Forward!!!
Posted on 06/15/2011 1:33:34 PM PDT by Jean S
Madison - One day after the Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered the reinstatement of collective-bargaining legislation that potentially affects thousands of public-sector employees, a coalition of unions filed suit in federal court seeking to block it.
The Wisconsin State AFL-CIO on Wednesday joined a number of other unions seeking to halt Gov. Scott Walker's controversial collective bargaining legislation.
The groups include the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 24, AFSCME Council 40, AFSCME Council 48, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC), the Wisconsin State Employees Union, The Wisconsin State AFL-CIO and the Service Emplloyees International Union – Health Care Wisconsin (SEIU).
In a statement, the groups said they filed the suit because the collective-bargaining legislation "denies hundreds of thousands of public employees their right to collectively bargain for a better life. The groups challenge the constitutionality of the state’s Budget Repair Bill which would destroy collective bargaining rights for all but a select group of public sector workers."
The suit, filed in the Western District of Wisconsin, says the legislation violates the 1st and 14th amendments "by stripping away basic rights to bargain, organize and associate for the purpose of engaging in union activity, which have been in place for the last half century."
The case was assigned to Federal Judge William M. Conley
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If WI govt employees win in federal court, all govt employees at EVERY LEVEL, state, county, city, federal, will have the ‘right’ to organize for collective bargaining. The govt treasuries will be thrown open for plunder, and no one will be able to stop it........
How did the SCOTUS rule that CA must release 46,000 prisoners, then? I am just asking an honest question, I haven’t been following the issues extremely closely.
CRUEL & UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT CLAUSE........
Forward!!!
Dear Wisconsin Taxpayers,
I thought you might be interested in some of the latest details of the goings-on here at your State Capitol.
Yesterday, Senator Grothman was targeted by one of Madison’s finest, a protester with an Air Horn. If you didn’t tune in to Vicki McKenna’s interview with Glenn this morning recapping the crazy day here yesterday with Madison’s fringe element, men dressed in pink dresses, Batman costumes, etc,
Segway Guy Arrested - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZDQ81XUjIY
Video Footage - http://maciverinstitute.com/
Since offices have been served with far-reaching Open Records Requests from the liberal Madison organization One Wisconsin Now regarding the events of February and March, I came across a sampling of some of the threatening emails we were treated to on a daily basis. In case you are interested, pasted below are actual uncensored emails from some of the protesters. BEWARE: Many of the emails below contain foul and offensive language. Again, this is just a sampling of many of the emails offices received.
Whoever said “Truth is stranger than fiction” certainly was right when speaking of Madison. Last week as I left work and was heading to my car, there was some type of a “Free the Weed” Pot Rally going on. There is another Blue-Fisted rally going on right now in the Rotunda. “Tent City.” It’s never a dull moment here.
Thank You, Outstate Wisconsin Taxpayers, for being a voice of reason and common sense as we try to get Wisconsin back on the right track, create jobs, honor parents’ rights, and pay the bills.
- j
Dear Senator Grothhman,
My wife, daughter, son and I witnessed the event as you crossed the street returning to the capital around 1:45 pm today (6.14.11)with the goof balls wearing pink dresses chasing you and the dirt bag in the hat blowing the air horn at you. That air horn was very loud and only 6 to 8 inches from your ear, my family and I hope you were not injured. I took these two pics of him immediately after the incident, these were taken even before you made it up the steps to the capital. I was unable to get his name because he was a little upset I was taking his picture. If you need anything regarding this incident in the future just let me know.
Also I would like to thank you for all your efforts as a Wisconsin Senator.
BEWARE: Many of the emails below contain foul and offensive language.
YOU ARE A SCUM SUCKING FUCKING PIG
DO EVERYONE A FAVOR AND COMMIT SUICIDE
You are a worthless piece of shit
Perry
Slob,
I want to make this perfectly clear. Because of your actions today and in the past couple of weeks I and the group of people that are working with me have decided that we’ve had enough. We feel that you and your republican dictators have to die. This is how it’s going to happen: I as well as many others know where you and your family live, it’s a matter of public records. We have all planned to assult you by arriving at your house and putting a nice little bullet in your head. However, this isn’t enough. We also have decided that this may not be enough to send the message. So we have built several bombs that we have placed in various locations around the areas in which we know that you frequent. This includes, your house, your car, the state capitol, and well I won’t tell you all of them because that’s just no fun. Since we know that you are not smart enough to figure out why this is happening to you we have decided to make it perfectly clear to you. If you and your goonies feel that it’s necessary to strip the rights of 300,000 people and ruin their lives, making them unable to feed, clothe, and provide the necessities to their families and themselves then We will “get rid of” (in which I mean kill) the 8 of you. Please understand that this does not include the heroic Senator that risked everything to go aganist what you and your goonies wanted him to do. The 8 includes the 7 senators and the dictator. We feel that it’s worth our lives becasue we would be saving the lives of 300,000 people. Please make your peace with God as soon as possible and say goodbye to your loved ones we will not wait any longer. Goodbye ASSHOLE!!!!
You’re a piece of shit. Always have been. Likely always will be. Too bad you weren’t shoved harder. You’re a nasty, evil person. Hope the Good Lord has you burn in hell when you eventually leave this earth.
jim
You are one of the most disgusting human beings on the face of the earth. I hate you so deeply it makes me physically sick. Hurry up and die already you old, immoral, bastard. Fuck you.
Republican Senators,
Now more and more people, thanks to UTube, see your gov. in his true light. You had better compromise in a fair and just manner. Or your days are numbered.
Susan
JUST A REMINDER THAT EVERYONE HERE IN NEW MEXICO CAN’T WAIT TO SEE ALL OF YOUR RACIST PRICK WISCONSIN REPFUCKBLICANS EAT SHIT WHEN THIS IS ALL SAID AND DONE. SHAME ON YOU FOR CALLING PEOPLE SLOBS WHEN IT IS ALL TOO OBVIOUS THAT YOU ARE A COCKSUCKER - AND NO ONE HAS CALLED YOU THAT ON TELEVISION “YET”. WE’RE ALL THINKING IT THOUGH.
CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU GET FUCKED BY YOUR CONSTITUENTS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
THE MIDDLE CLASS IN WISCONSIN WILL HAVE THEIR DAY!
WE CAN ALL HARDLY WAIT!!!
SEE YA FUCKHEAD!
Due to feedback from legislative offices, LTSB developed a process that will allow each legislative office to be the sole point of contact regarding threatening emails. No one but your office will have access to your email. To be clear, under the previously suggested process, DOJ was never going to access your email. LTSB would only have provided IP address information for emails that offices reported as threatening.
The New Process
By following the process below, each legislative office will be able to provide authorities with the necessary information required for an investigation. Specifically, this process will keep the email header information intact by sending the threatening email message as an attachment.
Here is how to properly forward a threatening email to the authorities:
1. Create a new email message
2. Drag the threatening email into the body of the new message. It will show up as an attachment.
3. Send the email to: Ed Bardon (DOA): ed.bardon@wisconsin.gov
As a reminder, per the Chief Clerks, each office should immediately notify local law enforcement in their district of any threatening emails received.
Please note: If the threatening email contains illegal images, you should not forward the email message at all. Instead, contact the proper authorities.
If you have recently received threatening emails, please resend them to the authorities using this process.
If you have any questions about this process, please contact LTSB Technical Support at:
267-9528
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Technical.Support@legis.wisconsin.gov
Regards,
Jeff Ylvisaker
Director
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jeff.ylvisaker@legis.wisconsin.gov
608 283 1834
From: Jim [mailto:]
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 2:05 PM
To: Sen.Lasee; Sen.Cowles; Sen.Vukmir; Sen.Darling; Sen.Leibham; Sen.Harsdorf; Sen.Kedzie; Sen.Fitzgerald; Sen.Olsen; Sen.Hopper; Sen.Ellis; Sen.Grothman; Sen.Wanggaard; Sen.Moulton; Sen.Lazich; Sen.Galloway; Sen.Kapanke
Subject: [Possible SPAM] collective bargaining rights
Importance: Low
You could possibly save yourselves some anguish and reverse your positions and kill this unacceptable bill. If I were in your shoes, I would be worried about my safety, and the safety of those around me. Remember that old saying..............................payback is a bitch.
A concerned American.
-——Original Message-——
From: terry [mailto:]
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 12:42 PM
Cc: Sen.Grothman
Subject: You are evil...
...and some day you’ll pay for it.
You’re correct. I do hate you now. Congratulations.
MAY YOU BURN IN HELL
-——Original Message-——
From: Mr jonnie [mailto:]
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 10:47 PM
To: Sen.Grothman
Subject: Union Busting
Fuck you and Fuck the rich Dictatorial GOP ASSHOLES!!!
Drop dead....you will die at the polls!
-——Original Message-——
From: Steven [mailto:]
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 10:01 PM
To: Sen.Grothman
Subject: hello
You are an asshole....and certainly a hearing impaired one.....should have spent more time at the Capitol....listening to the voters...
Oh, well.....we will give you a hearing lesson in a couple of months....
Good luck with your next job, you stupid fucker.
The federal courts are not bashful about "legislating from the bench" whether or not the issue at hand is subject to an interpretation of Constitutional principles. Over and above federal courts there are thousands upon thousands of bureaucrats, hidden away in a myriad of federal agencies (DOE, EPA, Dept of Commerce, &c. &c. ad nauseum) who spend their lifetimes grinding out regulations that have the power of law without ever being voted up or down by either federal or state legislatures. None of those are intended to make our lives more comfortable.
I hope you are right and their attempt at a lawsuit is tossed at first brush. However, I fear that an activist judge may well undertake a long and drawn out effort which will ultimately have to be heard by the USSC. The union tactic may be to play for a delay rather then an outright win.
Regards,
GtG
LOL.
Well, thats the theory......
“The leftist motto: “It’s never over until we win.””
And until we decide when and how to quit counting votes!
Yep! With a pair of ducks.
Did you know WI’s long standing motto is ‘forward’? Not in the progressive sense.
That battle isnt over yet.......
Not so much. The progs went to the supreme court about what Fl election law meant and the progs were trying to change it.
i did not know that, but i am SURE it has nothing to do with progressiveness
You cannot trust RATs to abide by any deal.
“Pardon me while I laugh so hard I cough up a lung. They’ve been doing exactly that for over 65 years.”
You’re exactly right! The Feds have usurped so much states power and authority that it seems there is no case that does not qualify as a “federal” case. Absolutely disgusting. The 10th Amendment has been relegated to the dustbin.
Congratulations! You have submitted the longest post in FR history. ;)
I’ve always felt that the bill had possible equal protection problems because it does not include public safety unions. The reason they were not included is that they are too powerful and the public is too sympathetic to them. I don’t know if this is a good enough reason to not treat them like all other public employees.
Sure they can.. it’s called the US Constitution and oh by the way after you ever heard of the commerence clause?
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