Posted on 02/20/2011 9:19:31 AM PST by Libloather
Wis. Democrat says return to Capitol unlikely
Associated Press - February 20, 2011 11:45 AM ET
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin senator says he does not believe Senate Democrats will return to work unless Gov. Scott Walker shows a willingness to negotiate on his plan to effectively eliminate union rights for most public employees.
Sen. Jon Erpenbach of Middleton said Sunday he remains at a Chicago hotel. He says Senate Democrats scattered outside of Wisconsin had a conference call Saturday night and remain united in their tactic to try to slow down the bill.
**SNIP**
He says unions agreed to make concessions on health care and pension benefits and now it's time for Walker to back off his plan to take away their ability to collectively bargain for benefits and working conditions.
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Can't. Anything involving how the government disburses funding (which school vouchers would) needs a 60% quorum.
Right to work, voter ID, etc only need 50% quorum.
Let's suppose you are right, for a minute. Could they eliminate whole departments dear to the Dems? The eliminated departments would be budgeted, but there'd be no employees. That oughta bring them back in a rush!
The rule of 60% quorum for fiscal bills comes from the state constitution.
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I would Like to know where these Jerks were when in Washington all we Heard was we have to Pass TARP Now we cant wait the Country will Collapse , Then It was the stimulus had to be Passed Crisis you Know ,then it was Obamacare,dont read it Have to pass it Just pass it we will fix it later, pass it to find ouy whats in it! Now we have to slow down, Talk ,have a Conversation,Negotiate,whats the Hurry,republicans are trying to shove this down our throats,What a Bunch Of Frauds
So-called “democrats” love democracy, but only when they are in the majority.
Got it.
Ok, that wasn’t clear from a prior post.
Bump.
They might want to vote on requiring elected legislators to spend at least 80% of the session in attendance or forfeit their pay. Missing half the term should forfeit a seat. With fewer elected officials, the number required for a quorum should fall as well. When that happens, take the vote on the Governor’s plan.
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