Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald said he decided to adjourn the Assembly this evening because Gov. Scott Walker called minutes before lawmakers took the floor to tell him to get his caucus members and staff out of the building because their safety could no longer be assured.
Fitzgerald told WisPolitics exclusively about the guv's call after the Assembly ended a tense, 30-minute floor session. As the Republicans made moves to pass the controversial budget repair bill without Dem participation, a throng of thousands of protesters outside the chamber grew louder and louder.
There have been reports of threats against lawmakers throughout the week, and Fitzgerald was escorted out of the building by sheriff deputies.
Is your state next, or even the federal government? These tough budget cuts are just beginning. Will everyday Americans be called upon to defend their own statehouses from socialist/union riffraff? Will sane union members break away from their overlords and stand with the problem-solvers? Stay tuned...
UPDATE: Here's a live video stream from CBS:
Live video by Ustream
H/T: the eeeevil Beckmeister.
I edited the post time on this so Matt's wonderful story would stay at the top. :)
ReplyDeleteWhoa. I've been watching the goings on in Wisconsin with keen interest. I really, really hope they don't cave to the thugs. And I really, really hope that good people don't have to be killed before the rank and file see the lunacy for what it is.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe the a$$hat dem state legislators are hiding out.
ReplyDeleteThere must be something in their state constitution to deal with this? Also, in a fiscal emergency can't the governor declare a state of emergency and thus dissolve bargaining rights?
Um...those threats of violence are a FELONY.
ReplyDeleteWHERE ARE THE GODDAMN HANDCUFFS?
Erbo, no kidding! I wondered that too. I haven't heard of any arrests, and I'm not holding my breath.
ReplyDeleteWell, it's good to know that our wonderful presidents own political organization is helping to organze these union thug activities.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking out for constitutional government incites violence according to the left. But the left threatening violence is protected free speech.
ReplyDeleteI can't help but think that this is the last gasp of the far left. Some on the left are calling for an Egyptian-style revolt in the U.S. I don't think they have a clue as to the opposition they would face.
Probably not, they're pretty clueless about everything else.
ReplyDeleteIs Obama a Keynesian?
(I love the lady that says 'kinEEshan', lol!)
Where do these people come from who think obstinate mob "protest" is a form of "democracy?" Do they not grasp legislative procedures and electoral processes? The Revolution here was fought, and Constitution written, to avoid such spectacles.
ReplyDeleteUnions in the public sector almost universally are prohibited from "striking" ... in the terms of their "contracts" and often in legal terms. So what is this massive "sick-out?" Who will enforce the law ... you know, in the mode of a "Republic?"
This is a crock of sh*t, pardon my rudeness, and the media is making it popular.
I expect something similar here in Michigan soon, as the political dolts (union leadership, not so much membership ... and Democratic shills) realize how effectively it gets attention. The big hurrah will be state income tax on pensions (removal of the exemption) ... which will impact me ... by a whole 4.4% or so, maximum. Big whoop. If some single parent with two or three kids has to pay it, why not me?
Damnit, the real issue is that there should be no state income tax, no full time state legislature (and huge staffs) ... Michigan is one of four states with full time legislatures ... not to mention a bloated administrative bureaucracy.
The other issue will be the proposal to greatly reduce the "incentive" for movie making here ...e.g., the 40+% credit/cost rebate the state (its taxpayers) provides studios. Pardon me, but what other "business" gets a legal 40 odd percent kickback?
" Pardon me, but what other "business" gets a legal 40 odd percent kickback?"
ReplyDeleteCertainly no business that is not infested with people who say that everyone should pay more taxes.
If you are in the mood to say WTF, here in British Columbia the government agency that regulates gambling helps pay for the building of casinos and related buildings on the premise that the casinos bring money into provincial coffers. So they give these people a virtual license to steal, and also help pay for the buildings to do it. Nice work if you can get it.
I'm sick of ALL the fat cat bureacrats, their pet projects, the govt. waste, etc.
ReplyDeleteYes, there might be a revolution coming but not the sort these union demonstrators had in mind.
*Off Topic*
ReplyDeleteI just watched "Taking Chance".
I had been putting off doing so, knowing it would be tough for me. It was.
If you haven't seen it, please do so. It is a part of what we are trying to save. Duty, Honor, Country.
Sorry to interrupt, but I had to tell someone, some one's who may understand.
Luther, that one is very poignant, it puts a lump in my throat thinking about it again.
ReplyDeleteI hope you watched with your wife, I think it's the kind of movie we need to watch with a friend or loved one, in my humble opinion.
Glad you watched it Luther. We had a post about it here.
ReplyDeleteWe bought the video. We must reward Hollywood when it does the right thing.
ReplyDeleteYes, not to be cynical but I was surprised when the Sundance premiered it and that it got rave reviews all the way around.
ReplyDeleteLike normal, they must not have seen the film before they raved about it.
ReplyDeleteWe haven't seen it yet. I don't think our hearts could handle it now. Someday...
ReplyDeleteYes, florrie, poignant as hell. And I'll admit to losing my manly composure more than once while, with my wife, watching it. As I agree with you that it should be watched with someone near and dear, if possible. I didn't know that about Sundance either, I think Matt is right about them not seeing the film first. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link, Fay. I missed that the first time around.
That's a good thought, Matt, about rewarding Hollywood when they do good. I'll have to keep that in mind.
Understand, Lady Red.
"Where do these people come from who think obstinate mob "protest" is a form of "democracy?" Do they not grasp legislative procedures and electoral processes? The Revolution here was fought, and Constitution written, to avoid such spectacles."
ReplyDeleteWhile in principal I agree with you. Where to and how far would the civil rights movement have gone without 'protest' and 'mob's' bringing to light basic and fundamental injustice.
It's a messy thing we have here, this so called republican democracy. In my view we're still on training wheels and will be for the foreseeable future.