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WI: Senate Republicans to drop contempt finding against Democrats
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ^
| 3/15/11
| son Stein and Patrick Marley
Posted on 03/15/2011 2:27:07 PM PDT by Jean S
Madison — The top GOP leader in the state Senate backtracked Tuesday, saying Republicans would lift fines and a contempt finding against Democrats - a move that will allow Democrats to vote in committee and may begin to heal wounds between the two parties.
On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) said Democrats couldn't vote on bills in committee immediately even though they've returned from Illinois after a boycott of the Senate. That's because GOP lawmakers voted to hold Democrats in contempt of the Senate for the move, which for three weeks blocked a vote on Gov. Scott Walker's union bargaining bill.
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TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: fleeparty; scottfitzgerald; wisconsinshowdown
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posted on
03/15/2011 2:27:13 PM PDT
by
Jean S
To: Jean S
Why drop it??
They were in contempt.
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posted on
03/15/2011 2:27:55 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
To: Jean S
3
posted on
03/15/2011 2:29:28 PM PDT
by
pnh102
(Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
To: Jean S
Sure go ahead and award them all with the “Golden Flee Award” in honor of the late Senator Proxmire.
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posted on
03/15/2011 2:30:39 PM PDT
by
missnry
(The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals Crazy!)
To: Jean S
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posted on
03/15/2011 2:30:43 PM PDT
by
Slump Tester
(What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
To: Jean S
Now watch the Democrats repay this decision with future treachery.
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posted on
03/15/2011 2:31:20 PM PDT
by
Truth29
To: Jean S
“may begin to heal wounds between the two parties”
“Heal wounds”? What is this, marriage counseling? A post-9/11 vigil? People want the parties to be at eachothers throats. Anyone who says otherwise is stupidly naive or deliberately making a play for one side or another to let their guard down.
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posted on
03/15/2011 2:31:39 PM PDT
by
Tublecane
To: pnh102
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posted on
03/15/2011 2:31:39 PM PDT
by
ataDude
(Its like 1933, mixed with the Carter 70s, plus the books 1984 and Animal Farm, all at the same time.)
To: GeronL
Gelded Old Party never learns
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posted on
03/15/2011 2:31:56 PM PDT
by
WOBBLY BOB
( "I don't want the majority if we don't stand for something"- Jim Demint)
To: Jean S
Wow, what a bunch of pansies.
How soon till they apologize to the dems as well?
10
posted on
03/15/2011 2:33:13 PM PDT
by
icwhatudo
("laws requiring compulsory abortion could be sustained under the constitution"-Obama official)
To: Jean S
Why......If I am hired to do a job and runaway for two weeks because I don’t like it, my ass is on the street.
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posted on
03/15/2011 2:33:22 PM PDT
by
eyedigress
((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
To: WOBBLY BOB
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posted on
03/15/2011 2:33:58 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
To: Jean S
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posted on
03/15/2011 2:36:00 PM PDT
by
Crawdad
To: Tublecane
This guy must be smoking crack if he thinks any wounds are gonna be healed between the parties here.
They are at Alinsky Defcon 5, and they are coming straight after you, pal!
To: Jean S
Give them the Chicken Clucking Award.
To: Jean S
Even when the repubes win, they cave in.
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posted on
03/15/2011 2:38:32 PM PDT
by
apastron
(I miss the good old days - when bankers just jumped out of a window...)
To: Jean S; All
During the Democrats' hiatus from the Senate, Republicans applied every pressure they could think of to bring them back. They withheld their paychecks, fined the Democrats $100 each for missing a session day and put Republican senators in charge of Democratic staff.
Those fines will not be collected and the other measures will not be carried out, Fitzgerald said. (snip)
Fitzgerald said he'd received assurances from Democrats that they would participate in future session days, relieving his fears they would again leave the state to prevent passage of the state budget later this year.
The stupid party lives up to its reputation again.
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Wisconsin has become the state of stupid. The folks need to take care of the idiots in the Capital.
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posted on
03/15/2011 2:47:24 PM PDT
by
eyedigress
((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
To: Truth29
***Now watch the Democrats repay this decision with future treachery. ***
Yep, just the way they did to Bush the elder when they said if he raised taxes JUST THIS ONCE they would not propose any more spending bills.
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posted on
03/15/2011 2:48:43 PM PDT
by
kitkat
( Obama: I sure HOPE that it's time for a CHANGE.)
To: Truth29
***Now watch the Democrats repay this decision with future treachery. ***
Yep, just the way they did to Bush the elder when they said if he raised taxes JUST THIS ONCE they would not propose any more spending bills.
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posted on
03/15/2011 2:49:31 PM PDT
by
kitkat
( I sure HOPE that it's time for a CHANGE from Obama.)
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