john maddente | midwestern clarity

American Thinker logo Published in American Thinker - 4.3.2011 By Tim Peterson, Robert J. Simandl, and John J. Maddente Right: noun : a just claim or title, whether legal, prescriptive, or moral.  That's the definition of the word used in connection with Wisconsin's government union employees and their demands to retain collective bargaining privileges.  This issue more than any part of the Budget Repair Bill, has captured the nation's attention. For weeks, we've heard demonstrators beating drums in Madison and equally vocal sympathizers in the media admonish anyone listening about "rights" of government union employees and the turmoil visited upon "the middle class" due to the Governor's Budget Repair bill.  We've also seen polls suggesting public support for some of their views.  We do not believe that: 1) government employee collective bargaining constitutes a "right" by any reasonable measure, o...