Posted on 02/19/2011 9:50:23 AM PST by John Semmens
The entire contingent of Democrats in the Wisconsin State Senate has fled the state and gone into hiding somewhere within the People’s Republic of Illinois. The inspiration for the exodus of Democrats was the looming passage of legislation aimed at trimming the State’s fiscal deficit.
Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) vowed that he and his colleagues are prepared to stay away as long as it takes to defeat the “enemies of social justice. Just because they have the votes doesn’t mean they have the right to govern any way they want. The Governor and his GOP henchmen are trying to undo policies that have prevailed in the State of Wisconsin for more than 50 years.”
The fact that Wisconsin voters gave Republicans a majority in both houses as well as the governorship was dismissed as irrelevant by Erpenbach. “You know, German voters elected Hitler,” Erpenbach said. “So, we can’t just use election results as a guide to what is right.” Many of those demonstrating in the streets of the State Capital and carrying placards depicting Governor Scott Walker (R) as Hitler would appear to agree with Erpenbach’s assessment.
Democrats consider Republican efforts to block public employee wage increases that exceed the rate of inflation, require state employees to pay half the cost of their own pensions and nearly 13% of the cost of their own health care insurance in order to try to reduce a $3.6 billion budget deficit to be “unfair.” “Even if this is what voters want, it isn’t what we want,” said Mary Bell, president of the teachers’ union. “Forcing us to take less than we want is oppression of the worst sort.”
Teachers who have illegally called-in sick in order to join the street protests constitute a substantial share of the mob demonstrating against the proposed policy changes. This has forced a widespread cancellation of classes throughout the public school system.
President Barack Obama has weighed-in on the side of the protesting state employees. “We can’t really blame them for resorting to illegal tactics to combat this unprecedented attack on their rights,” he said. The President’s Organizing for America is aiding the protest by providing phone banks to recruit demonstrators and buses to haul them to the rallies.
US House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) professed herself “inspired by the brave Democrats in Wisconsin” and hoped that “I’d have the courage to lead a similar rebellion against an out of control GOP at the national level. But we couldn’t just go to another state like they did. We’d have to go to Cuba or Venezuela—somewhere where progressive values are appreciated.”
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http://azconserv1.wordpress.com/2011/02/19/wisconsin-democrats-go-into-hiding/
Reduce their pay on a pro rata basis for each day legislature meets.
After 5 days they should be fined individually $1000 a day for each day they are absent up to 5 days then fine is doubled for another 5 days etc.
When their annual salary is fully encumbered, they are FIRED!!!
Another election can be held for their seat; AND they are NOT ALLOWED TO RUN for THIS ELECTION.
I smell a recall movement big time!
Getting a bit difficult to separate the truth from the satire, though...
Excellent, John!
I should move to Texas. We are held hostage by Democrats here in Pennsylvania.
Good job again, John. Thanks again for the ping. :)
Arrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhh !
BTTT !.....:o)
Reading their little minds again, eh John?
Thank You, John for the *ping*. Enjoyed the comments.
There’s scorpions here. Trust me, you are better off not coming down. Just the other day this bug the size of my fist flew into my car. In February! Plus there’s hurricanes and flash floods, the list goes on.
“The fact that Wisconsin voters gave Republicans a majority in both houses as well as the governorship was dismissed as irrelevant by Erpenbach. ‘You know, German voters elected Hitler,’ Erpenbach said. ‘So, we can’t just use election results as a guide to what is right.’
ROFLMAO! That’s one of your very best, EVER! Erpenbach WOULD actually SAY something like that, LOL!
I know this is satire, but did that idiot really say that? The dims tried running away in Texas in 2003, and they have been the minority ever since.
Another great one John. The fact that many of the demonstrators think their “rights” are being taken away speaks volumes. I think they really believe that once the state legislature grants them enormous bennies, it’s their constitutional rights, and no one can take them away. As if the state legislators had confiscated every house in Wisconsin and awarded them to the teachers, no one could take them away because the state government flunkies who they helped elect had given them the houses. Entitlement mentality.
Love it!
Two words Walker should say, and probably is right in not saying...
I WON!
lol
“The People’s Republic of Illinois” LOL!
“I should move to Texas. We are held hostage by Democrats here in Pennsylvania.”
I live in Connecticut. I believe this state is completely hopeless.
It is often hard to distinguish John's news from his satire. I checked, and that seems to be news.
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