Protests in Wisconsin - Scott Walker

BenBurch said:
Walker knows he will lost, and wants to do as much damage as possible in his limited time.
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I wonder if he's given any thought to resigning a week before the recall elections.

This would be a major fly in the ointment. Walker resigns, and the Lt. Governor (Kleefisch, who is also under recall) becomes the Governor. Since the recalls are directed at the person, rather than the office, Kleefisch would have a year in her new position as Governor before recall efforts could be directed at her. By the time that nonsense got all organized, it would almost be time to elect a new Governor through the proper channels.:eek:
 
I doubt that a self-centered moron like Il Duce would consider resigning.

That he signed that idiotic bill, in itself, suggests that his brain has long since turned to tofu, well on its way to becoming natto, or something that smells like it.

Has the entire GOP gone utterly insane, or have the Koch roaches increased their subsidy to brain-dead legislators?
 
I think lefty seriously underestimates the intellegence of the Radical Republican Right. The bill was not in any way idiotic, it helped to make life worse for the victims of the selective anti-labor law, and by doing so created more misery and ignorance.

Since it is misery and ignorance tht the bottom-feeders in the Repugnican party live off off nowdays, Walker is anything but stupid, he's a genius, and he's taking one for the new Gipper.
 
Howie Felterbush said:
I wonder if he's given any thought to resigning a week before the recall elections.

This would be a major fly in the ointment. Walker resigns, and the Lt. Governor (Kleefisch, who is also under recall) becomes the Governor. Since the recalls are directed at the person, rather than the office, Kleefisch would have a year in her new position as Governor before recall efforts could be directed at her. By the time that nonsense got all organized, it would almost be time to elect a new Governor through the proper channels.:eek:
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Suppose their Congress didn't accept his resignation?
 
zooterkin said:
Looks like it is time to revive this thread.
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The headline of that article is just a bit misleading. The only thing that was repealed was the ability of the state courts to award compensatory and punitive damages.

There Is No War on Women in Wisconsin

In 2009, Wisconsin enacted a law that would help victims of sex discrimination win bigger awards. Such victims already could file their cases with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, in federal court, or with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. But lawmakers thought that once an accuser had won before an administrative-law judge — the final step of the process that starts with the Department of Workforce Development — she should then be allowed to file her case in a Wisconsin circuit court. Circuit courts were directed to award compensatory and punitive damages of up to $300,000 for large employers, whereas administrative-law judges may only make the accuser “whole” by awarding back pay, attorney’s fees, etc.
That law was called the “Equal Pay Enforcement Act,” and Wisconsin governor Scott Walker signed its repeal on Thursday.
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But simply put, there is no great sex-discrimination problem in Wisconsin workplaces that is not being addressed by federal law and preexisting state laws.
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Between the EEOC, the federal courts, and the Department of Workforce Development, workers in Wisconsin who face sex discrimination have plenty of options for being made whole. There is no reason to add state circuit courts to the mix and hand them the authority to award massive punitive damages. The Wisconsin legislature was wrong to do so in 2009, and Governor Walker was correct to repeal the law last week.
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BenBurch said:
Walker knows he will lost, and wants to do as much damage as possible in his limited time.
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Opinion, or do you have some inside information?
 
I was reading that the public unions in Wisconsin have a problem. Not only is Walker looking rein in their leash, but one the Democrats running in the recall is doing the same. it isn't all that surprising though as many Democrats are needing to confront the public service unions out of necessity.

"Unions Looking Like Losers in Wisconsin Recall"

http://blogs.the-american-interest....ions-looking-like-losers-in-wisconsin-recall/

excerpt from the article:

...But the unions can’t claim victory just yet. Buzzfeed reports that one of Walker’s major Democratic challengers, Mayor Tom Barrett, has an anti-union streak of his own, having floated plans to limit collective bargaining by city employees while mayor of Milwaukee. Barrett has pledged to roll back Walker’s policies, but union leaders have already rushed to back his primary opponent, Democrat Kathy Falk.
Via Meadia has pointed out that over the past few years Democratic mayors and governors have begun to fight public sector unions nearly as hard as their Republican counterparts, albeit for different reasons: Simply put, the unions are making it impossible for states to meet the needs of those who depend on social and other services.
Intrade’s odds now favor Walker winning the recall election on June 5, but, regardless of the outcome, public sector unions now have no shortage of determined foes.
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Reginald Hobbes said:
The headline of that article is just a bit misleading. The only thing that was repealed was the ability of the state courts to award compensatory and punitive damages.
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"only"? Restition was barred?

Come on, that's not "only" that's a gift to people who cheat.
 
Howie Felterbush said:
I wonder if he's given any thought to resigning a week before the recall elections.

This would be a major fly in the ointment. Walker resigns, and the Lt. Governor (Kleefisch, who is also under recall) becomes the Governor. Since the recalls are directed at the person, rather than the office, Kleefisch would have a year in her new position as Governor before recall efforts could be directed at her.
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Then why can't the recall go ahead. If she is not considered fit for office, it hardly matters whether she holds the office because she was elected or because Il Duce figured a way for both of them to escape disciplinary action.
 
leftysergeant said:
Then why can't the recall go ahead. If she is not considered fit for office, it hardly matters whether she holds the office because she was elected or because Il Duce figured a way for both of them to escape disciplinary action.
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Because the recall is against Kleefisch, Lt. Governor. After Walker quits, she'll be Kleefisch, Governor. She has not been declared "unfit for office", there's just people who want her out. Out of the Lt. Governor's seat, that is. I guess the recall is aimed at both the person and the position they occupy. My bad on the wording.

Again, I am not a lawyer, so I don't even know if this whole scenario is possible. And I bet if you asked fifty Wisconsin judges, the answer would be split exactly along party lines. :D

Most of us here just want it over. We don't give a crap who wins at this point.
 
Howie Felterbush said:
Again, I am not a lawyer, so I don't even know if this whole scenario is possible. And I bet if you asked fifty Wisconsin judges, the answer would be split exactly along party lines. :D
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Our ancestors did not anticipate that scenario, so the recall laws don't take it into account. If it comes to pass, the courts would have to decide. Oh, joy.:yikes:

Most of us here just want it over.
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Agreed. But I have the feeling that if Walker survives, it won't be over, they won't accept it.
We don't give a crap who wins at this point.
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Some of us do. I'd rather the state not follow the path to bankruptcy that Illinois is on.
 
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