[bigbob]

Edited for length - link to the entire unabridged essay at the link.

This writer maintains that the WI constitutional requirement for a 3/5 (20 vote) superquorum has been interpreted extremely narrowly in the past, thus Republican senators do not need the presence of the Democrats to pass the most controversial parts of Wisconsin Senate Bill 11.

Thoughts? Would the R's have the guts tot take this approach?

[Mygirlsmom]

Problem is...the Assembly already passed the bill so the Senate has to pass on the identical bill or it gets shipped back to Assembly.

They stalled for 60 hours the last time......I think they will have a strategy in place to halt the process.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Mass layoff of state employees who then stop receiving a paycheck. That’s what will break the deadlock.

[sbMKE]

The vote to certify/decertify the unions involves postage and personnel costs - hence, the the fiscal aspect.

[FromLori]

GOP might not need Democrats to pass controversial legislation

I posted this a couple of weeks ago in another thread it says much the same.

[PIF]

Walker has said there are numerous options. However, he does not want to push an aspect which will be taken to court later. Although it may come to that soon.