thetruthaboutefca.com | The Truth About The Employee Free Choice Act & Card Check

The Loudon County Libertarian Examiner takes a look at Virginia’s gubernatorial hopefuls as the close race comes down toward the finish line. For political junkies, the race has been fascinating because Republican Bob McDonnell has focused heavily on fighting unpopular, costly national policy issues such as cap and trade and, yes, the Employee Free Choice Act’s card check provision, while Democrat Creigh Deeds has largely been silent on the latter.

So how is that playing in Virginia? Well, a sample of one is not scientific, but the Examiner does offer one perspective in the contrast between candidates.

Of McDonnell:

He is a staunch proponent for free-enterprise, and has vowed to fight the Federal Estate Tax (loathingly referred to as the “Death Tax”) as well as proposed “Card Check” legislation at all levels.

Of Deeds:

Deeds, who has been the recipient of large amounts of money from labor, favors “Card-Check” legislation, though it should be mention that apart from applying some political pressure and influence, neither man can do anything at the federal level about this law.

It’s good that the McDonnell campaign has focused on card check — it’s a potential job-killer that would threaten the state’s economy, which has been lauded by CNBC as the nation’s best environment for business.