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Contrary1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-15-12 02:06 AM
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Wow! I missed this one: Judge strikes down Wis. law limiting union rights
"MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down nearly all of the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers.

Walker's administration immediately vowed to appeal, while unions, which have vigorously fought the law, declared victory. But what the ruling meant for existing public contracts was murky: Unions claimed the ruling meant they could negotiate again, but Walker could seek to keep the law in effect while the legal drama plays out.

The law, a crowning achievement for Walker that made him a national conservative star, took away nearly all collective bargaining rights from most workers and has been in effect for more than a year.

Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas ruled that the law violates both the state and U.S. Constitution and is null and void..."

http://news.yahoo.com/judge-strikes-down-wis-law-limiting-union-rights-214923391.html

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Divine Discontent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-15-12 02:17 AM
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1. it's a good day for democracy and the people when the courts back freedoms
:kick:


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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-15-12 03:23 AM
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2. I still think the GOP
somehow cheated in the recall Walker election.
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Divine Discontent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-15-12 09:02 PM
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3. you know the types when you're younger, who seem to be rather comfortable cheating to "win"
well, that's the GOP adults. the end justify the means it seems for them. they don't care what they do to win baby win...

It's just so apparent when you hear these people speak (Walker, the gop treasurer from ohio running for senate, etc) that the elevator's not going all the way to the top. There's a disconnect from full reality. They live in a world, much like Mr Stewart said, where there's a fictional Pres Obama that only they can see, and that's how they govern and how they run their campaigns. Their world is going to end if they don't win every time. Seen it time after time, and yet, the world doesn't end, but they keep on saying it will.
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Me. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-15-12 10:15 PM
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4. Wish I Could Give This + 1000
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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-16-12 03:38 AM
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5. Thanks for posting this. It's good to great news.
Sadly, I am sure there will be an appeal that will eventually land in the state supreme court on the issue of the state constitution.

State constitutions tend to be a lot more detailed than the federal constitution. I don't know what the state constitution says or how the state Supremes have interpreted it.

Based on SCOTUS cases I have read, I doubt that making distinctions between classes of workers violates the equal protection clause federal constitution.
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