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highplainsdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 12:21 PM Original message |
Madison Mayor Authorizes City Attorney To Pursue Legal Action Surrounding Senate’s Vote |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. What standing does he imagine that he has? |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 12:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. That's not two hours even and there was no 'emergency' as required by state law. |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 12:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. The two hours would have started when it was posted on the bulleting board. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 12:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. How do they decide when it's an emergency, what is the process? n/t |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 12:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. That's the "beauty" of it. They just take a vote. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 01:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. So the legislature doesn't actually vote to determine as to whether it's an emergency? |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 01:09 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. No. I think they vote on it. |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 02:09 PM Response to Reply #5 |
24. Actually, the Wisconsin Dept. of Justice's complicance guide says this: |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 02:23 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. It also says this: |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 03:13 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. It wasn't a committee meeting. |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 03:20 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. The legislative conference committee isn't a committee? |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 03:52 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Sorry, when I read the vote was 18-1, I believed it was the entire number of |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. That was a later action. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 02:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
26. And it was listed precisely as an emergency session where...? |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 03:21 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Presumably in the meeting annoucement. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 03:41 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Presumably, huh? |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 03:43 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Nobody has claimed that such a declaration was lacking. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 03:46 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Not to belabor any one point |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 04:00 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. I think it was a fair assumption given Barca's dilligence |
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travelingtypist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I took this kind of negativity from you last night. |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 12:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. It's not "negativity" |
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travelingtypist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 12:14 AM Response to Reply #6 |
41. You didn't answer my question. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 01:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. It's called "separation of powers" |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 01:43 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Lol... I don't know about "competent"... |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 01:46 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Ha, fair enough |
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travelingtypist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 12:15 AM Response to Reply #18 |
42. Then why have rules at all if they're all meaningless when they get in the way? |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 12:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. someone's gotta get the ball rolling |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 12:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. As long as "the ball" is raising public awareness... |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 01:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. agreed, but who should sue? |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 02:01 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. I don't think anyone can... and therefore I don't think that anyone SHOULD. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 03:59 PM Response to Reply #23 |
36. well, there's this: |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 06:19 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. He did a good job. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 01:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. The city employs government workers, who are now going to be deprived of rights. |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 01:23 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Well... I certainly agree with your final sentence. |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. Go Mayor Dave! |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. Kicked and recommended. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
8. Good. This is what needs to be done. |
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Shiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 01:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Our state AG is a Rethug crony. No help from him. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 01:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Yes, that's what another DUer told me last night. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
35. Dem legislature is calling for Fitzgerald to be removed as |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 04:09 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. I think that's the other Fitzgerald |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-11 04:48 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. My feed went down and I missed that. TKS for the correction. |
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