News via Twitter: Judge will order people who have been staying overnight in WI Capitol to leave

[highplainsdem]

Normal access to the Capitol will resume tomorrow.

Not getting many more details yet...

Editing to add this tweet with its link:

playfulself Dennis Kern
Judge's Letter to "Members of Rotunda". Vacate Capitol after it closes. Final ruling soon. http://yfrog.com/h4n2emtj #wiunion
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I'll have to type that up from the pic. Please forgive any typos:

Today, I have ruled in favor of the Plaintiffs concerning the issues before me on access to the State Capitol of Wisconsin. After three days of testimony, the record establishes that the recent protest was unprecedented of the history of the State of Wisconsin. Thousands of people peacefully protested for two weeks and no injuries or damage to personal or government property occurred.

I credit that to the restraint and discipline of the protesters. I further commend law enforcement supervisors and every individual policeman or policewoman for the discipline and restraint shown during these unusual times.

The Order that I will issue granting the Plaintiff's relief will contain what I consider to be a reasonable restraint on the time, place and manner of future demonstrations and protests. The restraint is as follows. Staying after the building is closed, is prohibited. Protests and demonstrations can be held at any time when the Capitol is open during normal business hours and, of course, if either house of the legislature is in session or any public hearing is being held.

I have attached a copy of a Notice requiring that you peaceably vacate the State Capitol after business hours today. My intent is to facilitate the reopening of the Capitol consistent with the free assembly and free speech provisions of the Wisconsin Constitution as well as the parallel provisions of the U.S. Constitution.

[FBaggins]

1. Probably the right thing to do.

Give them a chance to "clean" and then they have no excuse if access is still restricted.

Probably should have called them on this a couple days ago.

[Tx4obama]

4. The Capitol was throughly cleaned Sunday night. n/t

[Matariki]

10. it's about momentum

Maintaining a presence keeps up the momentum.

[FBaggins]

12. Not really.

I haven't seen a whole bunch of coverage of what's going on inside the building, have you?

Come back with a few hundred again in the morning and it will be clear that enthusiasm has not waned.

[Matariki]

13. It's the continuity -

people having to leave and come back each day will probably wind things down quicker. Perhaps not.

[BillyJack]

2. No.

Staying at the capital IS normal access. The judge can't refuse people's PEACEFUL presence at the capital. The judge can't refuse what is written in the law.

[Poiuyt]

3. The doors just opened

People are pouring in

[highplainsdem]

5. I just edited the OP -- typed up the text shown in that pic.

[BillyJack]

6. Verification please. eom

[highplainsdem]

8. No article yet. News moves faster on Twitter. Link to live video from the rotunda

in this topic:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x551981

And the link in the OP is to a photo of the judge's letter to the people in the rotunda.

Haven't seen a news story yet. Those take more time.

[highplainsdem]

7. Tweets reporting chants of "Whose house? Our house!" in the rotunda now.

The doors were open, and people streamed in. But I saw one tweet about confusion and the doors being closed again.

[highplainsdem]

9. kick

[highplainsdem]

11. again