(I'm sorry. I couldn't help it.) 
Posted on 02/24/2011 5:37:34 PM PST by Ballygrl
Excuse the vanity but I got excited when I read this and would like to know if anyone has heard this at all?
The poster said this:
Seems the Governor found an old law that stated he can waive the deal on all the Senators being there if there is reason to believe that all cannot attend and do the business of the state as long as 2/3 of the Senators are in attendance. He signed the Executive Order activating that clause and now they'll have the vote in the Senate tomorrow on the pension adjustment and the state budget.
2/3 of 33 (the number of senators in Wisconsin) is 22, they only have 19 Republicans.
Oh UGH! I got so excited too that I didn’t even do the math. Thanks!
Interesting.
60% is required for a quorum, which is 19.8.
Dunno. I do know that Gov Walker had a press conf late this afternoon.
Conservative coverage of real time activity (Hot Air, NRO etc) has been abysmal.
Either Rush or Beck covered this a few days ago ,, appropriation bills have different requirements than all other legislation in that state ... they just need a majority present... They should put together their legislative Christmas Wish List and push it through in one day.
(I'm sorry. I couldn't help it.)
19.8. Since you can't have 8/10th of a person wouldn't that round to 19?
Do all the "non-fiscal" things possible to roll back the socialists and promote freedom.
Laz made that same point and I passed it on to Scott...tempting, but probably a non-starter.
The problem is that the quorum requirements are for any bill with a fiscal impact. They had to stop work on voter ID because it includes stuff like funding for free IDs for indigent voters. It would be possible to put through a new Voter ID bill, but no one, not even the GOP, wants a bill that won’t pass muster because it requires poor people to pay for an ID, allowing a liberal judge to call it a poll tax.
19.8 is the minimum, cannot be less. You don’t get to drop the .8 requirement just because it give the result you want. It has to be that or greater.
So, how do you vacate a seat? Well, there are three ways ~ REMOVAL, RETIREMENT or DEATH.
The Dems in the Assembly are pitching every possible bitch they can, all of which will be to no avail when the vote comes as every amendment has been defeated by a party line vote. Here’s the latest crapola from about 1/2 hour ago from WisPolitics.org:
After the remaining amendments to AB 11 were laid on the table by unanimous consent, Speaker Pro Tempore Bill Kramer opened the roll to vote on engrossment over howls of protest from Dems.
Dems then objected to third reading of the bill, while Minority Leader Peter Barca railed against the engrossment vote. Dems had sought to debate engrossment before the bill was read a third time.
“Well it is no surprise is it?” Barca asks. “Just like last Friday, once again ... it’s just a naked abuse of power.”
“You are so eager to take away the rights of workers in this state, you’ll stop at nothing,” Barca continued. “There’s no honor. There’s no integry. What a shame, and what a sad day for Wisconsin.”
Is 19 at least 19.8? Nope.
We're still waiting for that to happen.
Yes. It is like it all just suddenly stopped. Gateway Pundit/Althouse/Ace of Spades/The Other McCain/The Daily Caller/Hot Air/The Right Scoop/Breitbart/Lucianne/Instapundt. It was full blast for a week or more.... with new posts every ten minutes and then all the sudden early this morning there was talk of some new debate rules and a decision by 12 noon today or something fuzzy like that and now NADA....NOTHING. Scott Walker? Who dat? Fleebaggers? Who cares.
Did the word go out from some higher power to stop all coverage? Did the story just stop? Are the protestors in the capital? What is the latest on the planned Koch Bros office protest. What is Scott Walker saying about paychecks, teachers and paying them for protest days. What is the pushback on the doctors and their fake stuff? We had a union person busting on a young woman and one saying he wanted to f##k a camerman in the a@@.... and then nothing. Except for Dick Morris and some stupid poll of 491 people.
Its weird. Too weird. Are they all taking orders. Did they all lose interest in the subject at exactly the same time these toplister bloggers? I want some “closure”. I want a resolution, did Scott Walker prevail? Does he need support? Anyways .... just sharing my MYSTFICATION. Feeling a little frustrated and manipulated out here.
Hi Turtle,
I sent your post to my friend in the WI. state assembly, who is still there voting on the nebulous amendments. Maybe he’ll get back to me tonight.
I agree that it is harder and harder to find good updates anywhere.
The problem with non-fiscal bills is that many have fiscal elements. Voter ID for one - it provides a mechanism to pay for IDs for those that cannot afford them. It’s a required element to withstand legal challenges and its a fiscal item.
Small element, but a showstopper without the quorum.
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