Posted on 02/17/2011 2:54:47 PM PST by tobyhill
I fear you are completely mistaken.
They’re not getting away with anything. As soon as one dem shows up, they’ll take the vote. Can they stay away until the next election? It’s just a stunt.
I believe that the Wisconsin constitution also says that there has to be a three-fifths quorum to vote on fiscal matters.
There have been two incidents of Texas Senators leaving the state to prevent the state from conducting business. The first was the 1979 "Killer Bees" incident. The second was in 2003 when 11 senators left to kill redistricting. In both instances, the senators leaving the state were all Democrats.
So, do they still get paid while AWOL?
Our guys fighting in theater and these people run like yellowbellies.
So is CNN leading with how the Wisconsin DEMOCRATS have SHUT DOWN the state government? I won’t hold my breath for that admission from the MSM. If the Republicans had fled the state to halt a vote on desired Rat legislation, you can be sure the MSM would excoriate the “cowardly” GOP for “shutting down the state”.
The MSM is our most virulent enemy. No terrorist can cause the damage they cause. Thank goodness they are facing extinction. It can’t happen soon enough for me.
Entertainment aside, I’m not a legal eagle...
What are the governor’s options?
What are the state senate’s options?
I have seen this posted once or twice today.
Is it possible? Would the Repubs actually do this?
Because, if the CAN do this, they should.
Maybe that is what the people of Wisconsin should do.
Call the Gov and the State Capital and demand this be done.
Take away those thieving politicians thunder and grandstanding stunt and get this done. Pronto.
What better way to win the high ground AND neuter this kind of dereliction of duty.
This should be easy. The GOP should start a recall petition. In Wisconson, any state official can be recalled if the petition receives 25% of the votes cast in the last election.
So, target the 3 or 4 most vulnerable Dems with a recall petition. On the first day of the petition, get a ground game together to canvas the GOP voters. If the last elections were close, this should be a easy effort. Lastly, run a series of TV and RADIO spots about how the 3 or 4 dems ran from the hard decisions, how they are not doing their jobs, etc. Then on day 30 start canvasing for votes in front of conservative venues.
Also, let the dems stay away but have the State assembly in session every day. As soon as 1 shows up, pass the bill. If none show up, go to the airwaves with how the Dems are not capable of making the hard choices, how they would rather run away than face facts ... etc.
Also, freeze their spending accounts, their office and staff pay, their credit cards and their state cell phones. And dont pay them for each day they are not at work.
Time to play hard ball folks
Once they get the one Democrat, the Republicans should immediately pass a vote withholding all pay for any legislature who failed to show up.
That’s what I’m thinking - rewrite the senate rules so they have a quorum. Take the gloves off. The time for pussy-footing around with these morons (with apologies to true morons) has passed.
Let them stay there for the next 6 months
no pay
Senate rules changes require a 2/3 vote of those present, but since a rules change does not involve appropriations, a simple majority can constitute a quorum. Imagine the FUN that Republicans can have!
If there’s a single moderate Democrat, offer him whatever he wants to switch parties. Done deal...
20 of 33 senators must be present for a vote to take place. There are 19 Republicans.
That’s a good one.
Or how about this: Screw the bill. Start laying off state workers by the thousands.
Lason has been arrested for shoplifting and disorderly conduct. He is a Milwaukee “progressive” who replaced a moderate Democrat. Not exactly a top-shelf talent - he’s about a month into his first term after serving on the Milwaukee County board of supervisors.
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