Time to Come Clean on Card Check, Klein

The RPOF just issued the following release:

Time to Come Clean, Klein

Tallahassee--Florida Congressman Ron Klein has announced that he will not be a co-sponsor of the card check bill officially introduced in Congress today, even though he supported it just one year ago.

"Ron Klein must clarify his exact position on this controversial bill, which seeks to strip American workers of their right to vote by secret ballot," noted RPOF Chairman Jim Greer. "Will Klein stand up and protect Florida workers and vote against card check, or will he pacify Big Labor bosses and vote for it?"

Klein is one of several Democrats who supported card check just a year ago but who have decided not to co-sponsor the bill this year. Card check is an effort by labor unions and the Democrat majorities in Congress to shred the fundamental right to vote by secret ballot. Republicans, including House Majority Leader Adam Hasner (R-Delray Beach) and Senator Garrett Richter (R-Naples), in conjunction with the Save Our Secret Ballot initiative, believe that a voter's right to a secret ballot is an essential and fundamental principle in our society, encouraging broader voter participation. Without the ability to vote secretly, individual political freedom will decline and be subject to threats and intimidation by those who want voters to pursue a specific course of action or ideology.

"Ron Klein may attempt to quietly disengage from his recent support of card check, but voters know the truth: Klein supported this assault on Floridians' rights just a year ago," concluded Greer. "Now the question is, will he cave in to out-of-state union bosses and vote for it?"