Scott Walkers tithes dilema

[Scott Pitta]

The taconite mine in Minnesota destroyed forever the wild rice beds downstream from the mine. The same would have happened here in Wisconsin. The entire watershed of the Bad River Reservation would have been polluted by the mine.

But the tribe does not stand alone. Conservationists rejected the mine. Sportsman rejected it as well. The locals is Ashland and Iron Counties rejected it in every poll.

When the public hearings were held, none were held in the Bad River Watershed. Instead, they were held in Hurley, Milwaukee and Praire Du Chien. Praire du Chien was chosen to discourage protestors from attending. I think it is a 12 hour drive for Ashland residents to attend that meeting for voicing their opinions.

Any governor who is willing to corrupt the first amendment to pass legislation cannot be trusted.

When I contacted my reps in Madison about the mine votes ( there were 3 laws changed) they had never been up north or hand any idea of the impact of the mine. Such ignorance was corrected. But my reps do as they are told and do not vote against the party.

[Scott Pitta]

I asked Luther Olson this week about the budget . The proposed budget is written in the governor's office. But who writes it is not known. There are no minutes taken at budget meetings. The proposed budget is not signed by those who write it. The department secretaries are not included in drastic changes to their departments.

Apparently, open record laws do not apply to the governor's office.

Same on Walker and his shadow government !!! The Declaration of Independence was signed. But Walkers budget is not.


So the majority of locals were stuck having a mine forced on them despite their rejection of the entire project. Walkers indifference to the locals brought many different groups together to resist him.

There are a lot of happy people along Lake Superior this weekend.