Judge strikes down Walker's collective bargaining law

[Newsjock]

Source: Wisconsin State Journal

A judge has struck down Gov. Scott Walker's controversial new collective bargaining law.

Dane County Judge MaryAnn Sumi issued a permanent injunction against the law Thursday morning. This means the law is effectively dead until the Wisconsin Supreme Court acts on the law.

Sumi's decision said there was "clear and convincing evidence" that Republicans who control the Legislature violated the state's open meetings laws. And she said that means the law is void.

Read more: http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_85597736-87a5-11e0-9d62-001cc4c03286.html

[Bandit]

1. Does anyone think Republicans care one whit for the Law?

They will do what they want no matter...Remember they Rule...they don't Govern.. there is a difference. :shrug:

[TxVietVet]

49. In Texas, we have one party rule by the conservanazis

and they still screw up everything they touch. They complain that liberals and Democrats with their ruling the serfs.

[Plucketeer]

2. Likely a tenporary roadblock

Walker and his goons will do their best to circumvent this.

[jefferson_dem]

3. Wisconsin collective bargaining law struck down

Source: AP

MADISON — Wisconsin's law taking away nearly all collective bargaining rights from most public workers was struck down Thursday by a circuit court judge but the ruling will not be the final say in the union fight that brought tens of thousands of protesters to the Capitol earlier this year.

The state Supreme Court has scheduled arguments for June 6 to decide whether it will take the case and Republicans who control the Legislature could also pass the law a second time to avoid the open meeting violations that led to the judge's voiding the law Thursday.

Gov. Scott Walker pushed for the law as a way to help balance the state budget. His spokesman had not seen the ruling and had no immediate comment. Spokesmen for Republican leaders in the Legislature also did not immediately return messages seeking comment.

Walker and Republican leaders have said they would pass the law again as part of the state budget next month if necessary.



Read more: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20110526/GPG0101/110526052/Wisconsin-collective-bargaining-law-struck-down-by-Dane-Co-judge?odyssey=nav%7Chead

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Keep on fighting!!

[w4rma]

5. Now stall until after the Repukes are recalled. (nt)

[Andy823]

27. I agree

That is exactly what they need to do, anyway they can do it! If they can stall them and democrats win the recall election, then Walker will be out of luck!

[iwishiwas]

6. Good news for few days and hopfully FOREVER! (BUT NOT

COUNTING MY CHICKIE'S YET:-)

[iwishiwas]

7. READ the full decision here.....

Click here to read the judge's findings of fact
Click here to read the judge's full decision

http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/wisconsin/judge-rules-collective-bargaining-budget-repair-bill-void

[groundloop]

8. Unfortunately this is only a procedural issue. They'll just re-vote to get around that.

AND, I may be wrong but I'd bet that the Democratic Senators won't be leaving the state for the next vote, so unless a few publican senators see the light it's only a matter of time 'till Walker gets his way on this.

[Iliyah]

10. Maybe some of the gopers

will vote against it now especially the six who probably will be recalled. I think Walker and his cronies are on their way out, thank goodness. These people are power hungry and can I say Heil Walker, Heil Kasich (sp?), Heil Synder, Heil Daniels, Heil Scott, Heil Christie, Heil the rest of the gop governors and their legislators. They claim they want small government all the while lying through their teeth. Ugh, they want the corporations to run this country and eff the people, we are nobody to them.

[iwishiwas]

15. There are cracks in the Repug wall but now sure enough. Will wait

to see what Repugs do in the Legislature. Talk is that they will attach it to the budget bill.

[EC]

17. You are absolutely right

Some of the first laws these guys passed and are still passing are laws that protect a companies liabilities against the public safety. They've left the public with little legal recourses in any law-suits. If we have any complaint, we have no recourse...no rights. Took away regulatory measures for any poisoning of our lands and water. Now has even signed a measure removing testing of our water...leads me to believe he's planning on opening WI to all sorts of polluters. (think fraking and smokestakes and oil rigs in Lake Michigan)

[Kber]

23. If they were sure it would pass a revote, they would have scheduled one already.

It might pass again. It might not.

[Goblinmonger]

28. Yep, I agree.

They aren't stupid. They know that if they just gave the notice and revoted this lawsuit would have gone away. They didn't do that for a reason. Probably that they lost 3 votes for it.

[Blue Owl]

9. Looks like Walker's definition of "leadership" is to

grab a handful of the most rancid, anti-citizen/pro-corporate illegal bullshit handed to him by his Koch dealers, throw it against the capitol wall, and see what sticks.

What a juvenile, incompetent little weasel.

[iwishiwas]

That was my favorite sign during the Protests: WALKER IS A WEASEL.

[denverbill]

11. Judge voids controversial Wisconsin union law

Source: Reuters

MADISON, Wisconsin | Thu May 26, 2011 11:30am EDT

(Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge on Thursday voided a controversial Republican-backed law restricting the collective bargaining rights of public sector unions.

Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi said Republican lawmakers violated the state's open meetings law in rushing the legislation through during massive protests at the state Capitol earlier this year.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/26/us-unions-wisconsin-idUSTRE74P4PR20110526?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetch

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About time.

[Eagle Mall]

12. in your face, Scott "Turd" Walker!

[EC]

14. Now let us see if they'll re-vote for it

and how they vote. I don't think they'll change their votes. It looks to me like nationally they are being told to hold the line even if they meet their demise.

I'm thinking they think they have their jobs forever with voter ID and other suppression tactics, so we'll really have to get people out to vote...

[iwishiwas]

13. Repug message control is out in full force at milwaukee...

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/122657299.html?rememberMe=y&sort=last+to+first#comments

[Kingofalldems]

16. Kick and Rec one time for the teabaggers

[Derechos]

18. Wisconsin Union Law Struck Down By County Circuit Judge

Source: Huffington Post

MADISON, Wis. -- A Wisconsin judge has struck down a law taking away nearly all collective bargaining rights from most state workers.

Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi ruled Thursday that Republican legislators violated Wisconsin's open meetings law during the run up to passage. She says that renders the law void.



Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/26/wisconsin-union-law-law-s_n_867437.html

[SpiralHawk]

19. "This law is totally unAmerican, and fully RepubliCorp." - Da Judge

"The law reeks of unAmerican unfairness. I am tossing it in the vast cesspool of Republicon Political Crap. Now get out of my courtroom and go back to your Godforsaken ideological HOMELAND until you learn to think and act like decent American citizens, you bent-knee RepubliBagging blowholes."

- Da Judge

[iwishiwas]

20. Huebsch, Fitzgeralds look to Supreme Court (Walkers big guns in WI)

Of course they now have Prosser on their side--the judge who said he will stick by Walker. damm.


http://budget.wispolitics.com/2011/05/huebsch-jeff-fitzgerald-look-to-supreme.html


Thursday, May 26, 2011
10:58 AM
Huebsch, Fitzgeralds look to Supreme Court

DOA Secretary Mike Huebsch and GOP legislative leaders said they would look to the state Supreme Court now that a Dane County judge has invalidated the collective bargaining changes.

“We look forward to the reforms of the budget repair bill being enacted in the near future," Huebsch said in a statement. "We will continue to pursue legal action with the Supreme Court in an effort to protect middle class jobs and middle class taxpayers.”

Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, said Act 10 "was passed and signed into law in accordance with the rules of the state legislature."

........................

"There’s still a much larger separation-of-powers issue: whether one Madison judge can stand in the way of the other two democratically-elected branches of government," Scott Fitzgerald said.

-- By JR Ross

[Iliyah]

21. With their judge (Posser)

back in, it may be a slam dunk. What a group of hateful politicians, y'think the pearly gates are waiting on them - HELL NO.

[Goblinmonger]

29. They don't have the votes to repass it

if they are going to the Supreme Court. They wouldn't expend those resources and roll those dice if they knew they could just pass it a second time.

[iwishiwas]

55. yes, its been two days now. I would think they would have called

a session in a nanosecond --if the votes were there.

[ewagner]

30. re: Fitzgerald's comments...

ummmmmm...he hasn't heard of Marbury VS Madison? Judicial Review?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marbury_v._Madison


Welcome to IDIOCRACY!

[JJW]

22. I was hoping for a hangin' judge

Even a hangin' is too good for that criminal Walker.

[avebury]

24. k&R

[myrna minx]

25. K&R n/t

[fatbuckel]

26. Ha,ha.

[florida08]

31. Good judge

bet she won't be over the next underhanded middle class killing law they push thru

:kick:

[Yon_Yonson]

32. Thank you Judge Sumi

It’s back in the NEOCON’s court and I am sure they will break more laws to ram their dogma down our throats.

[bobthedrummer]

33. K&R n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

34. K&R!!!!!

:applause:

Hang on Wisconsin cheeseheads! We are observing how it has to be done for all the other states with lunatic fringe teabagger governors!!

[Generic Other]

35. A win/win situation for Democrats in Wisconsin

Even if the GOP votes again and passes the measure, all that will do is re-ignite anger. The elections are set to go this time. People will be scrutinizing the candidates and their votes. Some of the GOP may get cold feet and who knows, maybe not vote or vote against the plan. Their political careers are at stake this time.

It's warm weather now. Who knows how the rank and file union membership will react. The first vote was an assault. The second one is an act of war.

I would not be so quick to cast my lot with Walker if I were a lawmaker in Wisconsin. His days seem to be numbered.

[davidpdx]

36. This is a temporary win, but I would say the fight is far from over

We can almost bet it will be appealed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The thing that sucks is a D just lost in a close race which might make a difference.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

37. How's the Supreme Court going to come down on this? It's likely to wind up there.

[proud patriot]

38. Woo Hoo !

:woohoo:

[brooklynite]

39. Before everyone gets too excited...

As someone who works for the Government, let me say that this is a PROCESS ruling. The Court is NOT saying the law is Unconstitutional or that the Legislature doesn't have any right to implement it; they're saying the rules as to HOW the law was to be passed weren't followed. As long as they revote under the terms of the Open Meetings Law (and as far as I know they still have enough votes to pass it) it can still go into effect.

[provis99]

45. thats an important point.

Frankly, this same judge could have found the law constitutional, had republicans been smart enough to follow proper parliamentary procedure.

[wordpix]

48. BUT since the repukes think laws are for other folks and not for them,

it's definitely a victory they were told, nope, the laws for you, too, repugs.

[L. Coyote]

40. REC # 97 = NEA story = ruling was commended by Wisconsin Education Association Council President

http://www.educationvotes.nea.org/2011/05/26/wisconsin-judge-strikes-down-gov-walkers-collective-bargaining-law/

Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down Gov. Walker’s Collective Bargaining Law
by Cynthia McCabe

A Wisconsin judge this morning struck down a so-called ‘budget repair bill’ silencing the voices of that state’s public workers — including tens of thousands of educators — saying that lawmakers violated the law to get their own passed.

Judge Maryann Sumi’s ruling was commended by Wisconsin Education Association Council President and teacher Mary Bell.

“Wisconsin public school employees applaud the ruling today that strikes down this backward legislation,” Bell said. “The motives behind the collective bargaining bill were clearly political. Governor Scott Walker has already admitted the bill was never intended to be about ‘budget repair’ but instead a way to bust public employee unions.

Educators in the state are now urging lawmakers to abandon efforts to continue pushing the divisive legislation .....

[PuffedMica]

41. This is why the courts are so important to us. The top prize is the United States Supreme Court

We need to reelect President Obama for no other reason than to get a liberal Supreme Court appointment.

The United States is a left leaning, liberal country. The Republicans lie their way into office and pass legislation by deception and trickery. The courts are where we set straight the errant Republicans and return to the liberal interpretation of the Constitution that the majority of citizens want.

The courts have half the power in this country, and we need to keep them on our side.

[w4rma]

53. We need to GET the courts on our side.

If they were on our side then corporations wouldn't have the same rights as people.

[PuffedMica]

42. K&R

[sudopod]

43. =D nt

[underpants]

44. LOVE IT!!!

[Tutankhamun]

46. "Activist judge, radical extremist, union wacko, against the will of the people..."

"...subverting democracy...socialist...marxist...Anti-American...trying to destroy your job security...stealing your pension..."

I can already hear the RW corporate shills echoing every term used to describe anyone who supports a middle class in this country. (Notice I didn't say _the_ middle class.)

[wordpix]

47. YES! Here, here, for the judge

:applause:

[Major Hogwash]

50. I didn't think it would come this fast, but it sure is good news.

I have no idea why the entire Republican party has gone loco, but by creating havoc in all of these states, it is going to rile the masses.

[defendandprotect]

51. Promising ... !!

[Canuckistanian]

52. Good news

Stuff like this reassures me that the world ISN'T TOTALLY going to Hell.

[spicegal]

54. Aren't they just going to ignore it like all the other judicial

orders they dislike?

[iwishiwas]

56. Yes, the courts ordered the Gov to open the Capitol but they did not

and now it is in the courts.