sspif t1_j28ml1l wrote
> The Legislature – the 186 individuals we have sent to Augusta to do a job – is powerless to amend the language written by the advocates.
This is blatantly untrue, as demonstrated by the legalization of recreational cannabis. The legislature treated the referendum as a mere suggestion, and crafted their own laws around the issue from scratch. In theory, BDN may be correct, but precedent tells us they are not.
> Employees would explicitly have the right to strike and the government entity would not be able to hire new long-term employees during a strike. Can you imagine if there was a strike ongoing last week during the windstorm? And no new crews could join the company?
Great to know that BDN is against collective bargaining and in favor of scabbing.
Why is it that all of our local news media is aligned against the working class? I’m sick of hearing only the business-owner side of every issue.
I understand that democracy, as practiced best in Maine through our remarkable citizens initiative process, can often be inconvenient for an entrenched class of economic elites. Let us all tilt our ear so that we may hear the lament of the world’s smallest violin.
OustedStrongman t1_j28q68u wrote
The essay is the opinion of the author and not the BDN editorial page. The author's bio is at the bottom of the essay.
sspif t1_j28ruco wrote
The authors bio and BDN’s disclaimer both seem to indicate that the author is employed by BDN as an opinion columnist.
siebzy t1_j28rqlu wrote
The author is a former LePage stooge, and in fairness to the BDN, it is labeled an opinion piece.
That said, they often publish and promote low-effort conservative drivel like this - they're trying to turn their entire brand into whitewashing the raving lunatics of the Maine GOP.
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