Wisconsin union law published despite court order

[deminks]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/7491762.html

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin officials couldn't agree Friday about whether an explosive law taking away nearly all public worker collective bargaining rights was about to take effect after a nonpartisan legislative bureau published it despite a court order blocking publication.

The Legislative Reference Bureau's action was noted on the state Legislature's website Friday, sending confused lawmakers and legal experts scrambling to determine what's next for the measure that has brought waves of chaos to the state since it first was proposed by Gov. Scott Walker.

Legislative Reference Bureau director Steve Miller insisted the action doesn't mean his action will result in the law taking effect Saturday. He says that won't actually happen until Secretary of State Doug La Follette orders the law published in a newspaper.

"It's not implementation of all," Miller said. "It's simply a matter of forwarding an official copy to the secretary of state."

But La Follette wasn't so sure, saying it wasn't clear what the action means.

"I think we're going to have to get some legal opinion on this," he said.

And Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said the action means the law takes effect Saturday.

"It's my opinion it's published, it's on the legislative website, it's law," Fitzgerald said.

[midnight]

1. Fitzgeralds opinion is just that-an opinion... I want the facts...

[drm604]

2. Hey, if they think they can just ignore the laws and courts

then maybe the people of Wisconsin can just ignore this law. We don't need no stinkin laws!

[aquart]

3. "non-partisan legislative bureau"?

I'm expected to believe that?

[elocs]

4. This thread: "Fucking Unbelievable: Wisconsin union law published despite court order"

is currently on the list of "Good Citizens Check For Duplicates" and was when you posted this thread and even it was 2 hours behind an earlier OP about the same subject.

[deminks]

5. Wow, 3 unrecs all in a row.

Who on DU would unrec this story, hmmmmm! ( rhetorical question)

[madrchsod]

6. who.....?

[L. Coyote]

7. DUPE: Wisconsin union law published despite court order

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x741020

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