On Monday, Gov. Scott Walker’s administration began enforcing a bill that is not yet law, with complete disregard for Wisconsin’s judicial and democratic processes, and in direct defiance of multiple orders not to do so. Today, Dane County Circuit Court Judge Maryann Sumi said the actions of Walker and his cronies put them “in peril of sanctions” and served to “jeopardize stability of [the] state.”
Sumi ruled that the temporary restraining order is still in effect and barred any and all implementation of the bill harming Wisconsin families.
The court room was full of twist and turns as Secretary of State Doug La Follette was given the right to independent counsel and it was revealed that the Legislative Reference Bureau was pressured into publishing the law by Sen. Fitzgerald. Testimony will resume Friday when the hearing is scheduled to conclude.
“Gov. Walker seems to think he’s a dictator who can ignore the laws of Wisconsin or trample of the rights of our workers in pursuit of his extreme overreach for absolute power,” said Phil Neuenfeldt, President of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO. “By attempting to unilaterally publish a bill and implement it as law in the face of a court order to the contrary shows Walker and his cronies completely unfit to govern the state of Wisconsin.”
"Wisconsin working families hope that Scott Walker and his Republican allies in the legislature will finally begin to respect our state’s judicial process and reverse any damage they’ve done to the working families of our state," said Stephanie Bloomingdale, Secretary-Treasurer of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO. "Wisconsinites expect their Governor and his administration to follow the law, and the fact that’s even up for debate shows their actions to be completely reprehensible.”
Go Wisconsin!! Don't let up. Keep hammering them!!!
Posted by: Barbara Battibulli | 03/29/2011 at 06:45 PM
Hang in there Wisconsin. The United States of all Unions are standing with you in SOLIDARITY....You will all go down in history as the working class hero's of this country...
Posted by: Maryanne Seiderer | 03/29/2011 at 07:18 PM
Rick Snyder IS A DICTATOR IN MI with the passing of the expansion of the Emergency Financial Manager Bill. He can now put an EFM in charge of ANY city and FIRE ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS, THROW OUT ALL CONTRACTS, SELL OFF CITY PROPERTY, and of course UNION BUSTING & MORE! GO WISCONSIN!
Posted by: L^2 | 03/30/2011 at 06:57 AM
Get ahold of these articles:
http://floydreports.com/
Posted by: TaterSalad | 03/30/2011 at 12:56 PM
In 30 seconds, this video sums up what is totally wrong with Public Sector Unions and why the taxpayers are wanting change as Barack Obama wants promised everyone. Thank you Mr. President!
http://biggovernment.com/mikeflynn/2011/03/07/everything-that-is-wrong-with-public-sector-unions-in-thirty-seconds/
http://floydreports.com/cartoon-of-the-day-the-true-meaning-of-union-busters/
Posted by: TaterSalad | 04/01/2011 at 03:14 PM
At the other end, the author can show students how he walks with his essay, and can even provide students with updates on how the paper is headed. The author can even give the first draft of the students what the past has written so far.
Posted by: essays | 06/30/2011 at 12:10 PM