Posted on 03/09/2011 7:49:04 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
With the Wisconsin Senate and the democratic process being held hostage by 14 Democrat union puppets on the run in the People’s Republic of Illinois, the hard working-tax payers of the Dairy State have begun the recall process. Local patriots have risen to the challenge posed by the irrational and unethical conduct of the Senate Democrats and have volunteered their time and effort in a truly grassroots expression of their abiding faith in representative government.
This past weekend, peaceful recall petition events came under assault from union agitators eager to flex their muscle and derail the free and democratic process. My friend and fellow Tea Party Patriot Lori White made me aware of the union intimidation that had occurred in the Burlington and Kenosha areas and she put me in touch with Dan Hunt, the leader of the “Recall Wirch” effort.
State Senator Robert Wirch (D-Pleasant Prairie) has served public sector union interests in the 22nd district since 1997 and is currently subverting the democratic process from an undisclosed location in Illinois.
Yesterday I spoke with Dan Hunt and he confirmed the stories that have been circulating about union efforts to suppress the “Recall Wirch” petition drive. According to Mr. Hunt, union agitators were already present at Veteran’s Terrace in Burlington more than an hour before the event. Union members representing teachers, firefighters and teamsters had assembled and taken up strategic positions in order to achieve maximum visibility and restrict access by blocking entrances and filling available parking areas.
The highly organized union mob waved their mass produced signs and periodically deployed at entrances to create a human barrier when vehicles dared to breech their lines, quickly melting back into the crowd after convincing the vehicle’s occupants to leave. Lacking any sense of shame and parenting skills, many of the union agitators brought their young children to help fortify their human barricades. The well trained mercenaries were careful to avoid the sort of physical violence that once accompanied the Obamacare town hall meetings.
In an e-mail forwarded to me by Lori White, a volunteer named Gerry who was manning a drive-through event in Burlington reported that he was overwhelmed by the union mob. Although they were generally well behaved, “the protesters sucked all the oxygen by strategically blocking our signs from the view of the passerby. Their very real and visible presence effectively hid the fact that we were collecting recall signatures on private property.” Gerry observed that “they were well organized and knew exactly what to do to obstruct our efforts and stay legal.” Sadly, the drive-through site was shut down before noon due to the “unionistas.”
The extent to which the enemies of free and representative government are willing to go in this battle should be a wake-up call to us all. This is no longer just a local matter, this fight has taken on national significance, or Gerry explains it “The battle has been engaged, we CANNOT lose it, or I fear we lose our State and our Country for good.” The unions and their Democrat puppets (including Mr. Obama) seem to have no compunction about denying the citizens of Wisconsin their First Amendment right “to petition the Government for a redress of grievances,” so we as people of good conscious must rise to meet this challenge.
President Ronald Reagan warned us not to take our responsibility at citizens lightly when he said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it on to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” This is the time when our faith and resolve will be tested. Will future generations be consigned to the tyranny of the state having never known the blessings of freedom and liberty that our forefathers entrusted to our care and keeping?
Wisconsin ping
Boy, you can really tell which side is willing and able to play hardball, can't you?
I usually don't try to out-guess those who have more intel and are calling the shots but in this case it sure seems like Gov. Walker and the Senate Repbulicans need to amp it up a few notches.
Must be some video.....lets get it viral...
I thought the recall (of Republicans) was being spearheaded by the Democrats. Please, someone clear this up.
I'm praying that at least in WI the media is showing this. In IL there is not all that much coverage other than the spin about how the unions are sending buses to WI to "help" their cause. I would think the citizens of WI are getting pretty fed up with these unions "sucking them dry" and in the end a Rat Sen. will be recalled.
So far it seems he's held his ground and by not countering the "thuggish" behavior of the unions he will gain support if the media in WI is showing what's going on.
The free ride mon keeps whining.
His tin cup is missing.
In the meantime, the business of the people (through their elected representatives) must be done. What is the immediate remedy for Senators willfully derelict in their duty?
Union Gangsters will be neutralized only when we fight just as hard in public. Many conservatives I know are afraid to publicly protest these thugs because an arrest for “disturbing the peace” means automatic revocation of all firearms licenses. The system is set-up to silence anti-union dissent.
Vickie MCKenna Newstalk 1130 (online) is talking about the issue of the 14 Fleebaggers being directed by the National DNC, Obama’s Organizing for America. The liberals including George Soros MoveOn.org, Howard Dean’s group, SEIU, AFL-CIO for funding the recall elections of 8 republicans - Special elections will cost each local governemnet 150,000.00 in additional expenses.
It is getting to be noted that the Unions do not want to give the money. There will be millions spent by outside groups to change wisconsin Novemeber 2010 election results.
FRs just so you know.
You can’t know what kind of wimps Walker and Fitzgerald are. They actually think the best way to handle this problem is to ask us for donations to fund the re-election campaigns targeted Repub senators. Yeah, right. Not a dime from me. I found out what I already paid for - a pair of pansies.
They can take any one of those 14 into custody the next time one of them enters the state (and they do all the time) - take him/her to the Capitol and get the quorum. Once the quorum is in place, the ‘Rat can go back to IL.
But, no, our Repub “leadership” wants to go through the recall process. Setting a precedent is too scary.
Opps Unions do not want to give up the money from the issue of mandatory deductions to voluntary payments.
Walker is not compromising to the point the media is trying to portray - read the articles read the emails and the media is distorting the message.
It is a systematic effort that smells of desperation and just plain old denial,it is unlikely that the Democrats are going to be wielding any influence within a few years.
Basically these tactics would be “acceptable”(functional in a sense)if the Democrats could consolidate power afterwards,as is the Dems are going to be pushed out anyway.
The Unions are just painting themselves in a corner as a bunch of a reactionary thugs who owe it old to the leftist regime of 2008-2010.
Vickie McKenna will have Scott Walker on in the 11:00 Hour (CST)newstalk 1130 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Please note the recalls will not be resolved till August. The dems may try to stay till as late as August.
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