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One of the 13 propositions on the ballot this November is Prop. 32, also called the Stop Special Interest Money Now Act. If passed, this measure will effectively undermine the ability of labor unions to participate in politics and will prohibit union fundraising by disallowing the use of payroll deductions for political purposes, even though unions already give members the choice to opt out of political contributions. Proposition 32 exempts common business structures such as LLCs, real estate trusts, and partnerships, so it will have little effect on corporations and will continue to allow them to spend unlimited amounts of money on elections campaigns and Super PACs. <\/p>\n
Proposition 32 is supported by The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, among others. Major individual financial contributors to the campaign include the former CEO of Univision, A. Jerrold Perenchio, who has donated $16.9 million and physicist Charles Munger Jr. who has donated $14.1 million \u2013 both men have made these contributions mostly to the Republican party. <\/p>\n
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was recently misquoted in a \u201cYes on Proposition 32\u201d campaign that implied he was a supporter. Villaraigosa has since spoken out against the proposition saying that the campaign is based on \u201cdeception and blatant disregard for the facts.\u201d The mayor is adamantly opposed to the measure and wrote, \u201cProp. 32 purports to be about \u2018stopping special interests.\u2019 In fact, Prop. 32 strengthens the political power of corporate special interests and Super PACs while silencing the political voice of California\u2019s everyday heroes \u2013such as teachers, firefighters and nurses.\u201d<\/p>\n
GUEST: Brian Leubitz, political consultant and blogger at Calitics.com, currently works with the No on 32 campaign<\/em><\/p>\n Visit www.votenoon32.org<\/a> for more information about the No on 32 campaign. <\/p>\n