Protests in Wisconsin beginning to crack the unity of Republican legislators

[nadinbrzezinski]

The protesters in Wisconsin scored another victory today when the Republican Senate Majority Leader, Scott Fitzgerald, announced he would not hold a vote on the key anti-union bill until Democrats arrive. Earlier this morning there were reports that the Republican would hold a vote on the bill without the Democrats being present. Wisconsin's Constitution requires 20 state senators to be present to hold a vote on any non-budgetary. There are only 19 Republican state senators, but the GOP could have potentially held a vote on the legislation by stripping out the collective bargaining provisions and voting on only the financial aspects of the bill. Then, when Democrats eventually were forced to return to vote on other legislation, the Republican would slip the collective bargaining provision back in through an amendment and pass it with their majority. The method had the potential to ruin the Democrats plan to force Governor Walker (R-WI) to negotiate on collective bargaining rights. However, the Republican plan appears to have failed due to a lack of support from their own members.

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Welcome to the revolution folks... it is turning.. this worm is turning. The GOP are starting to realize they are on the losing side.

These things have a dynamic to them. And we have entered the phase where one side or the other needs to break. Guess what? The GOP is starting to crack.

Hang in there guys. If I need to blow my eating out budget in Ian's Pizza so be it.