On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:31:16 -0600, "Dave In Texas" wrote:


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On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:25:50 -0600, "Dave In Texas" wrote:


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On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:50:29 -0600, "Dave In Texas"
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Paid for, I suspect, with dues paid in by the very union members who
were utilizing said buses?

Your point is? It's still *paid* by someone else (as was their time to
go).

The point is that the bylaws of the organization probably provide some
discretion as to how dues are spent. Maybe they took a vote. Maybe they
took vacation time to go.

Their payments to the union are fixed. They received money from the union
to
go, including time off to do so. They were *paid* protesters.

You make no sense.

You clearly have no sense.

What's YOUR point? Who do you think paid for the trip? Why is any
different than if I get up a group of friends and charter a bus to a
casino.

If you can't tell the difference you're dumber than a stump.

The group paid their own way didn't they?

Of course not! The *union* paid their way.

Members' dues support the union; in the end they paid themselves to go.

Nonsense. They paid *dues*. These dues were used to pay them to attend. It's
no different than paying a professional protester.

Now, be sure to tell me how clueless I am.

I don't have to. It's perfectly clear to anyone with even half a brain
(Democrats need not apply).

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