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Missing Wisconsin Dem speaks: We're MIA until GOP drops assault on workers rights (Impeach 'em!)
washington post ^ | 2/17/2011 | Greg Sargent

Posted on 02/17/2011 2:54:47 PM PST by tobyhill

just got off the phone with Wisconsin State Senator Chris Larson, one of the Democrats who has left the capitol in order to stall the GOP's plan to rolll back the bargaining rights of public employees. Speaking to me by cell phone from an undisclosed location, Larson said he and his fellow Democrats would not return until the GOP takes its assault on organizing rights "off the table."

"Each of us is in a secure location," he told me, confirming that they were not all together but were monitoring events on the Web and on Twitter. Larson refused to say whether he and his fellow Dems had left the state, as some have speculated.

(Excerpt) Read more at voices.washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: broke; chickends; clocktower; cowards; democrats; illinois; iowa; ofa; strike; union; unions; walker; wi; wisconsin; wisconsinshowdown
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1 posted on 02/17/2011 2:54:51 PM PST by tobyhill
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To: tobyhill

Do your jobs or tender your resignations.


2 posted on 02/17/2011 2:56:13 PM PST by bigbob (-)
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To: tobyhill

Do they have to be there for a vote to be taken?


3 posted on 02/17/2011 2:56:53 PM PST by TexasPatriot1 (I am unique, Just like everybody else.)
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To: tobyhill

See the very-related previous post:

States heading for credit downgrades:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2675459/posts


4 posted on 02/17/2011 2:57:07 PM PST by gregd0180
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To: tobyhill

Demonrats have shut down Wisconsin’s government.

Take that, evil, greedy, public taxes, sucking pigs!!!!


5 posted on 02/17/2011 2:57:17 PM PST by TruthConquers ( Delendae sunt publicae scholae)
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To: tobyhill

This is gonna be good!

6 posted on 02/17/2011 2:57:17 PM PST by PhilosopherStone1000 (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2649877/posts)
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To: tobyhill
Well, then it seems no budget can be passed and the entire government will have to shut down.

Champagne anyone?

ML/NJ

7 posted on 02/17/2011 2:57:58 PM PST by ml/nj
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To: TexasPatriot1

they need 20 - there are 19 republicans, they need one democrat to make a quorum so they can vote


8 posted on 02/17/2011 2:58:51 PM PST by Jolla
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To: tobyhill

When the term “workers” is used I always think communist Russia......

and that is in line with the thinking of the Demorats......


9 posted on 02/17/2011 2:59:03 PM PST by Kimmers (Tell a lie often enough it becomes political........)
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To: TexasPatriot1

I heard on Fox one of them has to be present.


10 posted on 02/17/2011 2:59:10 PM PST by GnuHere
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To: TexasPatriot1

Yes, apparently, they need 20 people.
There are only 19 Repubs.

And the Sgt at Arms is not allowed to get them, if they are out of state lines, which they are at present.


11 posted on 02/17/2011 2:59:13 PM PST by TruthConquers ( Delendae sunt publicae scholae)
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To: tobyhill

Sounds like a violation of their oath of office and grounds for removal to me.


12 posted on 02/17/2011 2:59:29 PM PST by william clark (Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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To: TruthConquers

please, no celebrations. think of the children...the starving children not getting free school lunches.


13 posted on 02/17/2011 2:59:55 PM PST by WOBBLY BOB ( "I don't want the majority if we don't stand for something"- Jim Demint)
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To: TruthConquers

they are so dopey and childish.

Now they close Govt which in turn the workers cannot get paid or do their job.

Frigging idiots and why is obama’s website helping them


14 posted on 02/17/2011 3:00:16 PM PST by manc (Shame on all who voted for the repeal of DADT, who supported it or never tried to stop it. Traitors)
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To: tobyhill

The comments on that blog are downright depressing.

“Downtrodden workers”? Idiots.


15 posted on 02/17/2011 3:01:07 PM PST by Carling (Obama: Inexperienced and incompetent, yet ego maniacal. God help us all.)
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To: tobyhill

The GOP should start writing tougher bills.

The newsmedia is so disgusting along with TV - ALL of it.


16 posted on 02/17/2011 3:01:58 PM PST by Frantzie (HD TV - Total Brain-washing now in High Def. 3-D Coming soon)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

LOL

I’m busy cheering that these greedy people can be revealed to who they really are.

Unproductive leeches, sucking down working Americans hard earned money, to support their unaccountable unAmerican gulag called schools.


17 posted on 02/17/2011 3:02:21 PM PST by TruthConquers ( Delendae sunt publicae scholae)
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To: tobyhill

They are at a “secure location”.... seems to sound like they are in danger or feel they are the victims here.... go figure.


18 posted on 02/17/2011 3:02:36 PM PST by NEMDF
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To: tobyhill

YOU HAVE TO SHOW UP SOMETIME!

Let the games begin!


19 posted on 02/17/2011 3:02:43 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (They don't need to do another 911. They have BHO.)
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To: tobyhill

GOVERNMENT UNIONS WILL SEE AMERICA DEAD ON THE FLOOR BEFORE THEY GIVE UP THEIR FAT GOVERNMENT SALARIES AND LOTTERY STYLE TAX PAID GOVERNMENT PENSIONS

Private sector

The private sector is being robbed and gang raped by those in government

20 posted on 02/17/2011 3:02:54 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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