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Senate passes resolution finding Dems in contempt, authorizes they be taken into custody
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| 3-3-11
| Greg Bump
Posted on 03/03/2011 10:57:49 AM PST by bigbob
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A follow-up post adds:
"Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said today that the resolution calling for the arrest of the 14 absent Senate Democrats will hopefully bring them back to the floor.
"I'm hopeful by 4 o'clock a Democrat senator or all 14 Democrat senators will be in the chamber and we'll be allowed to move forward," Fitzgerald said."
We shall see....
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posted on
03/03/2011 10:57:53 AM PST
by
bigbob
To: bigbob
Contempt. Is there is a statutory penalty for that? Will the Fleedom Fighters be going to Jail?
“Fleedom isn’t free. It’ll cost you 0 to 5.”
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posted on
03/03/2011 11:06:01 AM PST
by
agere_contra
(Whenever a Liberal admits to something: he is covering up something far worse)
To: bigbob
And upon arrest, I hope their civil rights are fully violated.
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posted on
03/03/2011 11:06:55 AM PST
by
Niteranger68
(Jared Lee Loughner - Disciple of Michael Moore)
To: bigbob
To: bigbob
Why not just cut off their pay and benefits.
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posted on
03/03/2011 11:09:45 AM PST
by
Carley
(WISCONSIN STREET NO DIFFERENT THAN THE ARAB STREET. UGLY AND VIOLENT)
To: Niteranger68
Lots of folks are hoping Dog the Bounty Hunter will be engaged, in which case there may be violations before they’re even arrested ;-)
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posted on
03/03/2011 11:12:41 AM PST
by
bigbob
To: Carley
Why not just cut off their pay and benefits.It would be more beneficial to hold their earnings, for however long their term is, in escrow to defray costs incurred.
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posted on
03/03/2011 11:13:33 AM PST
by
Wizdum
(Wisdom is what you gain when things go wrong.)
To: bigbob
We shall see....
Walker and the GOP seem unable or unwilling to enforce law and order inside the WI capital. Yes, we shall see how this “threat” pans out.
To: bigbob
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posted on
03/03/2011 11:16:02 AM PST
by
FrankR
(The Evil Are Powerless If The Good Are Unafraid! - R. Reagan)
To: bigbob
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posted on
03/03/2011 11:16:36 AM PST
by
USS Alaska
(Nuke the terrorist savages, in honor of Standing Wolf.)
To: bigbob
Dog isn’t in a union, so it might actually get done on time and under budget.
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posted on
03/03/2011 11:18:20 AM PST
by
WOBBLY BOB
( "I don't want the majority if we don't stand for something"- Jim Demint)
To: bigbob
To: bigbob
Perhaps this was the deal worked out to bring them back. The Dems needed some cover and by forcing them through threat of arrest, they will return. Maybe the Rep. Senate leader got them to agree to this so the Dems could save face.
My two cents. If they come back in chains protesting, then I think I am right.
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posted on
03/03/2011 11:24:02 AM PST
by
glm
To: bigbob
At 4:01 PM Central time TODAY, declare the 14 seats VACANT.
At 6 PM TODAY, appoint 14 REPUBOLICAN replacements for the remainder of the terms of the 14 missing.
At 7 PM TONIGHT, swear in the replacements.
At 7 PM tonight, clear the Capitol Building of all the intruders. Arrest those who balk. Charge them & FINE them serious money- at least $5000 each. That MIGHT help to pay for the cleaning costs of their encampment there.
Friday, convene the Wisconsin State Senate at 9 AM & continue to conduct business.
Convene the Senate outside the Capitol building if necessary.
Get Wisconsin back on track doing the business of the state.
Declare all 14 Senators who fled NOT ELIGIBLE for state office EVER in the future.
They abrogated their duties & did so deliberately, along with colluding with the Madison Mayor to get a 10 day delay in printing the bill so he could sign NEW UNION contracts.
There has to be a law somewhere on the books that covers such atrocious behavior. Punishment must be swift & final.
To: glm
That is an interesting idea.
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posted on
03/03/2011 11:26:25 AM PST
by
agere_contra
(Whenever a Liberal admits to something: he is covering up something far worse)
To: Carley
Why not just cut off their pay and benefits. Already been done. they're living off mommy and daddy.
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posted on
03/03/2011 11:27:23 AM PST
by
grobdriver
(Proud Member, Party Of No! No Socialism - No Fascism - Nobama - No Way!)
To: tennmountainman
Agreed. Even the staunchest supporters have begun to lose faith in the Republicans who seem to have forgotten "who won". Here's the pertinent section of the Resolution - giving the Fleebager Fourteen until Four PM to show up and avoid being found in contempt: Resolved, That Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Taylor, Vinehout, and Wirch are hereby ordered to appear at the senate chambers on or before 4:00 p.m. today, March 3, 2011, and to remain in the senate chambers until the senate is duly called to order and for such additional time as necessary to be counted as part of the quorum of that senate session; and, be it further Resolved, That if any of the named senators fails to appear in the senate chambers on or before the prescribed time, then that member shall be held guilty of contempt and disorderly behavior by the senate, and the majority leader shall immediately issue an order to the sergeant at arms that he take any and all necessary steps, with or without force, and with or without the assistance of law enforcement officers, by warrant or other legal process, as he may deem necessary in order to bring that senator to the senate chambers so that the senate may convene with a quorum of no less than 20 senators; So - The next dramatic production begins at 4 PM
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posted on
03/03/2011 11:28:07 AM PST
by
bigbob
To: bigbob
If they were citizen legislators with real jobs/businesses who served part time for a few years they could not afford to play these games. Being a representative should not be a lifetime career I think. They are out of touch.
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posted on
03/03/2011 11:28:11 AM PST
by
Anima Mundi
(If you try to fail and you succeed , what have you just done?)
To: baddog 219
Sniff....reminds me of the old joke I like, but not too many 'get it':
What was Elvis' last word?
"Corn?"
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posted on
03/03/2011 11:30:27 AM PST
by
ErnBatavia
(It's not the Obama Administration....it's the "Obama Regime".)
To: grobdriver
I bet my now Jon Erpenbach’s mommy and daddy are about ready to call the bounty hunter themselves
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posted on
03/03/2011 11:31:59 AM PST
by
bigbob
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