The Omaha guide., 1956-07-20
IndUsfry's View

Continued July IS Issue
FRIGHT TO WORK" is PROTECTED BY THE
AMENDMENT
The Ninth that enumeration the Con-
suon certain rights shall not be construed to deny or dparage
others retained by the people"
Declaration Of Independence proclaimed to the world the
seevdn truths hat all created equal that they are
endowed by unaenabe rights that
these life liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
of Independence should be noted careful
that liberties and human rights not made Their
source was governmental they endowed by the
John Adams second President assured the
people rights antecedent to all earthly governments
rights repealed restrained laws rights
Legislator of the Universe This basic
individual sovereignty and liberty absolute the theory
of American from the very beginning and was not grant
ed by the Constitution
of the individual On its face declares there unenumeaed
retained by the people, and individually
and the virtue
Liberty
equivalent of the right to e worship work and
the right opportunity seek and retain employment free
happiness freedom, believe includes
of compusion to join tribute to private
such is preserved
by by it, least against
discussing Rights before the First James
Madison father of the Bill of Rights and author of the Ninth
mendment, warned the people: 5tssf -dB1
prescriptions in liberty ought eveled
against quarter where the greatest danger lies
Iy possesses highest perogative of power
But S in either the Executive Legislative
Department Of Government, but in the body of the
people, operating the majority against the minority
l confess that do conceive that in Government
modified like this of the United States the great danger
n of the community than in the
legislative body" Gales and Seatons annals of Con
gress.O
Fears of excesses government Rights
majority of the community led to the Ninth Amend
ment.
As stated by Douglas dissenting Bay
S Q954:
THE right to work. had assumed was the most prec
liberty that possesses Man has indeed much
right to work lve free, property
The American ideal stated by Emerson in his essay
Politics. "A man has right to be employed, to be
trusted. be loved to be revered. It does
little good to stay alive and free and propered if they
cannot work 10 work means 10 eat 1t also means to
many would o n jail,
sit idle on the curb The great values Of freedom
the opportunities afforded to horizons,
pit his strength against the forces of nature match
skil with his fellow
difficult not impossible better state the principle behind
Righttowork laws
THE FREEDOM ASSOCIATION IS PROTECTED BY THE
FIRST AMENDMENT
Freedom of association composite of rights the First
Amendment particularly freedom OF speech and freedom of assembly
This right from the liberty of the individual live his life
fit choose where he will seek work. freely to
choose what any private organizations he will seek to join
frain from joining
Freedom right was recognized
such by the Supreme Court in NB Jones and Laughn Steel
Corp, SO1 U.S. SO QssO There the Court pointed that the
Of that statute Safeguard the right of employees
scsforganization. -" 1t then added:
THAT fundamental right. Employees have clear
Alright and select their representatives for law
full the respondent has to organize its bus
ness and select its own officers and agents. Emphasis
Collins us45 Supreme
sdeed Texas statute requiring union organizers to register and
obtain card before soliciting members The Court ruled that the
Texas statute violated the Fourteenth Amendments projections Of
freedoms of speech and assembly. Said the
AS matter OF principle requirement Of registration in
order to make public speech would generally
compatible with exercise of the right of free speech
assembly. And the right either of
under these conditions to assemble discuss their
affairs fully protected by the Constitution the
right of businessmen, farmers, political
others assemble and
enlist the support Of others" a
Emphasis added)
Finally the Court stated:
There S modicum of freedom of thought speech,
and assembly all Of the Republic may
else throughout length breadth
together the Nation itself, prohibit restrain
or impede" 323 us. at 543
The right not to Join organization
tnued empoment cooary of the fundamental
riot TO on right refrain from joining there
he no true right to Join right then