Head of WI Police Association slams Senate for "unreasonable abuse of police power"

[highplainsdem]

http://wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=228939

MADISON—The head of the Wisconsin Professional Police Association slammed Senate Republicans today after they ordered the detention of 14 Democratic Senators staying in Illinois “with or without force.”

“Politics aside, encouraging the forcible detention of duly elected lawmakers because they won‟t allow you to dictate with a free hand is an unreasonable abuse of police power,” said WPPA Executive Director Jim Palmer. “Due to the fact that Wisconsin officers lack any jurisdiction across state lines, does Senator Fitzgerald intend to establish a „lawmaker border patrol? The thought of using law enforcement officers to exercise force in order to achieve a political objective is insanely wrong and Wisconsin sorely needs reasonable solutions and not potentially dangerous political theatrics.”

[blogslut]

1. K&R

Good for Mr. Palmer.

[WillyT]

2. K & R !!!

:kick:

[C_U_L8R]

3. Republicans are hankering

for their own personal Gestapo.
Thank goodness people are saying HELL NO !!

[myrna minx]

4. K&R n/t

[bvar22]

5. Wisconsin Democrats following Abraham Lincoln's lead.

Lincoln once jumped out of a 2nd story window of the Illinois State House to avoid a Quorum.

[highplainsdem]

8. Yes, and Lawrence O'Donnell mentioned that to Sen. Grothman tonight.

[Blue Owl]

6. This Scott Walker fellow is really getting irritating

How about we do something about the laws he's broken?

[felix_numinous]

7. K+R!!!!!

:applause:

[Poboy]

9. recommend

[JeffersonChick]

10. k & r

[Hannah Bell]

11. really impressed with the police in this battle