It's pretty ironic that the party of small government favors a policy of huge government overreach into the ability of various to enter into contracts with each

It's pretty ironic that the party of small government favors a policy of huge government overreach into the ability of various to enter into contracts with each other. That's all Unions really boil down to: contracts. It's supposed to be what makes this country a superior place to do business, the fact that you can enter into binding contracts which will be enforced. But hey, if you know how to operate the institutionalized bribery system known as campaign finance, you can get the government to rewrite the contract to your advantage, or even deny your counterparty the ability to enter into a binding contract at all.