Posted on 02/21/2011 7:46:40 PM PST by Libloather
Wisconsin senators living day-to-day south of border
Escape to Illinois to avoid vote on budget leaves lawmakers short on essentials
By Dawn Rhodes, Hailey Branson-Potts and Erin Meyer, Tribune reporters
8:05 p.m. CST, February 21, 2011
**SNIP**
Neither the Illinois nor the Wisconsin constitutions allow for the arrest of a member of the state legislature during the session unless the lawmaker is being charged with a felony, treason or a breach of the peace.
"Gov. Walker has said in the last few days that he has no intention to order police to arrest lawmakers," said his press secretary, Cullen Werwie.
Mordecai Lee, a professor of government affairs at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee and former Democratic state senator, said that on several occasions during his Senate career, the sergeant-at-arms came to his office to tell him it was time to vote, escorting him to the floor.
In a "Call of the House," the sergeant-at-arms locks the doors to the Senate chambers with the lawmakers inside while searching the Capitol to make a quorum, Lee said.
Lee said Wisconsin police have no power to take the lawmakers into custody as long as they remain out of the state.
Even so, the senators remain mum on their exact locations in Illinois.
"There's no point in issuing a press release about where I am," said Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison. "I'm not necessarily in one place."
Sen. Jim Holperin, D-Eagle River, said they don't want protesters showing up at their doors.
"We are at work and we do need to have the ability to do that without distraction," he said.
While in their self-imposed exile, the lawmakers are trying to stay connected to home.
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Well, half serious, half humorous. Since Leftists act like children then tell the children they can’t do something, such as barring entry back into the state or the capitol complex, and they’ll go ahead and do it out of spite.
“RATS On The Run” parody song!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlfPCElWYys
and a test for sexually transmitted diseases...and bedbugs.
LOL! What a maroon! They're Democrats! They don't even know what work is let along being out of town and PRETENDING to be "at work"!
It’s a felony to misuse public funds. Arrest them. Try them. When convicted, put them in prison.
F them, F their families, F their pets even.
bttt
Yup. Pick up your check in the well of the Senate at 11:00 Since there has already been plenty of time for debate, vote the Bill at 11:01.
b t t t
Why Unions exist...
DOE: Two-Thirds of WI 8th Graders Can’t Read Proficiently...
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/two-thirds-wisconsin-public-school-8th-g
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