Judge Blocks Implementation of Wisconsin Anti-Union Law -- Again
Not that it matters much to the militant dictators running Wisconsin right now.
Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi has just blocked -- again -- Gov. Scott Walker's (R-WI) new law curtailing public employee unions, after the state Republican leadership moved last Friday to circumvent her previous order that blocked the law on procedural grounds. But that's not the end of the discussion, as it appears the state will continue to defy the order.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports:
"Further implementation of the act is enjoined," said Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi.
She noted her original restraining order issued earlier this month was clear in saying that the state should not proceed with implementing the law. The Walker administration did so after the bill was published Friday by a state agency not included in Sumi's earlier temporary restraining order.
"Apparently that language was either misunderstood or ignored, but what I said was the further implementation of Act 10 was enjoined. That is what I now want to make crystal clear," she said.
But minutes later, outside the court room, Assistant Attorney General Steven Means said the legislation "absolutely" is still in effect
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PITCHFORKS! Get yer pitchforks!!!
"Ironic, isn't it Smithers? This anonymous clan of slack-jawed troglodytes has cost me the election, and yet if I were to have them killed, I would be the one to go to jail. That's democracy for you." --Mr. Burns
when you have criminals running your state govt.,
what do you expect? honor? morals?
not with gov. walker and his bunch of fucking gop'ers,
how's that teabagger hanging in the wind now?
I'm in! I got two garden rakes
is intended to be a factual statement
Should I bring the torch or should we just light my plastic arm on fire?
Not every citizen has a Pitchfork, but most of us can spare a couple bucks:
https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/re...
Do something. It feels good and it's effective. So let's roll...
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
I think guillotines are more appropriate at this point :)
http://www.thealders.net/blogs
Just call me Dazed & Confused
Unitary executive, anyone?
Is this idiot trying to short-circuit the recall process and go directly to impeachment?
By the way, DO NOT collect $200 when you pass "Go"...
not all martyrs see divinity
Grounds for impeachment if ever I saw them. Walker is a blatant criminal who is on the record conspiring against the people of his own state and now demonstrates flagrant disregard for the law. At least Nixon tried to hide it!
when the states freakin' head of their Justice Department says everything's peachy keen??:
I wonder if Obama/Holder have weighed in on this one??
Is this flunky Stephen Means speaking for his boss's interpretation of the ruling??
What gives?
"The US has an army of 90,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and is spending $100bn a year, but has still been unable to defeat 20,000-25,000 Taliban who receive no pay at all." - Patrick Cockburn
It looks like the majority of the news media is deliberately looking the other way too.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
I think we're seeing a very good example of just how ephemeral and arbitrary is the concept of "law". Sure it works just fine - when the people implementing it are honest. Fill the halls of government with corrupt selfish assholes and guess what? When there's no one to uphold it, "Law" no longer means anything other than what the guys in charge SAYS it means.
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
...might be classified as criminals themselves.
Geezuzz, when are you going to scream for justice and quit accepting this shite?
Use federal agents if necessary. I'm told this is a nation of law.
I couldn't even type that last sentence without laughing.
Doesn't this make Walker a criminal? Seriously? Doesn't this practically set him up to be FORCIBLY removed from office BY LAW? If the people of Wisconsin wanted to storm the capital and literally DRAG him out of office, I would fully support them. This man needs to be removed from office and sent to PRISON.
Yes. I think he is getting very close to the Rubicon. It may become necessary to strip his power.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
agrees with him!!!!!
Houston, we have a problem!
"The US has an army of 90,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and is spending $100bn a year, but has still been unable to defeat 20,000-25,000 Taliban who receive no pay at all." - Patrick Cockburn
your recommendation may be the ONLY way you will ever get your government back.
We have criminals in government here in Europe, but thankfully, not quite as bad as your entire governments, at all levels.
Walker: "I'm the decider guy"
WI Court: "No, you're not"
lolololololololo
"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that! " ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )
Like W, this fucking punk will shit on the Constitution.
Wisconsinites recalling this corrupt to the core Koch whore mother fucker is the only solution.
I bet his next act will be to repeal the recall legisatation - making it ipmossible for him to be recalled (is that possible in your mixed up country?)
http://www.thealders.net/blogs
Just call me Dazed & Confused
We'll see if the Reich wing and the brown shirts pay any attention to this latest ruling .Gee maybe it'll go all the way to the Supreme court eh ? These Fascist traitors / anarchists have covered all the bases .
Insanity , it is what it is , there is no understanding it .
Again.
Corruption favors the wealthy.
just flipped the bird to the USSC and moved into the White House 10 years ago if it's this easy.
You stole my thought. Thank you :-)
NOBODY 2012
Walker's office is perfectly free to claim that up is down. When they start actually implementing an enjoined law, that's when contempt begins. Actually it's more like "anyone could sue, automatically win, and get their costs paid" instead of perpwalks.
Impeachment isn't up to a judiciary to initiate, and Scott Walker could knock over every liquor store in the state and the Rethug legislature wouldn't touch him.
It's time to become a mob and physically overthrow ALL TeaBag government.
n/t
This is a very good sign. However the justice and law enforcement must follow through.
It is a grave error for the DOJ to allow republican crimes and defiance to go unanswered.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
No way of knowing, of course, but I feel certain the "Justice" Department is still riddled with Bushovik moles. Might explain the hand sitting-on attitude.
Time for a good old fashioned purge - if there was anybody who wanted it done.
Obama is a DINO
http://www.thealders.net/blogs
Just call me Dazed & Confused
This is why I asked yesterday if the protesters in WI really won.
Humpty Dumpty was pushed.
The real test will be the recall elections. I notice, however, that the people of Wisconsin have not given up the fight. Maybe we shouldn't either.
They hate laws, unless it benefits them.
I can't wait until Scotty is recalled.
NOBODY 2012
how else can you explain the judge making it clear the law is not to be published, and the A.G. just minutes after leaving court states the law is still in affect? Either he is deaf, stupid, or does not give a damn what the judge says.
Just like Holder is a tool of Obama and Mukasey and others were tools for Bush.
They are supposed to be the PEOPLE'S lawyer, not the elected officials' consigliere.
"The US has an army of 90,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and is spending $100bn a year, but has still been unable to defeat 20,000-25,000 Taliban who receive no pay at all." - Patrick Cockburn
Remember folks, laws is fer the little people!
. . . taxes are legal.
Corruption favors the wealthy.
...I would call it neither misunderstood nor ignored. I'd call it, 'contempt of court'...
to transfer whatever money remains to higher, tighter, and righter hands. The Bush Doctrine.
It appears now to be Obama's doctrine as well
http://www.thealders.net/blogs
Just call me Dazed & Confused
Why isn't he held in contempt?
He is blatantly disregarding a judges order.
If he were arrested as a felon, would he have to resign?
If I were a psychopath, I would join the republican party, and get in on the gravy train taking the Teabircher morons to the cleaners.
no one has the balls to arrest him.
That cop that made the two kids remove their poster from the capitol building... he might have the balls to politely arrest Walker...
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
first.
That might be difficult with a state Attorney General who is on his knees all day in Walker's office.
Where is the resident lawyer Karen???
Anyone? Anyone?
"The US has an army of 90,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and is spending $100bn a year, but has still been unable to defeat 20,000-25,000 Taliban who receive no pay at all." - Patrick Cockburn
One would bloody hope so. If not he must be impeached.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
It's time to get FBI and Justice Department investigators "boots on the ground" in Wisconsin. There has be violations of Federal law when the officials in charge of the state government are defying a court order.
Democratic Party progressive, Vietnam veteran and proud Union member for 41 years
think so.
lost-fu*ked up country.
Wouldn't it be interesting if the judges in Wisconsin got really pissed off over this...and went on strike?
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
I'm OK with anything that makes the Repudlickers show their true colors. No harm done giving them an extra few days and a few more feet of rope to hang themselves. Let them say every ignorant thing they can think of to the cameras to make a big compilation tape to run 24/7 the month before the next election. Then they can go on Fox and say "I never said that", while all other stations run the video of them looking like total jackasses.
Smile retards smile.
"All the other stations"?
Pray tell, which other stations would those be? The MSM has had TONS of opportunity the last several years to expose and trumpet the wrong-doing of shitheads like this, and have they done anything?
NO.
I'd love to see that "big compilation tape" running 24/7 on Walker. But since we've never seen anything of the kind on any right-wing shitbag, I'm not holding my breath.
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
Except Comedy Central, apparently.
And even they are slipping... get your moxie back CC!
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
Morons think they are so smart...
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
Sumi is an Activist and biased judged; the apple doesn't fall far from her tree. With a little research you'll find her son too has been a lifelong political activist and political operative who also happens to be a former lead field manager with the AFL-CIO and data manager for the SEIU State Council; both having strong membership in public-sector employment. He also runs a company called Left Field Strategies, a political campaign firm. Fishy? Sumi is hardly unbiased and as such her inability to remain neutral constitute should constitute her recuse.
That was all bullshit, wasn't it?
A clear conflict on interest. By law, “A judge should avoid any case in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned"...And should seek recuse should “his spouse … has a financial interest in the subject matter in controversy or in a party to the proceeding, or any other interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceeding.”
Her son is actively involved within political affairs as well as earns his living off of the Unions. The standard is met.
http://www.redstate.com/laborunionreport/2011...
By all means, then. Oh wait--it says "his spouse..." Fact. The judge is a female. Fact.
Clearly this law you cite applies only to men. Your point is moot. Fact.
Oh and Red State link? Epic Fail. Fact.
me-oww!
is in peril is your research skills. What's next, a link from Wikipedia showing that the good Judge is a goat-fucking child molester?
"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui
O/T - BTW here's an idea for your rethug boss tweets:
“Americans are still asking, ‘Where are the jobs?’ … Washington Republicans still have no answers.”
This is exactly what Michael Steele was saying about the democrats before they took the house.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
tweeted to Scott Walker, but what you wrote is great for Reince Priebus! :D
Edit - I tweeted your suggestion to Reince Priebus. Thought the length would be a challenge, but no, plenty of room left over to remind him of what a fuckup his predecessor was! :D
"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui
Please link to facts, not propaganda.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
When you just move in you should have some documentation to back your facts. New here 3/29/2011.
Back to your bridge, troll.
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
Do you have any authority for those assertions? You know, a link or two from your research.
Corruption favors the wealthy.
Well troll, she sounds like an honest, caring, and respectable justice. Unlike the political activists and Koch supporting operators Roberts, Alito, and Thomas.
Scott Walker broke the law, and defied a court order for breaking that law, and now he's defying second court order that includes a sharp warning. Now he should be severely punished.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
You know Thomas wouldn't be on a list w/o Scalia.
me-oww!
I stand corrected.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
And if you do a little research you'll find out that Scalia, Alito, and Thomas are fucking bought and paid for by the Koch bros and a raft of conservatard oligarchs.
Make your point, asshole. Judges are people and naive conceptions of judicial process are SHOCKER
naive.
Which side are you on?
Two kinds of republicans: Millionaires and suckers. Which one are you?
Two kinds of republicans: Millionaires and suckers. Which one are you?
you can say that again!
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
Fitzgerald is BRAGGING about having "broken the unions once and for all" in Wisconsin. He claimed throughout this process that it was about the budget, and certainly had nothing to do with defunding the opposition party. But now he's bragging about just the opposite.
Arrest these bastards.
There is a form of breech of contract that applies when a politician makes laws that are in direct conflict with the platform they ran on. WHERE are the JOBS Fitzgerald?
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
The idea that the courts are the final arbiter of the constitution has not always been accepted. Andrew Jackson ignored the supremes on occasion, for example. Nixon did not. He destroyed evidence instead.
But this raises the question, how does a state judge enforce her order against the chief executive.
...palm trees dipped in pitch and set ablaze! That's what the fashionable Wisconsin-ite is accessorizing with these days :-) As a less than fashionable but still determined Wisconsin-ite (in Madison no less!) I'm happy to accept donations of palm trees or pitch. Or Ian's pizza...
Oh, and PartyPerils - the judge is not her son's keeper, and your blort of accusations could use some documentation. Got any? If you've done the research share it! If not then back under the bridge! Go talk to Ginny and Clarence Thomas, or Antonin Scalia and talk to me about fishy.
If so start packing your bags because if you don't wise up you and your gang of brownshirts are going to be convicted of contempt of court. You ain't the decider pal, the PEOPLE are.
And you should really stop channeling Louis XVI, look what happened to him when he pissed off the populace.
"We will find fulfillment not in the goods that we have, but in the good we can do for each other."
Robert F. Kennedy
These are the bastards that are demanding personal e-mails from citizens that use words in their e-mails like Walker, Wisconsin, and Maddow. It's war alright.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
Walker is about to do to the entire state of Wisconsin what he did before to Milwaukee County Courthouse security guards. And that cost Milwaukee County, court fees, 180 days of back pay for fired security guards and a $1.1 million dollar contract to the private security contractor. How the hell did that save anyone in that county a dime?
Walker is exposing the entire state to punitive damages from lawsuits filed by state employee unions.
Walker does not care how much money is lost or how badly services suffer. All he cares about is proping up some right-wing dogma no matter what the cost.
He sees himself as a victim of the Unions and of the Judical system. Walker is determined to blame others for his law breaking ways.
Criminally Irresponsible
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
governor's law like he ignores the judge. The union members should send in their dues and keep their union. It should explain to the government that they will have to deal with the union or its members will go out on strike without regards to their stupid laws.
Ya, they should. They still have to impeach or otherwise replace Walker though because he's in control of the money to the public union members, and they can't just let a guy do the things he's doing to Wisconsin with his power as Governor. This has gone way past a union issue into a criminally reckless abuse of power. It has to be put to and end out of principle and Walker has to be severely punished.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
what has Emperor Walker got to fear? I mean really??
His attorney general backs him. Just like Gonzales backed Bush and we all know how THAT turned out.
He's got money pouring in from the ONLY constituent that TRULY matters to him. The Koch Brothers.
Rupert Murdoch has his back totally, so the media is covered.
He's got the evangelicals knocking on doors for him. (not kicking them in - yet)
And ultimately, a confrontation with ANY branch of the Federal government is EXACTLY what Emperor Walker and his Thugs want!
I'd say things are working out very well for Emperor Walker.
The ONLY ones who can stop him and his AGENDA are the people of Wisconsin. Most of those stayed home last election.
Perhaps the crimes of the Emperor nad his thugs have given Wisconsinites a...
"Swift Kick In Their Complacency" Perhaps we ALL have.
he could walk away from all of this tonight and still live comfortably for the rest of his life.
Humpty Dumpty was pushed.
Just think of all the hoopla and wall-to-wall coverage if this was a Democratic Governor doing all of this. This just goes to show that it's time to stop listening to the MSM, and form our own information networks in addition to what there already is with the internet.
Yep. Especially CNN because they pretend to be trustworthy and the best source for politics. Never before has this been more untrue. Even a show like John king USA has no coverage of these unprecedented domestic events.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
This just goes to show that it's time to stop listening to the MSM......
I could not agree with you more no matter how hard if I tried.
The M$M is a propaganda mill that represents the monied interests.
Beer-i.e., God's Sweet Nectar- is a magic drink that makes you smarter, stronger, and more sexy.
-S. Colbert
She should have Walker and Fitz brought into her court in handcuffs. I'll bet the good judge won't take kindly to this or the fact that Fitz is bragging now about breaking the union's power.
I don't know about you, but I'm making popcorn.
they could just try to pass this bill again yet they rather break the law to pass this.
is fading, which means we are making a difference. keep it up.. and don't give up ...
They really don't want to do it all over again because there were so many little things that had to fall in place to get it through the last time. They couldn't recreate those conditions.
Also, the reason they rammed it through the way they did is because they no longer had the support of all the members of their own party. Repub Senators were starting to drop their support and it could no longer pass under the rules of a budget bill (requiring Dem participation or presence).
so keep doing what you have been doing. its making a difference.
I think some people in Walker's office need to be facing criminal charges and arrest. Why is this not happening?
From your lips to God's ear.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
Beer-i.e., God's Sweet Nectar- is a magic drink that makes you smarter, stronger, and more sexy.
-S. Colbert
Whooohoooo!!
I know that was over the top and do appologize.
I would never advocate for such tactics.
But, I am hopeful that Wisconsiners will recall and evict he guy from their Governorship.
I do believe in peaceful methods.
Beer-i.e., God's Sweet Nectar- is a magic drink that makes you smarter, stronger, and more sexy.
-S. Colbert
As I see it, there is more than just a legislative victory or even a "Reagan moment" at stake. For some unexplained reason, and it isn't just obstinance or contempt, the Republicans are literally desperate to get this Bill turned into law. Desperate enough to jeopardize their personal careers as well as the long term goals of the Wisconsin GOP. Of course, there's the potential that the opposite is true. That Corporate influence has become so pervasive that the elected officials have nothing to lose by pushing the "system" to the extreme envelope. They may have already secured lucrative or comfortable careers in the private sector if their efforts come up short. I'm leaning toward the scenario that there are real consequences for Walker and the Fitzgeralds if this deal falls through. There are millions, if not billions, at stake for a variety of private sector players.
At the core, this Budget Repair Bill is all about privatizing a variety of services and assets. It's not just busting unions, it's about dismantling public education and selling off the infrastructure. It goes as deep as eliminating the minimum wage and eliminating education "standards". The next step is a focus on nullification and that means Federal Law is just something to ignore after a Bill makes a quick run through the GOP State Legislatures. For all the snark and competitive sarcasm I read in the comments, there seems to be a willful ignorance to the obvious strategy being employed by the Corporate-funded Walker "family" in Wisconsin and similar "leadership" in other States.
We take America for granted from both the right and the left. The Tea Party? Most ardent Tea Partiers have no clue what a Tea Party America would look like. They'd be a little more concerned if they really thought it through. At the same time, liberals tend to "disbelieve" there really are "Lex Luthers" on the right and assume that America's built-in safety mechanisms will stop a radical takeover. But Walker is stomping on every safety mechanism in Wisconsin and the liberals are still joking about it. It's not time to wake up. It's time to get real. We need to protect and defend our values and our frigging dignity. Stop the jokes and the false bravado, shiite is going down that is clearly NOT in our best interest as Americans.
With regard to the lie that Sumi is taking an activist position, the BS that was linked has been debunked time and again. The details are easily accessed and that's not the main point. The message from the right is our Courts are "fixed" or partisan. That may be somewhat true in the grand scheme of things, but let's remember that Republicans actually developed the strategy to stack the courts. Let's also be realistic and look at the FACTS in the Wisconsin case and recognize the validity of Sumi's ruling regardless of her son having a union job some years ago. And let's NOT "allow" the right wing radicals to distract and divert the dialogue from the basic issues and values that are at stake.
My last point is that I am well-versed in Conservative/Republican/Libertarian messaging. I'm also well aware of the true goals that the messaging is intended to facilitate. I finally landed on the Democratic Party after years of conservative activism. If you don't take this crap seriously, the Conservatives WILL win. I can see a clear path to victory and it will only lead to further concentration of wealth and a shrinking economy that will be ruthless on today's "Middle America". And don't even dream of blaming Obama, you can only blame yourself. He made it very clear, the people that want change HAVE TO get active and make that change happen. The first step toward change is recognizing the threat to your ideals and acting appropriately.
Reslugs don't care about them damn laws getting in the way of their government takeover. I thought Reslugs didn't want any government invading our lives and now what the hell are they doing? Using government to do their horrible, destructive things to this country. There isn't a scared Reslug party anymore, it's just the nutcase teabaggers and birthers now.
It wasn't misunderstood it was blatently ignored by the Reslug supreme arrogance and stupidity. I hope everyone of these llaw breaking bastards gets fined good and jail time. I would love to see that.
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