House Dems Enjoy Secret Ballot Rights; Workers Should Too, Republicans Say

(CNSNews.com) - House Democrats on Wednesday used a secret ballot to indicate their choice for the next chairman of the Energy & Commerce Committee.

If the secret ballot is good for lawmakers, why would those same Democrats deny it to employees taking part in union elections, House Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio) wondered.

“The secret ballot election is a cornerstone of our American democracy. If it is good enough for House Democrats to rely on during....