ok, we will go to greg mourad. guest: the workers can cut their own deal or form another union and negotiate with them, to and make a contract with them. all that is allowed. the unions have a very strong interest in disinformation on this. they want to propel the story that they represent everybody because it helps the idea that that they need everybody to pay dues. if the majority union would refrain from exerting what they call exclusive representation, what we really call monopoly bargaining, and instead only represent their own members and let everybody else figure out their own solution. host: bruce, independent. good morning. caller: how are you, gentlemen? i'm really not sure it is a good idea to have a union, because it does protect the guy out there that doesn't work. i have seen this time and time again. this hurts the guys out there who are working. the yen has three different contracts, and the new guys coming at the door, and they have nothing, they ain't got nothing. we have the union, and around and

ok, we will go to greg mourad. guest: the workers can cut their own deal or form another union and negotiate with them, to and make a contract with them. all that is allowed. the unions have a very strong interest in disinformation on this. they want to propel the story that they represent everybody because it helps the idea that that they need everybody to pay dues. if the majority union would refrain from exerting what they call exclusive representation, what we really call monopoly bargaining, and instead only represent their own members and let everybody else figure out their own solution. host: bruce, independent. good morning. caller: how are you, gentlemen? i'm really not sure it is a good idea to have a union, because it does protect the guy out there that doesn't work. i have seen this time and time again. this hurts the guys out there who are working. the yen has three different contracts, and the new guys coming at the door, and they have nothing, they ain't got nothing. we have the union, and around and

david madland from the center of american progress and greg mourad from the national right to work committee will debate. later, we will talk to frank newport from gallup about the role of independent voters. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] host: good morning, and welcome to this friday edition of "washington journal." january 13, 2012. of the gop contenders are canvassing south carolina today in advance of last -- next saturday's primaries. the president is in washington. the front page of "the new york times" talked about u.s. warnings to the state of iran over the strait of hormuz. we will be taking a break from presidential politics this morning and talk about the money and corruption in washington. the super lobbyist jack abram off -- abramoff has been on a book tour of the last couple of months. he has been lecturing about ethics in washington and offers a prescription for what he sees as the problems in this city. i will show you a number of clips from an event he did at harvard in december and talk with

david madland and greg mourad will debate those laws.n we will talk to frank newport about independent voters in this election. the conceive this "washington journal" 7:00 a.m. eastern. tomorrow morning, a look at the stability of pakistan and its relations with the u.s.. live coverage from the in situ begins at 10:30 a.m. eastern. -- from the hudson institute begins at 10:30 a.m. eastern. >> there is an encore program. john lewis on "walking with the wind." and then dexter king on "growing up king >" also this weekend, new york kantorcorrespondent joe ddi att the first -- look ss the first couple. >> should the government be responsible for releasing the broadcast airwaves of profanity and nudity? we will argue this on commission rules. to cannot so find other perspectives on the issue on line on our c-span video library in winning an argument of the second court of appeals case. >> we thought we knew what the rules might be. i do not know if i can go anywhere beyond the bewilderment position you have taken. if changes. we have no idea