in the name of security

The Department of Homeland Security, after more than two years of work on new workplace rules, may have to scrap the plan after a federal judge questioned whether it protects union and employee rights.

The rules were scheduled to begin today but were blocked by U.S. District Judge Rosemary M. Collyer in a ruling released Friday night. A spokesman for the department, Larry Orluskie, said officials are to meet today and "consider next steps." Talk about an appeal or other options would be premature until government lawyers study the decision, he said.

The workplace rules would have dramatically reduced the clout of unions in the department, which has about 160,000 employees. Bush administration officials see the proposed rules as a key to moving forward -- and sidestepping union objections -- to more ambitious changes that would affect how employees are paid, promoted and disciplined.

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You know what pisses me off more than anything in our failing government system? Homeland security and the patriot act.

Most people support it because of the talk that comes with it... 'security', 'patriot', and all of the progoganda that spills out of Dubya's mouth everytime he speaks.

In case you forgot, the original patriot act wasn't even read before it was signed. It was printed at 2am, just a few hours before it was voted on. Many senators regreted it, but were pressured to sign in the name of 'security'.

It's amazing how decades of work for human rights were basically flushed down the toilet, all because Americans were put in a place of fear by a Bush family business friend's son, and bills were rushed through the process.