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michaelflutist's avatar

What's the appeal of "right to work" to non-business execs?

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James Trout's avatar

The whole "right of association" thing. Especially in Northern Virginia where there are a lot of libertarian types.

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michaelflutist's avatar

I never heard there were. Has the Libertarian Party ever had much effect on Virginian elections?

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James Trout's avatar

Small l libertarian, not Libertarian Party. Even when this was a Republican state, it was majority pro choice. Something Doug Wilder made sure to exploit when he ran for Governor in 1989 against Marshall Coleman who ran as very anti choice. Wilder also ran as pro business and pro death penalty though.

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michaelflutist's avatar

Aren't you talking about civil libertarianism, though? That's not at all the same as libertarianism in general, which opposes things like safety regulations for products and limits on pollution by industries.

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