Posted on 02/20/2011 10:18:44 AM PST by SJackson
It's been said that state Democrats and labor unions are trying to reverse the results of the November 2010 elections.
Actually, it's the outcome of a handful of 2008 races that political liberals and conservatives are now working to undo.
Several sources confirmed that Wisconsin Democrats and labor leaders are plotting recall elections for several Republican senators as soon as lawmakers push through Gov. Scott Walker's budget plan to curb collective bargaining rights and require public employees to chip in part of their salary toward their health care and pension costs.
"Those are options people are looking at," said Marty Beil, director of the largest state employees union.
Even more emphatic was Rich Abelson, executive director of AFSCME Council 48, which represents county and city employees in the Milwaukee area.
"This is not a Plan B," Abelson said Friday night. "This is going forward irrespective of how the vote turns out. Oh, yeah, we are going to make a full-court press."
On the other hand, the Citizens for Responsible Government Network has announced that it is advising groups interested in ousting two Senate Democrats who joined their colleagues in fleeing Wisconsin to prevent a vote on Walker's proposed budget repair plan.
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Why don't we have the 2010 election all over again?
Then, we'd see how many Democrats were left among the ruins...
State law prohibits anyone from recalling elected officials until they have held office for at least a year. That means, despite all the talk among Madison protesters, Walker cannot be the subject of a recall election for nearly another year. The same holds true for all the members of the state Assembly and half of the state senators.One prominent Democrat told No Quarter that national labor leaders are deeply involved in planning the recall elections against Senate Republicans - even though national and local labor officials disputed this.
Typical JS reporting. Think there might be a Senate Dem or two in office for a year?
BTW, it’s my understanding that recall efforts are beginning against dem senatore in Eagle River and Kenosha.
Recalls are typically bad option. Liberals have typically more time (conservatives have to work and care for family) so they would be happy to have elections every month.
Yep.....Marty the Socialist doesn’t look like the brightest bulb in the commie lamp anyway.
http://www.wseu-24.org/Personnel/personnel%20photos/office%20staff/marty.jpg
Old hippy gone to seed. Wonder if he drives a Chevy Van?
Michelle is calling him about his diet as we speak.
Targeting? Isn’t that dangerous hate speech?
Wisconsin Tea Party organizations should take the opportunity to focus that anger in the upcoming April 5 2011 judicial elections. Tea Party organizations and Republicans (have little hope in the latter) should spend the next 6 weeks highlighting the judges that are backed by the education establishment.
The Republicans are there ready to work. Where are the Democrats? This is one of the Lefts tricks. Use what is right and good and apply it to themselves. They do this all the time. It’s designed to stop anyone that does not agree with them.
Just ignore them and continue the good fight.
History repeats itself: The Gang of 14 in the US Senate morphs into The Gang of 14 in the WI Senate.
Won’t be long before the make up days will cut into teachers vacations.
Forget 2010...I’d pay $$$ for a 2008 do-over. (not much, times got tough and the cars aren’t sellin’)
Since when has the law meant anything to liberals. Ask the guy in Alaska.
Just for conservatives of course....:o)
Yep...cheetos cheater !
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