Posted on 03/02/2011 3:55:29 PM PST by Qbert
The Wisconsin Democratic Party has decided to throw its weight behind a nascent grassroots drive to recall a number of GOP state senators, a move that will considerably increase the pressure on them to break with Governor Scott Walker, the Dem party chair confirms to me.
"The proposals and the policies that Republicans are pushing right now are not what they campaigned on, and they're extreme," the party chair, Mike Tate, said in an interview. "Something needs to be done about it now. We're happy to stand with citizens who are filling papers to recall these senators."
Previously, Wisconsin Dems had not publicly supported talk about recalling GOP Senators, in hopes of privately reaching a negotiated solution to the crisis. The Wisconsin Democratic Party's decision to support the recall drives represents a significant ratcheting up of hostilities and in essence signals that all bets are off.
Eight Republican Senators are eligible to be recalled right now, and various groups around Wisconsin are beginning to file papers to make it happen. Tate told me that the party would throw its organization behind such efforts
"We're an aggressive, on-the-ground group and we're going to be looking to aid these citizens in any way we can," he said.
Tate said he couldn't say whether such a recall drive would result in GOP Senators breaking with Walker, given their solidarity so far, but he vowed that a number of them would pay the price by losing their own jobs.
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Especially since there are 14 of them on the OTHER side that don’t feel the need to uphold the duty for which they were sworn.
Methinks these fools protesting the Senators actually believe that the country is siding with them. Uh...no.
The funny part of this is the Dems and Union thugs are ultimately fighting over chairs on the Titanic.
No doubt the DNC and OFA will be financing their nefarious activities.
The ususal bully and thug party. This should make 2012 very special.
Pray for America
The Dems are doing all they can to nullify the results of an official election, all to protect their Ponzi scheme of taxpayer-funded donations via public unions.
The Wisconsin GOP needs to narrow the issue to that point and let the taxpayers know exactly where their tax dollars are going, and what they are unknowingly supporting.
So they want to recall those who are actually DOING their job? What a screwed up state.
Union thuge can’t pass recall petitions unless they are registered voters in the district.
Interesting. It’s a liberal state, but I suspect that if they really try this, it will backfire on them.
Overthrowing a state government while in exile? Well, it worked for Lenin and the Ayatollah Khomeini.
I would assume they need a legal basis for recalling the GOP Senators? What would that basis be?
Looks like the Fleebaggers are just going to stay out and see how recall elections go. There appears no way to compel them back as of now.
It is time to gear up, start running ads and protect our incumbents Wisconsin Senate Republicans - they are going to need it as some barely won their elections. Strikes me that the left has gotten organized here much more than the right has.
Walker needs to stay strong and continue his calm, reasoned approach. If we win this fight, it may mark the beginning of the end of public sector unions - and since private sector unions are fading away, we just might be able to finish off the corrupt Democratic Party/Union partnership.
I think many conservatives underestimate how difficult this will be. Weeks ago people seemed so sure the public would support Walker, yet the polls are mixed at best. He is going to need all the help we can give him - and the recall attempts of our Wisconsin Senate Republicans will require we will pitch in what money we can to help. This fight is bigger than most realize.
Why no mention of the drive to recall Rat Senators?
“The Wisconsin GOP needs to narrow the issue to that point and let the taxpayers know exactly where their tax dollars are going, and what they are unknowingly supporting.”
Agree. And emphasize the fact that taxpayers have no real say in bargaining between unions and liberal politicians.
Even if they did a two-year hold under a compromise agreement- the unions will be right back in the driver’s seat, bankrupting the state as they obtain more and more benefits for their members.
They're mean-spirited and hateful Republicans will be enough for a liberal judge, eh?
The GOP can just change the recall law and if the Rats want to challenge the change then they have to come back to do it.
Time to dig RAT dirt and expose them.
the sad thing is, this is was the GOP should have been doing all this time--since the 14 have been AWOL... working to recall those 14... but no...instead it's the Dems who are doing it...
“Two can play this game”
True, but Republicans picked everything that wasn’t nailed to the floor last year.
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