[Magdalen] We told them so...

[M J _Mike_ Logsdon]

Let's not forget the import of the article quoted.  By being pigheaded about voting in a successor to Scalia, any lower court's ruling in favor of Democrats stands in the case of the high court being tied, as in this case.  There's principles, and there's shooting oneself in the foot.  And of course it works both ways; but a considerable number of lower court rulings since the accession of the now-defunct Tea Party and the currently reigning Obstructionist Party, are favorable to Democrats, like the one highlighted in the article.

As for collective bargaining and the dues and fees associated with it, the mentality that believes employers should define for workers what is and is not a proper work environment (wages, safety, benefits, etc), is a mentality disrespectful and insulting to the American spirit itself.