In the dead of the night on Tuesday, Republican majority in the state legislature ignored the will of the voters and rammed through lame duck power grab legislation.
Scott Walker's power grab is making national and international news. Thought leaders, academics, and citizens across the country are weighing in.
Paul F. Clark, Professor and Head Dept. of Labor Studies and Employment Relations at Penn State University, had this to say about what is happening in Wisconsin.
"What the Republicans are doing in Wisconsin, as well as North Carolina and Michigan, is something we have really not seen before in modern politics. Their actions violate well-established and important norms about respect for elections and the transition of power, two principles that are fundamental to any democracy."
The slate of lame duck bills is now heading to Gov. Walker’s desk for his signature. Scott Walker has a decision to make: respect the voters or override the will of the people.
Call Scott Walker at 608-266-1212 and tell him to respect the voters and veto the lame duck power grab agenda.
Wisconsinites chose Tony Evers to be our governor. He deserves a fair chance to help us build a stronger Wisconsin.
"The people went to the polls in November and voted for change," said Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale. "Instead, Wisconsinites continue to witness unprecedented power grabs and ruthless partisan politics from politicians in Madison. After only making bills public at 4:23 p.m. on a Friday evening, Republicans jammed through multiple lame duck measures that erode the Wisconsin tradition of fairness, transparency and decency in government in the dead of the night Tuesday. This sore loser, sour grapes recipe to cling to power and limit the authority of our newly elected Governor Tony Evers is a betrayal of democracy."
Scott Walker now has an opportunity to show that he believes in the fundamental principles of our democracy and a peaceful transfer of power by vetoing all lame duck bills.
To try to reverse the will of the people by rigging elections and undercutting our new governor before he takes office is not only cynical party politics at its worst, but an outright betrayal of democracy.
Call outgoing Gov. Scott Walker at 608-266-1212 and tell him to respect the voters and veto the lame duck power grab agenda. You can also email him here.
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