2. I heard on the Roger Hedgecock show last night that this case has been pretty much rendered moot by the thugs in the unions and local governments. He said that most of the local districts have completed renegotiated their collective bargaining agreements while these stalling tactics by Judge Sumi kept the law from being enacted.

This argument might immediately sound more substantive, but it’s possibly more of a stretch. Wisconsin is not the first state to limit collective bargaining to some segments of public workers and not others, according to Heritage Foundation labor analyst James Sherk.

If that’s the case, then they should just say no one can force you to be in a union :)

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, claims the controversial measure is unconstitutional because it creates two classes of public workers in the state — those covered by the new rules and those exempt from them.

You mean like Obamacare creates two classes of people–those covered by the new rules and those exempt from them?

I don’t find anything about Obamacare “undemocratic”. I believe the individual mandate is unconstitutional.

But the act of passing Obamacare was not an affront to democracy in my opinion.

ButterflyDragon on June 15, 2011 at 10:04 PM

Eh, I think a lot of people here would disagree with that.

I’m sure it’s different somehow, right?

; )

crr6 on June 15, 2011 at 8:21 PM

I don’t find anything about Obamacare “undemocratic”. I believe the individual mandate is unconstitutional.

But the act of passing Obamacare was not an affront to democracy in my opinion.

That makes this seem more like a delay tactic than anything else. If incessant lawsuits simply prevent the controversial bill from taking effect…

Why should lawsuits or judges rulings block a law from taking effect? 0bowmaoCare has been ruled unconstitutional, and that hasn’t slowed down the 0Stalin administration from proceeding full speed ahead to implement the law.

What’s good for the Dhimmicrat goose…

If the day comes when even that is exhausted, I suppose they will just have to start beating the crap out of their opponents and burning things down.

Bishop on June 15, 2011 at 5:52 PM

I think they’ve already started with the threats of that, such as strong-arming businesses about displaying anti-Walker signage and telling them “if you’re not with us, you’re against us.”

teke184 on June 15, 2011 at 5:54 PM

Gov. Walker signed into law a concealed-carry legislation. Perhaps the union thugs should consider that when deciding to strong-arm a business.

Yesterday, the state Supreme Court upheld the controversial bill.

Tina, I don’t think the Court addressed the merits of the bill. They were too busy dealing with a judicious reprimand of the Hon. Judge Sumi who overstepped her authority enjoining a bill before it became a law by publication.

One of the people speaking for a union, either an attorney or union leader said this was an “affront to democracy”.

Who would have ever thought our country would go so far down the rabbit hole that people actually say voting on legislation is an affront to democracy.

ButterflyDragon on June 15, 2011 at 8:17 PM

Any thoughts on this?

“Again, it has been said from the very beginning that ObamaCare is a crime against democracy.”

I’m sure it’s different somehow, right?

; )

Who would have ever thought our country would go so far down the rabbit hole that people actually say voting on legislation is an affront to democracy.

Where’s crr to tell all of us ignorant goobers that the union will prevail!

Count it!

ladyingray on June 15, 2011 at 5:59 PM

Naw, from what I can tell, this is a frivolous suit and it probably should get dismissed on the pleadings.

Tennessee — before it abolished collective bargaining altogether — used to allow collective bargaining only for teachers.

Love me some Tennessee!!!!!

The ferocity of the public employee unions’ opposition tells me that we have struck a death blow. This is where we have to keep hitting until they are totally defeated.

scrubjay on June 15, 2011 at 6:54 PM

Yep – and the lack of such ferocity at the national level, despite the unmasking of ACORN and other Democrat front groups also shows that the GOP/conservatives have as yet not turned the spigot off.

So they want the cops and the firefighters to be bound by this same new law? Superb. Give them what they want.

Rational Thought on June 15, 2011 at 6:44 PM

Fine by me, especially since the firefighters were the reinforcements sent in to protest when the teachers finally had to go back to class.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, claims the controversial measure is unconstitutional because it creates two classes of public workers in the state — those covered by the new rules and those exempt from them.

Well, I guess you guys will be giving back those Obamacare waivers then. We wouldn’t want two classes of workers now would we.

If incessant lawsuits simply prevent the controversial bill from taking effect, the recall elections will be that much closer …

What is meant by this, exactly?

scrubjay on June 15, 2011 at 6:54 PM

Coup de grâce, sans la grâce

balanced