HR2743 - The Fight For GM Dealers

When General Motors became Government Motors with a bailout and then subsequent bankruptcy filings, the decision was made to close down hundreds of GM dealerships across the country. The criteria for choosing which dealerships were to close appears to be arbitrary and in some cases has been revealed as support for Republican Party equals the closing of a dealership. Successful dealerships that had been around for generations were forced to close their doors. Now legislation has been introduced into the House to get the rights of these GM dealers back in the form of HR2743.

The Act is formally named "The Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act". It was introduced into the House in June and basically is suppose to restore the rights of GM dealers to open and run their private businesses. It has been referred to the House Committee On Financal Services. Something sinister is taking place behind the scenes though, as the United Autoworkers lobbies and strongarms the GM dealers who were allowed to keep their franchises to contact their Representatives and get them to vote against the measure.

The government, specifically Barack Obama, has told us that they do not want to run the car companies and yet they have fired the CEO of GM, told dealerships they needed to close and picked which ones and have steamrolled the bankruptcy through the courts. Now they are attempting to threaten those they allowed to stay in business to do the dirty work for them. This is what happens in a country that allows the government to take over corporations. This is corporatism - this is facism.