Posted on 02/20/2011 3:11:00 PM PST by EBH
MADISON, Wis. Wisconsin's senate majority leader says the chamber will convene to pass non-spending bills and act on appointments Tuesday even if minority Democrats remain out of state.
Republican Sen. Scott Fitzgerald told The Associated Press on Sunday that he would be reviewing which bills and appointees to schedule for action. He says senators can't wait around "twiddling their thumbs" until the Democrats return.
Fourteen Democrats fled to Illinois last week to delay action on a budget bill that would effectively eliminate collective bargaining rights for most public employees. Republicans need 20 of 33 members to have a quorum to pass any spending bill but only a simple majority of 17 for other items.
Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller says Democrats will not return until Gov. Scott Walker is ready to compromise on his labor proposal.
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Any state dumb enough to allow a minority to control the schedule by willful absence to manipulate a quorum rule is a state that worships the status quo.
It hasn’t been burned down yet? Color me amazed.
Aww, that's mean!
Do fight dogs count as pets?
will they be able to keep the union thugs out of the chambers??
Nice!
Nice!
Nice!
They should pass ALL that they can in the absence; and pass the most conervative overreaching legislation they legally CAN, they SHOULD DO without the Democrats, no socialists, no sexual pervert supporters, no progressives opposing them!~
J.S.
Plus any other bill that the Rats and RINOs oppose. They have a constitutional quorum and can pass ANY non-budget bill with only 11 votes.
Is abolishing unions in the state an economic/spending bill??
Just wondering.
Cull out the collective bargaining portion of the current budget bill and vote on it as a stand-alone non-budget bill.
YUP: As was asserted by “MoeLane” @ Redstate!
J.S.
If they start drug-testing politicians, they will never have a quorum.
Where is the bill to abolish state recognition of unions?
In all seriousness, this is a SMART idea and I would think you need to contact someone and suggest it!!!!
I am so sorry for your loss mware.
Count me in on the spear fishing. Make weirs legal too for non-Indians
Put into law. whenever a President Visit Wisconsin he must submit a Legal Birth certificate, A Statement from Doctor or Nurse present at the time of birth,
any and all alias names,
any and all social numbers used,
all school records, including elementary, secondary, college, graduate (legal transcripts in sealed envelopes from college)
finanacial aid transcripts from college
all passports used in lifetime,
statement of earnings - including book royalities and advances
Air Force One is not allowed to land within the State of Wisconsin - because of global warming - the president must use one presidentail vehicle, that gets 40 mpg.
anyone else have any ideas for a law regarding presidential visits
(The people of Wisconsin throught the republican House very well could eliminate the presidency of Bary Soetoro AKA Barack Huseein Obama, AKA Barack Obama II Mohammed Soetororack
Third time's a charm - they'll begin debating something that really gets the dems fired up, and they'll come back to debate it, or they'll come back right after it's passed.
I'll give the dems 2 weeks max.
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