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- Doctor Fate
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21 Mar 2011, 11:42 am
Neal Anderth wrote:"A Wisconsin state judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking implementation of Gov. Scott Walker’s union-busting bill. Judge Maryann Sumi ruled that Republican lawmakers were likely in violation of the state open meeting laws when it pushed through the legislation two weeks ago."
You know, you actually exceed Rickyp in your ability to post other people's thoughts without ever expressing a cogent thought of your own.
A TRO is just that--a temporary stay. There are many reasons this is meaningless, not the least of which is that the Democrats are back in town. The GOP can simply pass it again. There are other legal reasons why the TRO may not be the end of it, but I'd hate to confuse you by introducing facts. Those really don't fit well into your world view.
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22 Mar 2011, 4:52 pm
Neal Anderth wrote:"A Wisconsin state judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking implementation of Gov. Scott Walker’s union-busting bill. Judge Maryann Sumi ruled that Republican lawmakers were likely in violation of the state open meeting laws when it pushed through the legislation two weeks ago."
Are you ricky in disguise? Source please (and a link would be nice). What is the basis of this ruling, is it because some state senators were absent, or because of something else?
According to the BBC,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12791155, the reason was that the law was passed by committee, not in a proper session, and that it was only published two hours beforehand. Apparently the Wisconsin DA has said that the order is not something he can contest successfully
It seemed odd to me, if that's the case. I thought that the reason that the original bill was stalled was because the quorum applied to financial bills. But the new version stripped out the budgetary parts. So why not pass it in session, rather than committee?
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- Neal Anderth
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27 May 2011, 8:04 am
Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi voids Wisconsin collective bargaining law, a Republican governor Tommy Thompson appointee.
MADISON — The fight over eliminating collective bargaining powers from Wisconsin's public workers will move into the state Supreme Court — and possibly back into the Legislature — after a judge struck down the contentious law Thursday.
Republican backers of Gov. Scott Walker'sproposal said they are confident the state Supreme Court will overturn the judge's ruling that the law is void because lawmakers broke open meetings statutes during the approval process. Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi temporarily blocked the law shortly after it passed in March.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in the case on June 6. Republicans who control the Legislature also could pass the measure a second time to avoid the open meeting violations.
Still, Democrats and union leaders who helped organize protests at the Capitol against the measure praised the victory,
even if it could be fleeting.
