The location of all 14 Democratic state senators continues to be “undisclosed” Friday morning.
But if anyone was concerned that the Kenosha County’s senator, Bob Wirch, might be holing up somewhere along, relax. I’m pretty sure that’s the Pleasant Prairie Democrat toward the back there in this screenshot (below) of an interview aired last night on MSNBC’s The Ed Show (look just over the shoulder of Sen. Mark Miller, who is in the foreground right).
The Senate Democratic caucus left town — and apparently even the state — yesterday in order to prevent a quorum for a vote on Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair proposal that includes limiting public employee’s collective bargaining power to salary only. Latest word is that the governor has the state police looking for the Dem. senators. If found they could be compelled to report for a vote. If all Republicans are present, only one Democrat would need to be present to conduct a vote.
Thank you Senator Wirch for standing up for us State workers and for trying to stop Governor Walker from steamrolling this proposal.
The state of WI democrats are an embarrassment. They should be at their posts ready to work.
I’m a life-long Democrat — and my mother was a founding member of the Chicago Teacher’s Union before World War II — and she also took to the streets and had bricks thrown at her.
Nevertheless, what is happening in Madison is a teacher’s riot!
Why are the teacher even there? Their contracts are with local school districts.
I don’t think any of them know why they are there — everyone who says anything has a different answer —
As far as our esteemed Senator is concerned — he skeedaddled — that’s all. Not unlike the Congressman at the Battle of Bull Run who went out to see a great Union victory! Pun intended.
He’ll never again get my vote!
When our brave servicemen and women are called to duty in Afghanistan they go, leaving their families and facing possible death. Like the armed service our taxpayer supported state senators are sworn into serve the people they represent. If a service man or women chose to flee it is considered desertion and they can be imprisoned. Why are our sworn elected officials any different?
As for our teachers whom are supposedly educated professionals, how in the world can they be carrying signs around comparing Scott Walker to Hitler? Seriously?? Last time I checked Gov. Walker wasn’t committing genocide. These people are educating our children?
If it wasn’t for the unions we would all be working for peanuts. The unions are the ones who got everyone the 40 hr guaranteed work week and overtime pay, so no matter what side your on this is an attack on your rights. As far as people referring to him as Hitler I think it’s more like Walker the communist. Don’t they tell you in communist countries how much your going to get paid, how many hours your going to work, where your going to live. What rights will they try to take away next? Thank you to all the Democrats who are standing up against this bill, because of you we may still live in a free country. Bob Wirch you got my vote.
Since he is still away — this is the problem with what Senator Bob Wirch has done — ‘flight’ is tantamount to ‘abdication’ under the common law. He is playing with fire –you see, officers of any government cannot override the decision of the assembly (meaning the popular election of last November). They have no legal standing to do so. However, they may AMEND — but they can’t do so unless they are on the floor. So, Senator Wirch and the Democrats in the Senate, have already ‘abdicated!’ In fact, the Wisconsin Senate can probably proceed after Tuesday by simply declaring that a majority of Senators PRESENT constitutes a quorum — and Senator Wirch is out of a job!
From the Columbia Encyclopedia –Since 1688, when the English Parliament declared James II to have abdicated by reason of flight and subversion of the constitution, abdication by a British ruler without parliamentary consent has been forbidden. When Edward VIII of England abdicated in 1936 in order to marry an American divorcee (his ministers having refused to approve the marriage), the abdication was given legal effect by an act of Parliament.
There is an Oscar-nominated movie out that covers the most recent history of Edward VIII and his brother, and successor.
SOLDIERS ARE DYING FOR OUR FREEDOM & SCOTT WALKER WANTS TO TAKE IT AWAY. THANK YOU SENATOR WIRCH AND THANKS TO THE REST OF THE FABULOUS 14 FOR BRAVELY FIGHTING FOR OUR FREEDOM. YOU ARE DOING YOUR JOB BY STAYING IN ILLINOIS. GOD BLESS YOU ALL!