Madison — Amid the third straight day of chaotic but largely peaceful protests at the Capitol, Democratic senators Thursday boycotted a Senate vote on Gov. Scott Walker's budget-repair plan, forcing Republicans to put off further action in that house until Friday at the earliest.
With Democrats hiding out just over the Illinois border and drawing national media attention, Republicans had too few lawmakers to take a vote Thursday and had to adjourn. With thousands of demonstrators swarming the Capitol Square, GOP lawmakers vowed to come back Friday morning to try to take up the proposal, which would help solve a state budget shortfall by cutting public employee benefits and would also take away most public union bargaining rights.
Democrats holed up in the Clock Tower Resort and Conference Center in Rockford, Ill., while Republicans said they wanted law enforcement to bring them to the Capitol if they were still in Wisconsin. Walker called for Democrats to call off their "stunt" and "show up and do the job they're paid to do."
Here's an idea: One of the Republican senators can switch party affiliation for a couple days so that they can hold the vote. And don't you just love it: "Democrats hiding out..." and "Democrats holed up in the Clock Tower Resort and Conference Center..." Yes, that's "RESORT". I am curious as to who is paying for that. Also, aren't they guilty of dereliction of their constitutional duty? They are on the dole of the WI taxpayer, after all. Criminal offense??
Also, these teachers who are calling in "sick" for another day of protests, resulting in closed schools, should be presented with an ultimatum: Either return to your jobs, or you're fired. Pull a Reagan on them.
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