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    A bill aimed at busting public workers unions in the US state of Wisconsin prompted mass protests and a statewide police hunt for Democratic lawmakers who fled to block the measure's passage Thursday. Police estimate that more than 20,000 protesters flooded the state capital of Madison, some even sleeping overnight in the public galleries of the statehouse. Normal life was brought to a halt by the legislative crisis, with scores of schools closed as teachers and other government workers called in sick and hit the streets to fight for their collective bargaining rights. President Barack Obama even waded into the issue, telling a Wisconsin television station that while "everyone's got to make some adjustments to the new fiscal reality" the Republican budget plan was "an assault on unions." Obama noted that public employees "make a lot of sacrifices" and told TMJ4 that "it's important not to vilify them or to suggest that somehow all these budget problems are due to public employees." The bill, offered by newly-elected Republican Governor Scott Walker to a Republican-controlled legislature, would strip away most collective bargaining rights from public employees. Similar legislation is also being considered in several other states where Republicans gained control in November's mid-term elections. "The 2010 elections were won on an argument for fundamental change, but that means re-opening these battles that we haven't had to re-fight for a long time," said Charles Franklin, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. "This raises the stakes dramatically." Franklin said Wisconsin was a preview of conflicts that could break out across the country as state and local government work to tackle massive budget shortfalls. "Deep cuts are coming in many states," he told AFP. "In some states, governors and legislators may follow our course. Ohio, for example is considering similar restrictions on union representation. Others may decide that budget cuts need not also involve threats to the existence of unions. That may provoke less resistance." Walker ordered the state police to track down the 14 Democratic senators who fled Madison and went into hiding in order to prevent the legislative quorum necessary for the bill to be brought to a vote. They refused to return until the language limiting the "ability of workers in the state of Wisconsin to negotiate with their employers on a fair basis" is removed from the bill, state senator Mark Miller told CNN. "We will return and do our job, but the governor has to do his job," Miller said. "He has to engage in responsible negotiation with the interested parties." Walker insists that reforms are necessary in order to balance the budget and said the protestors represent just a small fraction of the state's public workers. Union leaders said they were willing to accept pay and benefit cuts but said Walker had gone too far. "This isn't about protecting pay and benefits - it's about protecting the right to collectively bargain," said Mary Bell, president of the Wisconsin Education Association Council. Many protestors appeared to be taking inspiration from the recent democratic uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, with some even wearing King Tut hats. High school teacher Scott Farnsworth hoisted a sign depicting Walker as a dictator on his way out. "What I think is most important to everybody here is that we have some ability to have a voice in saying what's going to happen to us," he told AFP. Jerry McDonough, a county IT worker sitting on a wall outside the capitol, said Walker's bill has nothing to do with repairing the budget. "It's more about breaking unions," he said. "A lot of people could get hurt by this bill. Really, really hurt." Wisconsin was the first state to let public employees organize and bargain collectively and the first to grant workers compensation and unemployment compensation. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.2feda1c6289a2

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    A bill aimed at busting public workers unions in the US state of Wisconsin prompted mass protests and a statewide police hunt for Democratic lawmakers who fled to block the measure's passage Thursday. Police estimate that more than 20,000 protesters flooded the state capital of Madison, some even sleeping overnight in the public galleries of the statehouse. Normal life was brought to a halt by the legislative crisis, with scores of schools closed as teachers and other government workers called in sick and hit the streets to fight for their collective bargaining rights. President Barack Obama even waded into the issue, telling a Wisconsin television station that while "everyone's got to make some adjustments to the new fiscal reality" the Republican budget plan was "an assault on unions." Obama noted that public employees "make a lot of sacrifices" and told TMJ4 that "it's important not to vilify them or to suggest that somehow all these budget problems are due to public employees." The bill, offered by newly-elected Republican Governor Scott Walker to a Republican-controlled legislature, would strip away most collective bargaining rights from public employees. Similar legislation is also being considered in several other states where Republicans gained control in November's mid-term elections. "The 2010 elections were won on an argument for fundamental change, but that means re-opening these battles that we haven't had to re-fight for a long time," said Charles Franklin, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. "This raises the stakes dramatically." Franklin said Wisconsin was a preview of conflicts that could break out across the country as state and local government work to tackle massive budget shortfalls. "Deep cuts are coming in many states," he told AFP. "In some states, governors and legislators may follow our course. Ohio, for example is considering similar restrictions on union representation. Others may decide that budget cuts need not also involve threats to the existence of unions. That may provoke less resistance." Walker ordered the state police to track down the 14 Democratic senators who fled Madison and went into hiding in order to prevent the legislative quorum necessary for the bill to be brought to a vote. They refused to return until the language limiting the "ability of workers in the state of Wisconsin to negotiate with their employers on a fair basis" is removed from the bill, state senator Mark Miller told CNN. "We will return and do our job, but the governor has to do his job," Miller said. "He has to engage in responsible negotiation with the interested parties." Walker insists that reforms are necessary in order to balance the budget and said the protestors represent just a small fraction of the state's public workers. Union leaders said they were willing to accept pay and benefit cuts but said Walker had gone too far. "This isn't about protecting pay and benefits - it's about protecting the right to collectively bargain," said Mary Bell, president of the Wisconsin Education Association Council. Many protestors appeared to be taking inspiration from the recent democratic uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, with some even wearing King Tut hats. High school teacher Scott Farnsworth hoisted a sign depicting Walker as a dictator on his way out. "What I think is most important to everybody here is that we have some ability to have a voice in saying what's going to happen to us," he told AFP. Jerry McDonough, a county IT worker sitting on a wall outside the capitol, said Walker's bill has nothing to do with repairing the budget. "It's more about breaking unions," he said. "A lot of people could get hurt by this bill. Really, really hurt." Wisconsin was the first state to let public employees organize and bargain collectively and the first to grant workers compensation and unemployment compensation. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.2feda1c6289a2

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    A bill aimed at busting public workers unions in the US state of Wisconsin prompted mass protests and a statewide police hunt for Democratic lawmakers who fled to block the measure's passage Thursday. Police estimate that more than 20,000 protesters flooded the state capital of Madison, some even sleeping overnight in the public galleries of the statehouse. Normal life was brought to a halt by the legislative crisis, with scores of schools closed as teachers and other government workers called in sick and hit the streets to fight for their collective bargaining rights. President Barack Obama even waded into the issue, telling a Wisconsin television station that while "everyone's got to make some adjustments to the new fiscal reality" the Republican budget plan was "an assault on unions." Obama noted that public employees "make a lot of sacrifices" and told TMJ4 that "it's important not to vilify them or to suggest that somehow all these budget problems are due to public employees." The bill, offered by newly-elected Republican Governor Scott Walker to a Republican-controlled legislature, would strip away most collective bargaining rights from public employees. Similar legislation is also being considered in several other states where Republicans gained control in November's mid-term elections. "The 2010 elections were won on an argument for fundamental change, but that means re-opening these battles that we haven't had to re-fight for a long time," said Charles Franklin, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. "This raises the stakes dramatically." Franklin said Wisconsin was a preview of conflicts that could break out across the country as state and local government work to tackle massive budget shortfalls. "Deep cuts are coming in many states," he told AFP. "In some states, governors and legislators may follow our course. Ohio, for example is considering similar restrictions on union representation. Others may decide that budget cuts need not also involve threats to the existence of unions. That may provoke less resistance." Walker ordered the state police to track down the 14 Democratic senators who fled Madison and went into hiding in order to prevent the legislative quorum necessary for the bill to be brought to a vote. They refused to return until the language limiting the "ability of workers in the state of Wisconsin to negotiate with their employers on a fair basis" is removed from the bill, state senator Mark Miller told CNN. "We will return and do our job, but the governor has to do his job," Miller said. "He has to engage in responsible negotiation with the interested parties." Walker insists that reforms are necessary in order to balance the budget and said the protestors represent just a small fraction of the state's public workers. Union leaders said they were willing to accept pay and benefit cuts but said Walker had gone too far. "This isn't about protecting pay and benefits - it's about protecting the right to collectively bargain," said Mary Bell, president of the Wisconsin Education Association Council. Many protestors appeared to be taking inspiration from the recent democratic uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, with some even wearing King Tut hats. High school teacher Scott Farnsworth hoisted a sign depicting Walker as a dictator on his way out. "What I think is most important to everybody here is that we have some ability to have a voice in saying what's going to happen to us," he told AFP. Jerry McDonough, a county IT worker sitting on a wall outside the capitol, said Walker's bill has nothing to do with repairing the budget. "It's more about breaking unions," he said. "A lot of people could get hurt by this bill. Really, really hurt." Wisconsin was the first state to let public employees organize and bargain collectively and the first to grant workers compensation and unemployment compensation. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.2feda1c6289a2

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    Community Organizer Obama and Organizing for America THUGS are

    causing RIOTS in Wisconsin to secure his UNION VOTES for 2012.


    WANTED: 14 AWOL
    Wisconsin DemocRATS
    If you spot this dangerous
    mob please proceed with
    caution.
    Call 1-608-266-
    3212 at once.
    (Wisconsin Highway
    Patrol)
    .
    UPDATE: —-You can run but you cannot hide!

    Photo of the day— Tea Partyer chases dems with flipcam to their car.

    Wisconsin state Sens. Jim Holperin, D-Conover (left) and Robert


    Jauch, D-Poplar (right), are chased to their car outside the Clock
    Tower Resort in Rockford, Ill., on Thursday. (Duluth News Tribune)
    http://gatewaypundit.rightnetwork.com/2011/02/wanted-14-awol-
    democrats-call-1-608-266-3212/

    Posted by Jim Hoft on Thursday, February 17, 2011, 11:15 PM

    =================================================================================
    =================================================================================

    Wall Of SHAME............Here is the list


    of every Democrat Senator who ran from
    their duty, and betrayed the people of
    Wisconsin
     Posted on February 17, 2011

    .
    Senator
    Carpenter's
    Home Page
    District Map
    Senator
    Biography
    Tim Carpenter

    3rd Senate District Committees

      Bills
    Democrat Main Senate
    Listing
    Audio Greeting
    Email

    Madison Office
    Room 19 South Voting Address
    State Capitol 2957 South 38th Street
    P.O. Box 7882 Milwaukee, WI 53215
    Madison, WI 53707-7882
    Telephone
    (608) 266-8535 Or
    (800) 249-8173
    Fax Web Page
    (608) 282-3543 http://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/sen03/news/
    Email
    Sen.Carpenter@legis.wisconsin.gov

    -
    District Map
    Senator
    Biography
    Timothy
    Cullen
    Committees
    15th Senate Bills
    District
    Main Senate
     
    Listing
    Democrat
    Audio Greeting
    Email

    Madison Office
    Room 108 South Voting Address
    State Capitol 3711 N. Spring Hill Drive
    P.O. Box 7882 Janesville, WI 53545
    Madison, WI 53707-7882
    Telephone
    (608 266-2253 Or
    (800) 334-1468
    Fax
    (608) 267-5171
    Email
    Sen.Cullen@legis.wisconsin.gov
    -

    Senator Coggs's Home


    Page
    Senator District Map
    Spencer Biography
    Coggs

    6th Senate Committees


    District Bills
      Main Senate Listing
    Democrat

    Email

    Madison Office
    Room 109 South Voting Address
    State Capitol 7819 W. Potomac Ave.
    P.O. Box 7882 Milwaukee, WI 53222
    Madison, WI 53707-7882
    Telephone
    District Telephone
    (608) 266-2500 Or
    (414) 442-0739
    (877) 474-2000

    Fax Web Page


    (608) 282-3546 http://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/sen06/news/
    Email
    Sen.Coggs@legis.wisconsin.gov
    -

    Senator Erpenbach's
    Home Page
    District Map
    Senator
    Biography
    Jon Erpenbach

    27th Senate Committees


    District
      Bills
    Democrat Main Senate Listing

    Email
    Madison Office
    Room 106 South Voting Address
    State Capitol 7194 Belle Fontaine Blvd.
    P.O. Box 7882 Middleton, WI 53562
    Madison, WI 53707-7882

    Telephone
    District Telephone
    (608) 266-6670 Or
    (888) 549-0027
    (888) 549-0027
    Fax Web Page
    (608) 266-2508 http://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/sen27/news/
    Email
    Sen.Erpenbach@legis.wisconsin.go
    v

    Senator Hansen's Home


    Page
    District Map
    Senator
    Biography
    Dave Hansen

    30th Senate Committees


    District
      Bills
    Democrat Main Senate Listing
    Audio Greeting
    Email
    Madison Office
    Room 5 South Voting Address
    State Capitol 3489 Blackwolf Run
    P.O. Box 7882 Green Bay, WI 54311
    Madison, WI 53707-7882
    Telephone
    District Telephone
    (608) 266-5670 Or
    (920) 492-2200
    (866) 221-9395
    Fax Web Page
    (608) 267-6791 http://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/sen30/news/
    Email
    Sen.Hansen@legis.wisconsin.gov

    Senator Holperin's
    Home Page
    District Map
    Senator
    Biography
    Jim Holperin

    12th Senate Committees


    DistrDistrict
    Bills
    DeDDemocrat Main Senate Listing
    Audio Greeting
    Email
    Madison Office
    Room 126 South Voting Address
    State Capitol 3575 Monheim Road
    P.O. Box 7882 Conover, WI 54519
    Madison, WI 53707-7882
    Telephone
    (608) 266-2509
    Fax Web Page
    (608) 267-0309 http://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/sen12/news/
    Email
    Sen.Holperin@legis.wisconsin.gov

    Senator Jauch's Home


    Page
    District Map
    Senator
    Biography
    Robert Jauch

    25th Senate Committees


    District
      Bills
    Democrat Main Senate Listing

    Email
    Madison Office
    Room 415 South Voting Address
    State Capitol 5271 South Maple Drive
    P.O. Box 7882 Poplar, WI 54864
    Madison, WI 53707-7882
    Telephone
    District Telephone
    (608) 266-3510 Or
    (715) 364-2438
    (800) 469-6562
    Fax Web Page
    (608) 266-3580 http://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/sen25/news/
    Email
    Sen.Jauch@legis.wisconsin.gov

    District Map
    Senator Biography

    Chris Larson
    Committees
    7th Senate
    District Bills
      Main Senate
    Democrat Listing

    Email
    Madison Office
    Room 22 South Voting Address
    State Capitol 3261 S. Herman Street
    P.O. Box 7882 Milwaukee, WI 53207
    Madison, WI 53707-7882
    Telephone
    (608) 266-7505
    Fax
    (608) 266-7483
    Email
    Sen.Larson@legis.wisconsin.gov

    Senator Lassa's
    Home Page
    District Map
    Senator Biography
    Julie Lassa

    24th Senate Committees


    District Bills
     
    Main Senate
    Democrat
    Listing

    Email
    Madison Office
    Room 7 South Voting Address
    State Capitol 4901 Beaver Dam Road
    P.O. Box 7882 Stevens Point, WI 54482
    Madison, WI 53707-7882
    Telephone
    (608) 266-3123
    Fax Web Page
    (608) 267-6797 http://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/sen24/news/
    Email
    Sen.Lassa@legis.wisconsin.gov

    -
    Senator
    Risser's
    Home Page

    Senator District Map


    Biography
    Fred Risser

    26th Senate Committees


    District Bills
      Main Senate
    Democrat Listing
    Audio
    Greeting
    Email
    Madison Office
    Room 130 South Voting Address
    State Capitol 100 Wisconsin Avenue
    P.O. Box 7882 Unit 501, Madison, WI 53703
    Madison, WI 53707-7882
    Telephone District Telephone
    (608) 266-1627 (608) 238-5008
    Fax Web Page
    (608) 266-1629 http://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/sen26/news/
    Email
    Sen.Risser@legis.wisconsin.gov

    Senator
    Taylor's
    Home Page
    District Map
    Senator
    Biography
    Lena Taylor

    4th Senate Committees


    District Bills
      Main Senate
    Democrat Listing
    Audio
    Greeting
    Email
    Madison Office
    Room 20 South Voting Address
    State Capitol 1518 West Capitol
    P.O. Box 7882 Milwaukee, 53206
    Madison, WI 53707-7882
    Telephone District Telephone
    (608) 266-5810 (414) 342-7176
    Fax Web Page
    (608) 267-2353 http://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/sen04/news/
    Email
    Sen.Taylor@legis.wisconsin.gov

    Senator Miller's
    Home Page
    District Map
    Senator
    Biography
    Mark Miller

    16th Senate Committees


    District Bills
      Main Senate
    Democrat Listing
    Audio Greeting
    Email
    Madison Office
    Room 206 South Voting Address
    State Capitol 4903 Roigan Terrace
    P.O. Box 7882 Monona, WI 53716
    Madison, WI 53707-7882
    Telephone
    District Telephone
    (608) 266-9170 Or
    (608) 221-2701
    (877) 862-4825
    Fax Web Page
    (608) 282-3556 http://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/sen16/news/
    Email
    Sen.Miller@legis.wisconsin.gov

    Senator
    Vinehout's Home
    Page
    Senator
    District Map
    Kathleen Biography
    Vinehout

    31st Senate Committees


    District Bills
      Main Senate
    Democrat Listing
    Audio Greeting
    Email
    Madison Office
    Room 3 South Voting Address
    State Capitol W1490 Cesler Valley Road
    P.O. Box 7882 Alma, WI 54610
    Madison, WI 53707
    Telephone
    (608) 266-8546 Or
    (877) 763-6636
    Fax Web Page
    (608) 267-2871 http://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/sen31/news/
    Email
    Sen.Vinehout@legis.wisconsin.gov

    Senator Wirch's
    Home Page
    District Map
    Senator
    Biography
    Robert Wirch

    22nd Senate Committees


    District Bills
      Main Senate
    Democrat Listing
    Audio Greeting
    Email
    Madison Office
    Room 127 South Capitol Voting Address
    State Capitol 3007 Springbrook Road
    P.O. Box 7882 Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158
    Madison, WI 53707-7882
    Telephone
    District Telephone
    (608) 267-8979 Or
    (262) 694-7379
    (888) 769-4724
    Fax Web Page
    (608) 267-0984 http://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/sen22/news/
    Email
    Sen.Wirch@legis.wisconsin.gov
    =================================================================================

    ATTENTION ALL WISCONSIN


    CITIZENS:
     YOU ARE THEIR BOSS!
    You WORK hard to pay the salary of these people
    who claim to represent your interest. Are They?

    *WHY are these public servants abandoning their


    responsibilities & still being paid? And, NOT
    being fired?
    * These ran away Democrats are staying in hotels
    in other states on your dimes, WHY are YOU still
    PAYING for their accommodations & expenses for
    dereliction of duty?

    * WHY are their staffs being paid for doing


    nothing at this time?

    *WHY are these teachers who abandoned their


    responsibilities to YOU & YOUR CHILDREN, still
    being paid? And, shouldn’t they be disciplined?

    *With these physicians violating their


    Hippocratic Oath, behaving unethically in
    Handing out PHONY SICK NOTES in support of
    wrong doing by these LAWBREAKERS, should
    they not be disciplined for engaging in FRAUD?
    * Shouldn’t these public sector employees be
    responsible for financing their benefits &
    pension? Or, YOU the TAXPAYERS should
    continue to subsidize these lawbreakers’ pensions
    & healthcare?
    ==
    LET THEM KNOW HOW THEY ARE DOING!
    FIRE THEM WHEN THE ARE NOT DOING
    THEIR JOB! 

    ==Please STAND WITH


    GOVERNER SCOTT
    WALKER and SUPPORT
    HIM FOR DOING
    WHATS RIGHT FOR
    WISCONSIN
    TAXPAYERS & FOR
    AMERICA. Do not let
    Obama’s union goons get
    away with thuggary!
    Thank You!

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