Fuck you very much Gov Walker
I know I know, that’s really strong language in the title, but I couldn’t help myself. For weeks the nation has been watching this slow drama unfold. The protesters fighting for their basic rights, the politicians ignoring their constituency at the behest of deep pocketed private contributors. Business as usual in 21st Century American Politics.
So, tonight, or this morning, or sometime in the last few hours this sad chapter in US history seemingly closed. Apparently the Wisconsin Senate found a way to pass their union busting legislation without the return of the missing Democratic senators.
So what happened, did one of the democratic senators return from Illinois? No. The reason that the bill stalled without the democrats present is that it was a budget bill. There is a minimum quorum of 20 for a budget bill by Wisconsin law. So how did the senate republicans get around the problem? They stripped every provision of the bill that had anything to do with the budget. That’s right, the legislation so necessary for balancing the budget it be in the budget bill, didn’t have to be in the budget bill after all. But then again, this wasn’t about the budget of Wisconsin was it Gov Walker? If it was, you wouldn’t have blown your state’s surplus on corporate taxes less than 30 days after taking office, would you?
All I can say is that Rick Scott, you fucker, you better not get any more ideas. You’ve already managed to wrong the Sunshine state in Walker level proportions. If you get any fool notions about trying to break up what weak unions we have here, you might find yourself going just a little too far. Does anybody even know how hard it actually is to force a recall? Is there a time frame we have to wait to pass before pushing for one? These are the burning questions I want answers to.