Thursday Debate: Protests Rock the Middle-West

For Thursday, we will be discussing collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin. In particular, should government employees have full collective bargaining rights, or should states have the ability to limit those rights?

The question is twofold: (1) Do Gov. Walker and the Wisconsin Legislator have the authority to limit collective bargaining rights in the first place, (2) and are complete collective bargaining rights good public policy anyway?

Here are some articles to help spark debate:

(1) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41672854/ns/politics-more_politics/

(2) http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2011/02/18/wisconsin-the-hemlock-revolution/#ixzz1ELRHAqvS

(3) http://www.npr.org/2011/02/19/133893913/Public-Employee-Unions-Power-Riles-States

(4) http://www.thenation.com/article/158640/labors-last-stand

(5) http://www.thenation.com/article/158647/betrayal-public-workers

(6) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704900004576152320132834818.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLETopStories