Posted on 02/18/2011 2:47:36 PM PST by Nachum
Wisconsin Constitution
Page 48
The Democratic Legislators have vacated their posts and moved to another state, there is no question that the governor is well within his rights to call an election. God speed Wisconsin!
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Um, I doubt that Scott will go there.
The Dems really booted it. To run away on the first little thing that didn’t appeal to them is causing them to be a laughingstock. There is much worse to come - what are they going to do - seek asylum in Canada?
They will come back sheepishly. They will learn, eventually, to take it. Just like the Repubs had to “take it” for years.
I think he should try it anyway. If he must, go to court and the election commission to show reasonable cause. See if the legislators show up to avoid court. See if they take any illegal donations to defend their seats.
The Rats would do it in a heart beat. Time to play it their way.
The “run to avoid a quorum” trick works if you can leave one person behind to force a roll call to check if a quorum is there. But what happens if the Republicans just don’t call a roll and assume that there are 20 Senators there and start voting on those things requiring a 3/5 quorum? Can they just deem there to be a quorum unless someone demands an actual roll call... but if there were a Dem there to do it they would have the 20 they need? What legal options do the Dems have if the Republicans just start voting things in 19-0 and “assume” that the Dem (there had to have been one somewhere) just abstained?
Do it!
Do It!!
DO IT!!!!!
About the only way they could pull off “intolerable pressure” on one of those legislators would be a very backdoor means, using one of the more disreputable tricks involved with the drug war, asset forfeiture.
Simple put, since legislators cannot be arrested on State charges, or obliged to attend State court in civil actions, they have limited immunity.
However, because of drug war rules, property can be “arrested”, even if its owner is not charged with a crime. Any home, property, or vehicle of these legislators could be seized if so much as a minuscule amount of drugs were found in or on them—or are alleged to be by an anonymous informant.
Of course, if the legislator returns home promptly, it can all be cleared up quickly. But until then, their expensive sports car, for example, will be held in a police impound lot. Or if they live alone, their home can be secured by the police as a potential crime scene.
Once local or State police had done this, of course, they would have to contact the federal authorities, but that could take days or weeks.
That’s been my question. The dems are traveling on SOMEONE’S dime. If it’s on the taxpayers they are going to get slaughtered next election. My guess is the unions are paying, but that doesn’t look so good for the dems either.
[governor is well within his rights to call an election]
...at the same time run a full page ad in the paper needing teachers IMMEDIATELY.
I am sure to hear the weepy cry of baby democraps all the way down in South Texas if he does this. I want to see it happen, and to see the losers kicked out if they don’t want to be there.
Rum in the glass!
Darn. Trying to find the magnum size bottle of rum. Is it almost party time?
Each Rep and Senator has a place to sit in their respective chamber, that place is called a seat. The seat is vacated when you refuse to sit in it during session. One can argue a bunch of BS, but that’s what it means to vacate one’s seat. Let the courts decide what a vacated seat means. The American people know. My employees know what a happens when they vacate their seat.
I like mine with butter, please.
Here’s another solution: have one Republican officially change parties.
“The “run to avoid a quorum” trick works if you can leave one person behind to force a roll call to check if a quorum is there. But what happens if the Republicans just don’t call a roll and assume that there are 20 Senators there...”
I LOVE IT. I can see it happening (in a loud, deep voice): “...and not hearing any objection, I DECLARE a quorum to be present.”
LOL
Brilliant, Genius, Simple..... I love it.
The seats aren't vacant.
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