Posted on 03/10/2011 7:28:10 AM PST by Jean S
MADISON - State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says the situation at the Capitol is "unsafe."
Fitzgerald appeared on Newsradio 620 WTMJ's Wisconsin's Morning News. He's concerned about the ability for business to take place inside the Capitol.
"Law enforcement is doing the best they can, but they're just undermanned," Fitzgerald said.
The State Assembly is scheduled to be in session at 11:00 a.m. Thursday. Fitzgerald says that could be tough under current conditions. "They're (officers) are having a very difficult time cleaning out, not only the assembly wing, but the rotunda is still full of protesters."
Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald is also urging caution. "I have told my members to not enter the building until we get word that it is safe," Fitzgerald told Newsradio 620 WTMJ.
As to whether Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald is concerned about the safety of legislators and staffers, he's quick to say "Absolutely."
"Senators could not move freely through the building, let alone even get in an elevator last (Wednesday) night to get out of the building," Scott Fitzgerald said.
Even with the chaos, Fitzgerald is appreciative of the efforts of law enforcement, saying "They're doing the best they can, but they're just under-manned."
Protesters forced their way into the Capitol following the senate vote Wednesday night. Fitzgerald says many of those protesters had help getting into the building, claiming "When the Democrat staffers opened the windows for protesters to get in...that's not how democracy is supposed to work."
WTH are the Wisconsin State Troopers ?
Mob Rule
The WI NG should have been called in a long time ago.
No offense to any FReeper LEO’s, but I wouldn’t trust them for security in this case.
“WTH are the Wisconsin State Troopers ?”
Dontcha know, cmon ... They are at a union meeting.
A new day in ‘civility’!
Hmmm...I saw a post last night in which the police chief admitted that he had been protesting too when he was supposedly off duty and “on his own time.”
I’m a FReeper LEO and I don’t trust them. It pains me to say that, but as a friend of mine use to tell me all the time. The truth ain’t always nice, but it’s always the truth.
Democracy?
I say tear-gas them like they would if TEA Party protestors ever acted like this, which we know we wouldn’t.
And as “Every GOP lawmaker in Wisconsin got a death threat last night at 9:18 PM”....
Will our esteemed “PRESIDENT” CALL ON THE CITIZEN THUGS TO BACK OFF??
What on earth is going on here?
We are lectured to endlessly by the Obama gang and the attendant leftist media about ‘civility’ and not fostering violence.
Now we have lawfully elected state representatives openly at risk for doing the will of the majority that voted them into office.
Will POTUS speak up?
I’m totally not familiar with law enforcement methods, but it seems to me that you are absolutely right.
If they wanted to clear these ninnies out, they could do it, in probably 30 minutes.
I know what I’d like the police to do - but then you’d have folks whining about them being “jackboots”.
Is there anything in their constitution that prevents legislators from convening elsewhere?
Yes, this is what a true “democracy” would look like.
Exactly what I was wondering. Couldn’t they call for a temporary meeting place, as they would have to do if the Capitol had a fire or other situation which made it impossible to meet there?
It’s on the Potempkin.
Fox has been running a clip of some protests where there are a number of troopers trying to shut doors, and one where the trooper’s hand happens to go near a protester’s neck. The protester fakes like he’s being manhandled and spins around, trying to get on camera.
I don’t know if that footage is from this morning or not though.
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