Newsletter Criticizing Bush Plan Censored

[EC]

A federal government union newsletter denounces Bush's plan to privatize social security.

Under a union contract since 1978, the federal government is obligated to distribute the newsletter to the union's 7500 members.

The Bush administration ignores the contract and refuses to distribute the newsletter criticizing Bush.

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But get this for hypocrisy of the nth order: the Bush administration is referring the matter to the Labor Department's inspector general for possible criminal prosecution (http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/nation/story/112347ABD261E40C86256FAB00130B20?OpenDocument&Headline=Agency tries to halt union newsletter attacking Bush plan) for violating federal anti-lobbying laws. Yep, the Bush administration is horrified, yes horrified that public money might in any way be used to influence public policy.

more http://www.nathannewman.org/laborblog/archive/002202.shtml

[ailsagirl]

1. Why am I not surprised??? Perfectly in keeping with

their refusal to accept responsibility and their determination to thwart anything considered critical at every turn.

Cowards

[serryjw]

2. A Union coming out

and SUPPORTING the privatizing of SS would that be considered LOBBYING?

[EC]

7. You're right

I suspect any good lawyer would bring that up, if this makes it to court.

[sadiesworld]

3. A Union Kick

:kick:

[jfern]

4. The Bush admin will probably buy some journalist

to report on how horrible it is that government money went to propaganda, I mean this thing, not the new scandal, er, irony is dead anyways.

[johnnyrocket]

5. Are these guys in jail yet?

Pure criminal behavior, childish, selfish, evil, and DANGEROUS!

[robbedvoter]

6. How can the jailer be in jail? They hold the key - the world is a jail

or on its way to becoming one.