See update below –
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XlUsoM4ruQ
The middle class – school teachers, prison guards, healthcare providers, firefighters, police officers, daycare providers and more pounce on Capitol in Madison Wisconsin to defeat the Governor’s proposal to end “collective bargaining”. Me thinks the Republican newbie bit off more than he can chew – learn more HERE
UPDATE X1: “The aide spoke on condition of anonymity, because she was not authorized to speak on behalf of her boss. Legislative assistants answering the phones at the offices of Sen. Jon Erpenbach of Middleton, Sen. Mark Miller of Monona and Sen. Fred Risser of Madison all insisted they knew nothing about the walkout.
However, at 11:30 a.m., when the session began — 30 minutes late — a roll call revealed that most if not all 14 Senate Democrats were absent. At 11:35, Republican Senate President Mike Ellis announced a “call of the house” to send police to force errant Democrats to return to the chamber.
“The Senate is now under a call of the house, and we will try to find the members who decided not to come to work today,” Ellis said as loud protesters sought to disrupt the session.
The Senate then adjourned, lacking enough of its 33 senators to act. Twenty are required and there are just 19 Republican Senators.
The Capitol was crowded shoulder to shoulder with protesters late Thursday morning especially near the Senate chambers chanting “Kill this bill,” and “Walker must go.”