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| Profiles in Courage: Wisconsin Democrats Run Away |
| 2011-02-17 |
| Police officers were dispatched Thursday to find Wisconsin state lawmakers who had apparently boycotted a vote on a sweeping bill that would strip most government workers of their collective bargaining rights. The lawmakers, all Democrats in the state Senate, did not show up when they were ordered to attend a midday vote on the legislation. I read someplace that they went to Illinois, to spend a few pleasant hours in Chicago. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #7 They have abandoned their sacred duty. Fire them and elect new. |
| Posted by: gorb 2011-02-17 23:52 |
| #6 They were at a pub, The Tilted Kilt. How honorable of them. |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2011-02-17 22:03 |
| #5 be interesting if the WI donks used their state credit card to book their escape rooms...I can think of a misappropriation of funds charge that might be a good PR move |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-02-17 21:37 |
| #4 Rockford is closest cross border escape from Madison. Spent two years driving that route. This simply shows how pre-meditated this was. It will get real interesting if they get the Illinois machine involved somehow, particularly if the Wisconsin sgt at arms gets serious. I expect the GOP to be far smarter than that, especially given that the Potus already stuck his foot into it uselessly. Wisconsin GOP should just wait them out. |
| Posted by: Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2011-02-17 21:17 |
| #3 Poultry in motion. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2011-02-17 20:51 |
| #2 found in their burrow at the Rockford Il Best Western. Tae Partiers are trailing their short bus and taking pictures |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-02-17 19:34 |
| #1 http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7054781 September 12, 2008 “Many fugitives know that if they can cross state lines, there’s a good chance they can escape justice. This is inexcusable,” said Senator Biden, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime & Drugs. “We owe it to our communities to take track these dangerous fugitives, take them off the streets and extradite them to face justice so that they end up where they belong: behind bars.” “We cannot afford to have 2.8 million charged felons at-large in our communities,” said Senator Durbin. “Our bill addresses serious problems we face bringing fugitives to justice. It will give law enforcement offices the resources to protect innocent civilians by ensuring that fugitives are arrested and detained even if they cross state lines.” The article is...ironic, if you dare the site and give traffic, leads with "Who's the Party who cares about public safety and government efficiency?" I know the party which will argue the intent and how it relates to this situation, but perhaps someone more clever than I might argue that the situation being created by the legislatures' absence will create a menace to the public. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2011-02-17 19:17 |