senate, Mr. Specter announced he would oppose even allowing the measure to be voted on by his Senate colleagues. By denying his vote for cloture (a measure to end debate in the Senate), Arlen Specter is saying he believes a minority has a right deny the majority their right to vote on a bill. This from a man who doesn’t believe the majority of workers in a workplace should have the right to choose for themselves how they want to join a union. In its own strange way, it makes perfect sense I suppose.

In a post yesterday, I strongly suggested that PA workers let Senator Specter know they don’t appreciate him standing in the way of a vote on Employee Free Choice. Today, I point out a convenient way for all of us to send our message to Senator Specter’s office. Courtesy of Keystone Progress, there’s a simple way to send a message telling Mr. Specter to at least let the EFCA come to a vote. Even if he doesn’t support it, he should allow his fellow senators to cast their votes.

Click here to send that message to Arlen Specter.

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