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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsScott Walker and Wisconsin GOP Claim Protests Overblown, But Just Read the Full Details...
Scott Walker and Wisconsin GOP Claim Protests Overblown, But Just Read the Full Details of Their Plan to Dismantle Democracy
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As Wisconsin Republicans and outgoing Gov. Scott Walker bend over backwards to downplay the scope of their plan to strip crucial authority from Democratic governor-elect Tony Evers, the details of the GOP's batch of billswhich the state legislature is expected to vote on as early as Tuesday nightshow that Wisconsinites are entirely justified in calling the plan an outrageous attack on democracy... and even a full-blown "coup."
"People are outraged. I'm not sure where that's coming from right now," said Wisconsin's Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, who apparently expects the public to believe that he has no idea why thousands of his angry constituents braved the freezing weather Monday night to protest the GOP plan.
Walkerwho has vowed to sign the legislation if it reaches his deskfeigned similar confusion, telling reporters, "For all the talk about reining in power, it really doesn't."
Demonstrations against the Republican plan continued on Tuesday, as outraged Wisconsinites heckled Walker with boos and chants of "Respect our vote!" as he spoke at a tree-lighting ceremony inside the capitol building.
"People are outraged. I'm not sure where that's coming from right now," said Wisconsin's Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, who apparently expects the public to believe that he has no idea why thousands of his angry constituents braved the freezing weather Monday night to protest the GOP plan.
Walkerwho has vowed to sign the legislation if it reaches his deskfeigned similar confusion, telling reporters, "For all the talk about reining in power, it really doesn't."
Demonstrations against the Republican plan continued on Tuesday, as outraged Wisconsinites heckled Walker with boos and chants of "Respect our vote!" as he spoke at a tree-lighting ceremony inside the capitol building.
To read more, including details of the GOP plan:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/12/04/scott-walker-and-wisconsin-gop-claim-protests-overblown-just-read-full-details-their?cd-
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Scott Walker and Wisconsin GOP Claim Protests Overblown, But Just Read the Full Details... (Original Post)
guillaumeb
Dec 2018
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calimary
(81,527 posts)1. Actual Sore Losermen.
In the flesh.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)2. And a coup in the sense that the will of the voters is being ignored.
The GOP recognizes no rules. Trump epitomizes that.
LakeArenal
(28,858 posts)3. "For all the talk of reigning in power, it doesn't"
Then dont sign it. Whats the rush?
Liars, Crooks, Theives, and Traitors one and all.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,480 posts)4. good to remind us -- GOP is the problem
GOP is the disease; Trump is just the most visible, noisiest symptom.
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)5. +10000000
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)7. Indeed.
Trump is Nixon,
Trump is Reagan,
Trump is Bush Sr.,
Trump is the post 1965 GOP.
Trump is the most honest version.
msongs
(67,459 posts)6. time to start recall elections again. nt