For anyone following this - Republican senator Glen Grothmann who has been a stalwart through this whole thing explained some of the thinking on Vicki McKenna’s WIBA show today.
He said that obviously the judge is wrong and this will not stop anything. The legislature has many options including following the judges ‘suggestion’ that they give 24 hour notice and re-pass the collective bargaining bill. Or they could go into session and pass the original Budget Repair Bill, as the Fleebag 14 wouldn’t dare bail out of state again.
But they don’t like the idea of having a pissant (sorry, my term) county judge tell the State Senate how to operate. So they are inclined to go the Appeals route, knowing it will take a bit of time, but that this will also show “who’s boss”, so to speak. He indicated they thought this might only take a week or so, but then the 10 day clock imposed by A-hole Sec. State. La Follette would start all over again. I think “stay tuned” is the message.
He also said the Republicans are convinced Judge Maryann Sumi granted the TRO just to “kick it upstairs” and get it out of her court. A cowardly response to the Madistan Mob.
Later today she allowed a continuance in a 2nd suit filed on behalf of Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, to stop implementation of the Collective Bargaining Bill, owing to the legal mess she created earlier. “There are a lot of ways that this can be mooted out” prior to that hearing, she said.