Protests in Wisconsin - Scott Walker

Walker arrived in a convoy of six unmarked police cars that pulled up at 5:45 p.m. to the Steak Pit for a Republican Lincoln Day fundraiser. The large, boisterous crowd, which had been lining the streets leading to the restaurant since 4:30, quickly recognized him and erupted in boos and shouts of “Recall Walker.”

The convoy moved through quickly and without incident, and most of the protesters began to follow a circuitous route on public pathways to a spot behind the restaurant where they continued the protest within earshot of the Republican Party faithful inside.

Bayfield County Sheriff Paul Susienka said Saturday evening that he didn’t have a crowd estimate, but various people had estimated the size at between 2,000 and 5,000. So the protest probably at least doubled the size of Washburn, which has a population of 2,271.

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/193744/
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I don't think you can get any further away from Madison than Bayfield County while actually remaining in Wisconsin :D

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Washburn, WI&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&tab=nl
 
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thaiboxerken said:
Originally Posted by Skeptic Ginger
Judge stays WI anti-union law.

Follow the law? We don't need no stinking laws!
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Funny how when a judge stays the Obamacare law, suddenly Obama and democrats say they can ignore the stay. Double standard anyone? :D
 
BeAChooser said:
Funny how when a judge stays the Obamacare law, suddenly Obama and democrats say they can ignore the stay. Double standard anyone? :D
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Funny how you compare a local judge ruling on a federal law (and there were other local judges with the opposite opinion) to a state judge ruling on a state law.
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
Funny how you compare a local judge ruling on a federal law
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Funny how you need to mischaracterize Justice Roger Vinson of the U.S. District Court as a "local judge" to try and dispute what I noted. For your information ...

http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts/DistrictCourts.aspx

the district courts have jurisdiction to hear nearly all categories of federal cases, including both civil and criminal matters.
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Above the US District Courts is the U.S. Court of Appeals. Notice the "Appeals"? Those are courts that losers appeal to when they lose a case at the District level.

Has Obama (the loser) filed a request for an expedited appeal of Justice Vinson's ruling? Because on March 3, Justice Vinson gave the Obama administration 7 days to do that, or stop implementing Obamacare. Why yes, on March 10, the DOJ filed such a request. So apparently, SG, unlike you, the Obama administration does recognize the authority of Judge Vinson. :D
 
BeAChooser said:
Funny how you need to mischaracterize Justice Roger Vinson of the U.S. District Court as a "local judge" to try and dispute what I noted. For your information ...

http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts/DistrictCourts.aspx



Above the US District Courts is the U.S. Court of Appeals. Notice the "Appeals"? Those are courts that losers appeal to when they lose a case at the District level.

Has Obama (the loser) filed a request for an expedited appeal of Justice Vinson's ruling? Because on March 3, Justice Vinson gave the Obama administration 7 days to do that, or stop implementing Obamacare. Why yes, on March 10, the DOJ filed such a request. So apparently, SG, unlike you, the Obama administration does recognize the authority of Judge Vinson. :D
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Federal Judge Stays Own Ruling Against Obamacare :rolleyes:
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
Federal Judge Stays Own Ruling Against Obamacare
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LOL! You just don't get it, do you, SG?

The judged forced the Obama administration to do something it didn't want to do ... ask the higher court to fast track the appeal.

Eventually this would have gone to a higher court. Now it's going to happen MUCH faster.

In fact ...

http://www.healthcareexchange.com/b...r-vinson-case-declared-ppaca-unconstitutional

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to Hear Vinson Case that Declared PPACA Unconstitutional

MARCH 15, 2011

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The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to put the case on a fast track. DOJ attorneys have until April 4th to file their appeal, and attorneys supporting the Florida case have until May 4th to respond. Usually, a three judge panel will hear an appeal, but five of the state attorney generals are asking that the entire Appellate Court hear the case. If the Court agrees, that will further accelerate the progress of the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Even if this case is on a fast track to the U.S. Supreme Court, the timing likely will result in this case being heard during the 2012 election campaign season. The Democrats repeatedly said that once the public understands PPACA, they will come to appreciate it. However, polls continue to show that the more the public comes to understand the PPACA. the less favorable are the perceptions. This timing may not bode well for the Democrats in 2012.
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:D
 
BAC, that off topic discussion has an 11 page thread where all your drivel on the topic was no doubt included.

There is a partisan attempt to rule the bill unconstitutional by Repug state attorneys general and Repug installed, partisan judges. And while I'm sure more than a few people don't like the insurance mandate, the Repugs forced that into the bill by refusing to allow a public option.

You cannot make insurance companies cover pre-existing conditions if you allow people to only purchase insurance when they have an existing condition. The current system makes some people pay for others in an unequal way. The existing system has to be fixed.

The right wingers who hold similar views as yours refuse to deal with the problem. It's better to just block anything liberals want to do than to actually address the problems that need solving. I heard one Repug legislator go on and on like a broken record, "we need market solutions". What solutions would that be? No answer, just repetition of denial and a Libertarian fantasy, "we need market solutions".


IF ANYONE DOESN'T GET IT, THAT WOULD BE YOU.
 
Looks like it is time to revive this thread.

As Jessica Pieklo reported yesterday, the Governor of Wisconsin, with little notice or discuss, repealed the state’s Equal Pay law. For Scott Walker, it was no doubt the most logical step in his ongoing war on women and the working class, as the Equal Pay Law protected not just women but any protected class.

But for the Republican who was most enthusiastic about rescinding the law, it was really about fairness. After all, according to him, money is more “important” for men.
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:jaw-dropp
 
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