[Cincinatus' Wife]

TEACHERS BACK GORE WITH MONEY, MUSCLE

[Polybius]

"This bill is telling me to shut my mouth," said Maureen Dinnen, president of the teachers union....

No, Ms. Dinnen. You can campaign and speak out in political campaigns all you want to with your own money.

This bill only prohibits your use of other people's money to advance your political views.

As a physician, I get a yearly bill from my State Medical Society that is mandatory for membership and pays for Society activities outside of politics. A separate bill is sent for voluntary contributions to the Society Political Action Committtee and only those funds may be used for political campaigning.

Ms. Dinnen, like most Democrats, finds it difficult to tell the difference between "your money" and "her money".

[pfflier]

"We voted to support candidates who were chosen based on their educational positions. "

I am a teacher and I can categorically say that statement is pure bull$hit.

[Xenalyte]

"This bill is telling me to shut my mouth," said Maureen Dinnen, president of the teachers union, who was visibly shaking with anger after the vote. "We voted to support candidates who were chosen based on their educational positions."

Simmer down, goober. You can still donate all the cash you want to whatever politician you favor . . . just not other people's.