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While citizens of Libya are being robbed of their "human rights" by being murdered by a ruthless dictator, our own labor unions and their allies in America are crying for their "human rights." Take this Muslim Democrat Rep. Keith Ellison. In an interview with Lawrence O'Donnell he says that he is proud of his progressive caucus in the House because they are fighting for workers' rights ... after all, "Workers rights are human rights."

I'm sorry, but taking away a union's ability to collectively bargain hardly seems to be stripping Americans of their right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. There is no human right to collective bargaining with your employer. It could be argued that you have a natural right to bargain individually with an employer .. but no right to team up with others for that purpose unless it is done by mutual agreement. And there's the key.

It's an agreement ... a contract ... and all of the parties have to be a part of it. You don't have a human right to force mob rule on anyone. These thoughts, however, are a bit advanced for the typical liberal mind.