Hey, I was at yesterday's rally. There was no rage. Lots of chanting by a large, loud, and very well-behaved group. And police presence was minimal. (But then this is 'His Master's Voice' State Journal we're talkin' about.)
Excerpt: Republican lawmakers were unusually silent Monday about whether they supported Gov. Scott Walker's plan to effectively end collective bargaining for nearly all public employees, even as hundreds of students filled the state Capitol with chants of "Kill this bill" in protest of the plan.
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Some wonder if the new governor has overreached with a plan that will put his fellow Republicans in a vulnerable position, especially those facing tough re-election fights in two years.
John Jagler, a spokesman for Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, said members of the Assembly are still reviewing the bill but "things are looking good for support" in that house, controlled by the GOP 57-38-1. But Andrew Welhouse, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, the speaker's brother, declined to comment when asked if Walker's plan has enough votes to pass the Senate, which the GOP controls 19-14. [Emphasis added.]
Republican state senators who need hear the message "VOTE NO ON WALKER'S BUDGET BILL" big-time!!
Robert Cowles
Michael Ellis
Shelia Harsdorf
Randy Hopper
Luther Olsen
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