Wisconsin voters have the power.

[kpete]

Wisconsin Can Repeal Walker’s Anti-Union Bill In 2012 And Amend The State Constitution In 2013

Wisconsin voters have the power
to ensure that his victory is short lived.

First, a broad coalition of these voters are circulating petitions to recall the eight GOP state senators who are currently eligible to be removed from office. If just three of these seats are flipped to the Democrats, the GOP will lose control of the state’s upper house.

Second, because Wisconsin law allows any elected official to be recalled after they have served one full year of their term in office, all remaining state legislators and Gov. Walker will be eligible for a recall election next January. If Wisconsin voters wage a successful campaign to fire the state’s anti-worker lawmakers, this bill could be repealed as soon as the snow starts to melt in spring of 2012.

Third, Wisconsin also has the power to ensure that no future lawmakers can repeat Walker’s assault on working familes:

http://thinkprogress.org/2011/03/10/scott-walker-repeal-amendment/

[FBaggins]

1. Almost certainly not by 2013.

It has to pass both houses of the legislature and then pass again after the new legislature takes office. THEN it has to pass a vote of the people. Of course that means taking back control of both houses before the process can start... so 2013 is pretty unlikely. We might recall enough senators to take the senate back this summer, but not the assembly.

Yes, they hold the power... but it's most effectively exercised with the recall. If we have the votes to ammend the constitution, we certainly have the votes to take back the legislature and just undo the law.

[damntexdem]

2. However long it takes, it would be safer to amend the constitution.

Make it harder for any future GOP putsches.