Yes, the Voting Public is a Special Interest Group.

I'll try to follow-up on this, but here's a story about how some small town residents in Bennington, Vermont forced an special election to overturn a just-passed bylaw designed to prevent the local Wal-Mart from expanding. Some of the local ole liberal Yankee hand-wringers are winging about it, complaining on tonight's news that this is "an example of special interest taking over".

I know that a lot of folks object to Wal-Mart management fighting to prevent unionization of their employees, but ya know what--if you object, don't work there, and don't shop there. Now, I don't worship at Sam Walton's big bargain church often, at least not unless it's the most convenient option for me, but I am a fan of democracy. Bully for the Bennington-ites in making their wishes law.

Go to newscentral.tv and click on "the point", then select the 5/19 editorial on Walmart's Union Trouble for more on the Beloved Bargain Barn's labor woes.