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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMitt Romney: :Teachers union money should not be allowed to go to political campaigns
Mitt Romney embraced campaign finance reform on Tuesday. But rather than targeting unlimited corporate contributions or lending his support to existing campaign finance legislation, Romney instead suggested limiting teachers unions' donations to politicians.
The Republican presidential candidate came down on teachers unions for supporting political candidates during an NBC-sponsored forum on education in New York City. During the "Education Nation" event, moderator Brian Williams asked Romney about his thoughts on the teachers' strike in Chicago.
"I dont know that I would prevent teachers from being able to strike, Romney said, acknowledging that "allowing to teachers to strike on matters such as compensation" is within their rights.
Instead, Romney said the focus should be on removing the teachers unions' money from the political equation.
" I think weve got to get the money out of the teachers unions going into campaigns. Its the wrong way for us to go. Weve got to separate that.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/26/mitt-romney-teachers_n_1914968.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
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Mitt Romney: :Teachers union money should not be allowed to go to political campaigns (Original Post)
Douglas Carpenter
Sep 2012
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Raster
(20,998 posts)1. Just to be clear Mitt: Money from teacher's unions should not go to political campaigns...
...but it's okay for billionaire Sheldon Adelson to spent $100,000,000 on your campaign?
valerief
(53,235 posts)2. Amazing, huh? nt
Raster
(20,998 posts)4. I shake my head in wonder. Rmoney truly lives on Planet Mitt.
MercutioATC
(28,470 posts)3. Oil companies (and hedge funds) influencing politicians? O.K.!
Teachers' unions? Absolutely not.
Warpy
(111,367 posts)5. Sure, as soon as we get dirty corporate money out, too.
That's how it works, Mittens.
Raine
(30,541 posts)6. So "corporations are people my friend" but unions aren't ... HYPOCRITE. nt
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)7. Willard says: Watch this, as he sticks his head up his ass
former-republican
(2,163 posts)8. Well I guess I have to agree
No money should be able to be donated to a national campaign from groups seeking influence.
That goes for corporations , big oil , pharmaceutical , NRA etc..