Posted on 03/09/2011 5:23:27 PM PST by Nachum
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate voted Wednesday night to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from public workers after discovering a way to bypass the chamber's missing Democrats.
All 14 Senate Democrats fled to Illinois nearly three weeks ago, preventing the chamber from having enough members present to consider Gov. Scott Walker's so-called "budget repair bill" - a proposal introduced to plug a $137 million budget shortfall.
The Senate requires a quorum to take up any measures that spend money. But Republicans on Wednesday split from the legislation the proposal to curtail union rights, which spends no money, and a special conference committee of state lawmakers approved the bill a short time later.
The lone Democrat present on the conference committee, Rep. Tony Barca, shouted that the surprise meeting was a violation of the state's open meetings law but Republicans voted over his objections. The Senate then convened within minutes and passed it without discussion or debate.
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Great! Now let Walker sign it and let the legal action begin! The current union members will be retired by the time it’s worked out.
Good job. Finally republicans actually back up their talk and do what is right. The unions do not have any interest in sacrificing like everyone else. More like everyone needs to sacrifice so unions keep their cushy pensions and benefits. Wrong answer!
Yes yes and yes.
There, fixed it.
The 24 hour notice is void because Democrat members were in hiding, making them out of touch.
The liberals’ heads are already starting to explode!
“Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate voted Wednesday night to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from public workers after discovering a way to bypass the chamber’s missing Democrats.”
What’s wrong with that? Cool.
Just this morning we were hearing about emails pointing to some compromise and Walker was a sellout.
Walker has been solid as a rock throughout this; let’s hope and pray that he can stay with it and continue to fight the good fight.
Wonder when their long marches to Madison will begin and what is the budget and quantity for NG ordnance?
Not a victory - merely the beginning of a legal battle...
"Wis. GOP acts to restore fiscal sanity to state budget."
...and the DEMOCRATS were not even there, to stand up and be counted.
Tells you what they think of the labor movement.
B. Hussain Obama:
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