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Omaha Steve

(99,670 posts)
Wed Dec 12, 2012, 08:36 PM Dec 2012

State Rep. Lisa Posthumus Lyons tried to exempt husband from right-to-work law


http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/12/state_rep_lisa_posthumus_lyons.html

By Matt Vande Bunte | mvandebu@mlive.com
on December 12, 2012 at 11:10 AM, updated December 12, 2012 at 2:11 PM

ALTO, MI – Michigan House Democrats are calling an assistant majority floor leader a hypocrite for proposing an amendment that would have exempted her husband from right-to-work bills that lawmakers passed, and Gov. Snyder then signed into law.

State Rep. Lisa Posthumus Lyons, R-Alto, was among right-to-work supporters quoted in The New York Times on Tuesday, Dec. 11, saying “this is the day that Michigan freed its workers.” But she also proposed to add corrections officers to the list of public employees - including police and fire - not covered by the right-to-work law.


Chris Clark | chrisclark@mlive.com State representative Lisa Lyons - R debates right to work inside the House chamber at the Capitol building in Lansing, Mich. Tuesday, December 11, 2012. (Chris Clark | MLive.com)

The amendment was gaveled down and did not come up for a vote.

“When we talk about the brave women in police and fire we need to remember people in corrections,” said Lyons, whose husband, Brad Lyons, is a corrections officer. “These guys work in conditions that we can’t even begin to imagine.

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State Rep. Lisa Posthumus Lyons tried to exempt husband from right-to-work law (Original Post) Omaha Steve Dec 2012 OP
Oh my, the hypocrisy just never ends! n/t Laurian Dec 2012 #1
I have a feeling that a "condition" that these pampered fucks couldn't imagine... LostInAnomie Dec 2012 #2
If this woman considers right-to-work laws as "freeing" workers Terra Alta Dec 2012 #3
Her name is Lisa Afterherdeath Lyons. Really? JackRiddler Dec 2012 #4
I think it means braindead. nt HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #27
Screw us, and thank them for it TimKeller Dec 2012 #5
I'm Shocked. progressoid Dec 2012 #6
Umm, Posthumus? Seriously? a la izquierda Dec 2012 #7
It is an ancient Roman nomen... malthaussen Dec 2012 #11
sure sounds dead to me. Historic NY Dec 2012 #21
a funny one Enrique Dec 2012 #26
I would have dropped my maiden name when I married, if TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #8
It's a "name" in our state. PETRUS Dec 2012 #31
I think the word "hypocrite" is part of the definition of "Republican". Ilsa Dec 2012 #9
and then they shamelessly do a 180 when it's their turn WashingtonConsensus Dec 2012 #10
I remember that too. I think it was Megyn Kelly, but all those Foxbot Blondes look alike catbyte Dec 2012 #18
I see people like her all of the time in my business. Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #12
To all law enforcement officers... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2012 #13
The firefighters' union in Wisconsin knew this dragonlady Dec 2012 #20
Reminds me of the exemptions some Congressmen got for select businesses in their district bulloney Dec 2012 #14
This is going to get really messy for Michigan in short order... Historic NY Dec 2012 #15
Oh yeah, it's quite a prominent family in the Grand Rapids area catbyte Dec 2012 #17
She's always been an asshole. catbyte Dec 2012 #16
K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2012 #19
I think the jobs many people do from construction worker to Nursing creates conditions many of us midnight Dec 2012 #22
What Is The Difference erpowers Dec 2012 #23
God help me, but I hope he gets fired and has no recourse. gateley Dec 2012 #24
I saw that! Everyone Needs to Be Exempt from Cha Dec 2012 #25
Fuck this unbelievably entitled theaocp Dec 2012 #28
If they truly believe that this frees workers, drm604 Dec 2012 #29
SO typical... SoapBox Dec 2012 #30
SO typical... SoapBox Dec 2012 #32
SMACKDOWN! SouthernDonkey Dec 2012 #33
Hypocrisy makes my blood boil! Bozita Dec 2012 #34

LostInAnomie

(14,428 posts)
2. I have a feeling that a "condition" that these pampered fucks couldn't imagine...
Wed Dec 12, 2012, 08:57 PM
Dec 2012

... is ever having to do any physical labor at all.

Terra Alta

(5,158 posts)
3. If this woman considers right-to-work laws as "freeing" workers
Wed Dec 12, 2012, 09:00 PM
Dec 2012

does she not want her husband to be "freed"?

Typical Repuke hypocrite.

TimKeller

(41 posts)
5. Screw us, and thank them for it
Wed Dec 12, 2012, 09:29 PM
Dec 2012

Republicans across the country are attempting to rob you of opportunity and increase the already enormous profits for their corporate backers, and then they’ll ask you to thank them for it.

Read my post on Michigan's Right to work law

[link:http://unapologeticallyliberal.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/68/|

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
9. I think the word "hypocrite" is part of the definition of "Republican".
Wed Dec 12, 2012, 10:34 PM
Dec 2012

Geezus, I can't stand these people with their "fuck you all, but the rules don't apply to me" attitudes.

10. and then they shamelessly do a 180 when it's their turn
Wed Dec 12, 2012, 11:02 PM
Dec 2012

I'm thinking of the Foxnews stepford wife who was suddenly a champion of maternity leave when she wanted it.

Dustlawyer

(10,495 posts)
12. I see people like her all of the time in my business.
Thu Dec 13, 2012, 12:04 AM
Dec 2012

Usually, I am telling them that unfortunately, due to tort reform, they no longer have a claim for what they are seeing me for. They tell me that their case is not like my other cases, theirs is REAL! They think they are "special." Well, I'll tell you this much, they sure are "special" alright! The shock to them to find out that what they thought was true because Governor "Good Hair" Perry, Hannity, or Limpballs said it was turned out to be a lie! Sometimes, well, once in a blue moon, you can see the wheels turn as they start to realize that if this tort reform thing isn't good like they were told it was (it didn't only harm minorities, it got them), then maybe they were lied to about other things.

 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
13. To all law enforcement officers...
Thu Dec 13, 2012, 12:10 AM
Dec 2012

who love pepper spraying protesters, I have a message- they are coming after your unions next.

dragonlady

(3,577 posts)
20. The firefighters' union in Wisconsin knew this
Thu Dec 13, 2012, 12:20 PM
Dec 2012

That's why they (and some police unions) supported the protests, although they were exempted from Walker's law. (We'll never forget the firefighters' bagpipe band marching through the Capitol rotunda.)

bulloney

(4,113 posts)
14. Reminds me of the exemptions some Congressmen got for select businesses in their district
Thu Dec 13, 2012, 11:43 AM
Dec 2012

in exchange for their "yes" vote on NAFTA.

These same members went around telling how NAFTA would be a win-win for the U.S. and Mexico. Funny how they really didn't believe it when it came to industry in their districts or state. Otherwise, they would have unconditionally voted for it, right? Had it not been for these cherry-picking deals struck with individual members or blocs of members of Congress, NAFTA would not have passed in the House.

Historic NY

(37,451 posts)
15. This is going to get really messy for Michigan in short order...
Thu Dec 13, 2012, 11:58 AM
Dec 2012

once the the blue & red line find they're getting screwed too....

Posthumus, what a fitting name because thats where the GOP is heading.

Really thats her name???

midnight

(26,624 posts)
22. I think the jobs many people do from construction worker to Nursing creates conditions many of us
Thu Dec 13, 2012, 12:42 PM
Dec 2012

could not imagine working in.. And many nurses and construction workers sometimes work right along side corrections workers in that same environment... Sounds like this women is suffering from double standards...

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
23. What Is The Difference
Thu Dec 13, 2012, 03:27 PM
Dec 2012

I really do not get this idea that certain groups should be exempt from right-to-work laws. So, why should firefighters, police men, and certain other groups be allowed to demand that everyone be in a union and pay union dues, but other groups should not be allowed to do the same? I am not asking this because I support right-to-work laws. I am asking this because Republicans claim their should be right-to-work laws, but those laws should only apply to certain people. I cannot see why right-to-work laws, if they should be enacted, should apply only to certain people.

I really think someone, if no one has already asked the question, should ask Republicans why they think only certain people should be covered by right-to-work laws. Why should someone's occupation determine if they are covered by right-to-work laws? Are Republicans saying only certain people should be allowed to have a middle class life provided by a middle class job?

theaocp

(4,241 posts)
28. Fuck this unbelievably entitled
Thu Dec 13, 2012, 08:31 PM
Dec 2012

bitch and her whole hoard. Workers are either freed or fucking not. Did you do the correct thing here to help workers or are you just taking my fucking oxygen? Christ.

drm604

(16,230 posts)
29. If they truly believe that this frees workers,
Thu Dec 13, 2012, 10:21 PM
Dec 2012

then why do they exempt fire and police? Don't they believe that these people, who daily place their lives on the line, deserve to be freed?

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