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Good maybe they can push through some good legislation while they are gone!

GOP might not need Democrats to pass controversial legislation

http://www.wisconsinreporter.com/gop-might-not-need-democrats-to-pass-controversial-legislation

"Good maybe they can push through some good legislation while they are gone!"

They can't. No quorum.

Hmmmm, interesting. Pass the parts that can be passed. Let the Dems squeal.

Very interesting. According to that link, while they couldn't pass any fiscal bills, they could pass a bill that prohibits public sector workers from collective bargaining.

All they would have to do, then, is simply introduce a new anti-collective bargaining bill that doesn't include the provisions on increasing public employee contributions to the pension and health plan.

Good find. Thanks for posting. I hope the governor reads it and acts accordingly.

Thanks for the link. It was an interesting article.

In the end it was acknowledged that there’s pretty much nothing that can be done. The Wisconsin constitution does have some vague language, forthwith:

Attorney Jim Troupis, who is working with the GOP on the issue of redistricting, said the Constitution states that “a smaller number (than a quorum of lawmakers in each chamber) may compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as each house may provide.”

BUT federal constitution prevents the arrest of Senators, not that the GOP would vote to arrest those horrible Dems, the thought of a pub doing such a thing makes me giggle. also, Wisconsin law is not applicable outside of the state and so they act like they’re out of the state.

Watching Walker now on live conference. Am very glad he is giving a news conference. The pubs need to get out in front of the cameras over this although the pubs and public relations....not so good.

This action by the Dems....well like the rest of you Freepers, I’ve got mixed emotions.

I’ve been wondering, as I do, news junkee that I am. These protests are being staged for public relations purposes. The Dems WANT this to be covered so that ordinary Americans across the fruited plains who carry this country on their backs can tune into the evening news and see all of this.

I really don’t know what the hell Joe Sixpack’s going to think of all this. I do like that Walker’s repeating over and over how the ordinary guy doesn’t get as much money as these pampered jokers get. I’d think that Joe Sixpack ain’t gonna feel a whole lot of sympathy for these slackers either.

BUT...the Dems, man they know how to manipulate the media, they are masters of the sound and sight byte. Lord I’ve even seen some so-called “teachers” on there going on about how they’re like the Egyptians and again, does Joe Sixpack who spends his days out chasing chickens....does he buy this?

It boggles my mind that the Dems think this is a public relations winner.

Have any of y’all been talking to those in your surround who aren’t necessarily news junkees like thou and I....the Joe Sixpack types? You got any indicator of how this is going over? Cause I don’t think the Dems got a winner here.

My daughter, who is my quasi-guideline for middle class America, doesn’t know a thing about what’s going on in Wisconsin. she DOES, I’ll throw it out there, love her daughter’s teachers and tends to defend them, she being a smart kid and all but when she hears her little girl talk about how much she loves her teachers....well hell yeah, that’s EXACTLY how they want it to come down, those masters of deceit. Daughter would tend to advocate more money for heer daughter’s teacher but you know how it is....only for MY kid’s teacher, not the rest of them.

It’s how the Dems hope middle America sees this. They use the emotion of a child’s attachement to their teacher, hell yeah, it’s why they’re so damn good at it.