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Wisconsin: Walker calls for Senate Dems to end their boycott and vote
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ^
| 2/17/11
| Jason Stein, Patrick Marley and Steve Schultze
Posted on 02/17/2011 1:20:20 PM PST by Jean S
Edited on 02/17/2011 1:24:49 PM PST by Admin Moderator.
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"Out of respect for the institution of the Legislature and the democratic process, I am calling on Senate Democrats to show up to work today, debate legislation and cast their vote," Walker said in a statement. "Their actions by leaving the state and hiding from voting are disrespectful to the hundreds of thousands of public employees who showed up to work today and the millions of taxpayers they represent."
TOPICS: Breaking News; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: democrats; unioncorruption; unions; wisconsinshowdown
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posted on
02/17/2011 1:20:24 PM PST
by
Jean S
To: Jean S
Heck in MA, the Dems go ahead and vote anyway, they just ignore the whole pesky “quorum thing”.
2
posted on
02/17/2011 1:22:20 PM PST
by
gidget7
("When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property." Thomas Jefferson)
To: Jean S
Childish, irresponsible and cowardly. Just Democrats acting like Democrats.
To: Jean S
I recall they democRATS did the same thing in Texas a few years back.
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posted on
02/17/2011 1:23:45 PM PST
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: Jean S
He’s right but I doubt that matters much to a union thug.
5
posted on
02/17/2011 1:24:31 PM PST
by
linn37
( "The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
To: Jean S
Why in hell doesn’t one of the 19 Republicans SWITCH PARTIES and become a Democrat-for-a-day??!! Too dumb to think of it, or just too spineless??
To: Oldpuppymax
I think they need to have 20 warm bodies to have a quorum.
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posted on
02/17/2011 1:28:37 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: Jean S
Anyone know if the Governor has any legal recourse? IE, if they don’t show within a specified time, can they be penalized in any way? For example, withholding their pay.
8
posted on
02/17/2011 1:31:22 PM PST
by
knittnmom
(Save the earth! It's the only planet with chocolate!)
To: Jean S
...Out of respect for the institution of the Legislature and the democratic process... Won't work...
...democrats don't hey don't have either of those things....
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posted on
02/17/2011 1:31:26 PM PST
by
WayneS
(Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm. -- James Madison)
To: gidget7
There you go, Gov. Walker - just forget the quorum thing and “DEEM” it passed.
10
posted on
02/17/2011 1:31:34 PM PST
by
bigbob
To: Jean S
...Out of respect for the institution of the Legislature and the democratic process... Won't work...
...democrats don't have either of those things....
11
posted on
02/17/2011 1:31:41 PM PST
by
WayneS
(Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm. -- James Madison)
To: Oldpuppymax
Why in hell doesn’t one of the 19 Republicans SWITCH PARTIES and become a Democrat-for-a-day??!! Too dumb to think of it, or just too spineless??Be careful about calling people dumb when you don't know what you're talking about.
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posted on
02/17/2011 1:32:34 PM PST
by
xjcsa
(Ridiculing the ridiculous since the day I was born.)
To: Oldpuppymax
Why in hell doesn’t one of the 19 Republicans SWITCH PARTIES They need 20 for a quorum and they're not being spineless, protestors are blocking the bathrooms and the Republicans are even being protested at their homes but they're sticking it out.
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posted on
02/17/2011 1:32:47 PM PST
by
Jean S
To: Oldpuppymax; 50mm; darkwing104
Why in hell doesn’t one of the 19 Republicans SWITCH PARTIES and become a Democrat-for-a-day??!! Too dumb to think of it, or just too spineless??THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME YOU HAVE POSTED THIS ON VARIOUS THREADS. PULL YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS. DOZENS OF FREEPERS HAVE TOLD YOU THE FACTS. 20 PEOPLE NEEDED, 19 REPUBLICANS! KNOCK IT OFF!
Are you a DU Troll or something, or just deaf? SNIFF alert!
14
posted on
02/17/2011 1:33:06 PM PST
by
DCBryan1
(FORGET the lawyers...first kill the "journalists". (Die Ritter der Kokosnuss))
To: Paladin2
You are correct. 20 is a quorum sufficient to have a vote and the GOP only total 19. If the authorities can round up even one of the rats that would be enough to rock ‘n roll.
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posted on
02/17/2011 1:34:35 PM PST
by
JPG
(As WI goes, so goes the nation. Thank you, Gov Walker.)
To: knittnmom
Anyone know if the Governor has any legal recourse? Yes, he (or the senate, not sure which) can have the police bring them in to vote. Unfortunately that only works if they're still in Wisconsin. The last I heard they're all hiding out in Illinois to avoid the vote.
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posted on
02/17/2011 1:37:48 PM PST
by
Jean S
To: Jean S
Typical Democrats, can’t have their way so rather than accept the majority decision they throw a tantrum.
To: gidget7
Gosh, I don’t know why I laughed at that. Being a Democrat means never having to follow the rules or obey the law.
To: DCBryan1
Way to go DCB! Bring out the high-caliber ordnance on the troll!
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posted on
02/17/2011 1:39:15 PM PST
by
backwoods-engineer
(Any politician who holds that the state accords rights is an oathbreaker and an "enemy... domestic.")
To: Jean S
The unions must have offered an awful lot of re-election funds. I think an investigation is in order.
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