Missing Wisconsin Democrats

Praxeas · #1 02-17-2011, 03:22 PM

The 14 Senate Democrats who are boycotting a vote on a controversial "union-busting" bill have left the state, a Wisconsin state senator said.

Sen. Jon Erpenbach says the group wants to force negotiations over the Republican-backed bill, which would strip most public employees of their collective-bargaining rights.
Erpenbach said that he and his colleagues had left Wisconsin, but he would not say where.
He said the plan is to slow down the bill because it's "tearing the state apart."
Senate Republicans hold a 19-14 majority but can't vote on the bill unless at least one Democrat is present. Police could be dispatched to retrieve them, but it was unclear if they would have the authority to cross state lines.
"It's kind of unbelievable that they're elected to do a job and they wouldn't show up to do it," Republican Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald told Fox News

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011...#ixzz1EFm8fM1G

Pressing-On · #2 02-17-2011, 03:25 PM

Same thing the Democrats did in Texas to avoid a redistricting vote. LOL!

Praxeas · #3 02-17-2011, 03:38 PM

They should just change the law and make their unexplained absence an "abstain" and allow the vote to go on

Digging4Truth · #4 02-17-2011, 03:45 PM

Just bring one back.

Does this reek of school ground antics to anyone else?

Praxeas · #5 02-17-2011, 06:28 PM

A local NBC station reported that the senators are staying in the Best Western Clock Tower Resort in Rockford, Ill. But a receptionist refused to confirm or deny to FoxNews.com that the senators were there before hanging up.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011...#ixzz1EGXXGY1k

I wonder if the tax payers picked up that bill

Seascapes · #6 02-17-2011, 06:46 PM

I did hear part of this on MSNBC, and I was unclear why they left, but thanks to your post, I understand why they left, so the republicans can not pass the bill. That is a smart move to help the working middle class, firefighters, and teachers. It is about time for democrats to quit buckling down under the republicans and get a back bone and stand up.

Digging4Truth · #7 02-17-2011, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seascapes

I did hear part of this on MSNBC, and I was unclear why they left, but thanks to your post, I understand why they left, so the republicans can not pass the bill. That is a smart move to help the working middle class, firefighters, and teachers. It is about time for democrats to quit buckling down under the republicans and get a back bone and stand up.

It is a smart move to disallow the vote of the duly elected officials of the state until the vote will turn in their own favor?

No need to answer.

I know how you feel on the issue.

deacon blues · #8 02-19-2011, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Seascapes

I did hear part of this on MSNBC, and I was unclear why they left, but thanks to your post, I understand why they left, so the republicans can not pass the bill. That is a smart move to help the working middle class, firefighters, and teachers. It is about time for democrats to quit buckling down under the republicans and get a back bone and stand up.

Good luck. The Democrats are sealing their fate lining up with the unions. The polls are showing that Americans support what the WI governor is doing. If states are going to attract businesses and job creation, they have got to become a "right to work" state. Recently a large corporation thought to build a plant in Indiana but decided to move to Virginia because it was a right to work state. Unions used to serve a good purpose in days gone by. Now they stifle growth and destroy economics.

Praxeas · #9 02-19-2011, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deacon blues

Good luck. The Democrats are sealing their fate lining up with the unions. The polls are showing that Americans support what the WI governor is doing. If states are going to attract businesses and job creation, they have got to become a "right to work" state. Recently a large corporation thought to build a plant in Indiana but decided to move to Virginia because it was a right to work state. Unions used to serve a good purpose in days gone by. Now they stifle growth and destroy economics.

Agreed!

Esther · #10 02-21-2011, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Seascapes

I did hear part of this on MSNBC, and I was unclear why they left, but thanks to your post, I understand why they left, so the republicans can not pass the bill. That is a smart move to help the working middle class, firefighters, and teachers. It is about time for democrats to quit buckling down under the republicans and get a back bone and stand up.

IF they had a back bone they would have stayed and voted. The cowards ran.