Fucking Unbelievable: Wisconsin union law published despite court order

[cali]

(AP) – 2 hours ago

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials couldn't agree Friday about whether an explosive law taking away nearly all public worker collective bargaining rights was about to take effect after a nonpartisan legislative bureau published it despite a court order blocking publication.

The Legislative Reference Bureau's action was noted on the state Legislature's website Friday, sending confused lawmakers and legal experts scrambling to determine what's next for the measure that has brought waves of chaos to the state since it first was proposed by Gov. Scott Walker.

Legislative Reference Bureau director Steve Miller insisted the action doesn't mean his action will result in the law taking effect Saturday. He says that won't actually happen until Secretary of State Doug La Follette orders the law published in a newspaper.

"It's not implementation of all," Miller said. "It's simply a matter of forwarding an official copy to the secretary of state."

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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gu7BByycGqPJOWMMslvZEpThm26Q?docId=41c04585600f47e2a53b815c1b550797

[elocs]

1. Yeah, I did read about it 2 hours ago when it appeared here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x741020

[cali]

10. wow. good for YOU. because the same topic never ever gets postied

about more than once on DU.

:rofl:

[Major Hogwash]

2. Miller IS Hitler!!! He must have been reincarnated!

My gawd, what the fudge is Miller thinking???

[HockeyMom]

3. Republicans are ABOVE the Law

Whether they are Reagan, Bush, Walker, or Scott. Until we Democrats, and working people, understand this, they will do what they want, and get away with it.

[villager]

4. This is what happens when you have spineless "opposition"

I realize this wouldn't apply to the Wisconsin Dems, specifically, with their recent beyond-the- borders stance.

But it does apply to the Dems as a whole. Hell, the Repubbies steal whole Presidential elections in broad daylight, without so much as a meaningful squawk. Why shouldn't they feel they can get away with this?

[abq e streeter]

7. +1........I wish like hell that I didn't agree.....but sadly, you're 100% right.

[QC]

5. Miller should be held in contempt of court and jailed. n/t

[Donnachaidh]

6. yah know, there should be jail time in the future for these repukes

lawless bastards...

[L. Coyote]

8. DUPE: Wisconsin union law published despite court order

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x741020

[cali]

11. yes, dupes happen on DU- about fucking 20 times a day- or more.

[pintobean]

13. Once upon a time

you had more class than this. I really respected you for your class.

[L. Coyote]

12. Not if people pay attention and follow the rules

[littlewolf]

9. Actually ... it was published by

the reference bureau in accordance to WI law which requires the legislative reference bureau to publish every act within 10 working days after its
date of enactment. and it appears that the reference bureau was not included in the TRO ...

[rzemanfl]

14. Please post that law. What I saw refers to the Secretary of

State.

[littlewolf]

16. This is what I have found...

http://legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/Stat0035.pdf





(3) PUBLICATION. (a) The legislative reference bureau shall
publish every act and every portion of an act which is enacted by
the legislature over the governor’s partial veto within 10 working
days after its date of enactment.
(b) The secretary of state shall designate a date of publication
for each act and every portion of an act which is enacted by the leg-
islature over the governor’s partial veto. The date of publication
may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment.
(c) Copies of each act or portion of an act enacted by the legis-
lature over the governor’s partial veto shall be available on or
before its date of publication to subscribers under s. 35.87 who
pick up their documents. At appropriate intervals, the officer des-
ignated under s. 35.87 shall certify to the secretary of state that
each act or portion of an act was available to subscribers on or
before its date of publication.
and practicable. The department shall determine how many cop-
ies shall be printed.

[Tx4obama]

19. La Follette sent a letter to the referencing bureau ordering the bill to NOT be published

SNIP

After the restraining order was issued on March 18, La Follette sent a letter that same day to the reference bureau rescinding earlier instructions to publish the bill on Friday. "I further instruct you to remove all reference to March 25, 2011, as the publication date and not to proceed with publication until I contact you with a new publication date," his letter said.

http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/wi-republicans-publish-collective-bargaini

[littlewolf]

21. Then they are in violation of that .....

[rzemanfl]

20. I hope you never went to law school. Where is the "partial

veto?"

[littlewolf]

22. nope didn't go to law school ... just copied what was there at the site ....

[Manifestor_of_Light]

15. Hold him in contempt of court!!! Quickly!

I am a lawyer but I do not play one on TV. :D

[snacker]

17. Silver lining?

http://www.politicususa.com/en/scott-walker-kills-wisconsin-bill
Scott Walker Kills His Wisconsin Union Busting Bill By Publishing It
www.politicususa.com
By skirting a judge's order and publishing their anti-union bill, Scott Walker may have killed his bill.

[crickets]

18. Sweet. -nt