The town hall meetings around the country were loud and intense, but it wasn’t until the president called out for the unions to join in the debate that things turned violent.

From The Caucus on August 6th:

John Sweeney, president of the AFL-CIO, sent out a call to arms Thursday for rank-and-file members to counteract what he called the “right-wing ‘Tea Party Patriots’ ” who have been disrupting the meetings.

And the Service Employees International Union, the nation’s largest union of health-care employees, is deploying its members to the meetings to “reclaim our democracy,” according to a statement. Referring to the colorful T-shirts that the union’s members wear at rallies, a spokeswoman said the union was “unleashing the purple people.”

Following the arrival of Obama’s sycophants and myrmidons:

• August 7th – SEIU MEMBER SMASHES FEMALE TEA PARTY PROTESTER IN FACE (Video)
• August 7th – Union Brownshirts Assault Patriots at Town Hall Meetings
• August 7th – Union thugs wearing SEIU t-shirts beat black conservative activist at St. Louis town hall meeting
• August 7th – Violence (Sort Of) Erupts at Florida Town Hall

With the introduction of the unions, things have turned violent. Remember, it was Obama who encouraged his supporters to “get in their faces and argue” and the Democrats pledged to “punch them back twice as hard.”

Perhaps now you understand the danger of the Employee Free Choice Act. The AFL-CIO says they “need the Employee Free Choice Act.” The SEIU says they “support the Employee Free Choice Act.”

But card-check, the portion of the bill that most found to be very dangerous, has been removed. So what’s the danger?

Imagine the folks above, the type who stomp people and smash cameras into people’s faces, and consider the following:

…EFCA would mandate that businesses give union organizers access to their property and would restrict businesses’ ability to argue against union-organizing proposals. The organizing-campaign period would be shortened, thereby curtailing debate, and business owners would be prohibited from holding mandatory meetings to discuss union-organizing proposals with their employees. Which is to say, businesses will be forced to open their doors to union organizers, but will not be able to make the case against them on their own property. This is perverse, especially in a country whose constitution is alleged to protect citizens’ freedom of association, not to mention their property rights.

With union memberships at a historical low, should the federal government be mandating the above? Can you imagine one of these folks approaching you to discuss why you should join the union? How far do you think that discussion would go?

The current behavior by union thugs is nothing but foreshadowing of what will be if EFCA is passed.

Related posts:

• Buffet and McGovern Agree: The Employee Free Choice Act is Bad for America’s Workers
• Worried About Your Town Hall? Why Not Hold It In a Union Hall?
• Video: Obama Organizers Passsing Out Signs, Literature At Castor Town Hall Prior to Opening the Doors to Public
• After Seeing How They Helped the Auto Makers, Congress May Help Make Starting a Union Easier
• Tampa Town Hall Turns Violent