No class in WI as teachers protest union-busting governor

[Alarial]

I just spent 20 minutes reading all of the comments on the Fox News page that announced this.

If there was a button that destroyed our species sitting next to me after reading all of that crap, we wouldn't be sitting here anymore. The sheer foaming at the mouth prejudicial ultra-conservatism is blinding.

[Salodin]

But...it obviously was...

[archibaldcrane]

But...it obviously was...

I think it was more that this wasnt a constitutional issue, so it was outside the supreme court's jurisdiction kinda.

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[Kuya]

Prosser apparently tried to choke a fellow female justice

Member of Wisconsin State Supreme Court Accused of Choking Fellow Justice
The Wisconsin has been rocked by allegations that a conservative member of the state Supreme Court recently tried to choke a fellow justice during an argument earlier this month. Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Justice David Prosser put her in a chokehold during the dispute in her chambers. The argument reportedly took place on June 13th, one day before the court ruled in a 4-to-3 decision to reinstate Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s union-busting law curbing collective bargaining. Prosser has denied the claim.

lol

[shiarua]

Prosser apparently tried to choke a fellow female justice

lol

Now now Kuya, lets report the whole story...

Source 1

Source 2

A source who spoke to several justices present during the incident told the Journal Sentinel that the confrontation occurred after 5:30 p.m. June 13, the day before the high court's release of a decision upholding a bill to curtail the collective bargaining rights of public employees.
Six of the court's seven justices - Justice N. Patrick Crooks was not present - had gathered in Bradley's chambers. Some were informally discussing the decision.
The conversation grew heated, and Bradley asked Prosser to leave. Bradley was bothered by disparaging remarks Prosser had made about Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson, a source said.
Bradley felt Prosser "was attacking the chief justice," the source said.
Before leaving, Prosser "put his hands around her neck in what (Bradley) described as a chokehold," the source said.
"He did not exert any pressure, but his hands were around her neck," the source said.
The source said the act "was in no way playful."
But another source told the Journal Sentinel that Bradley attacked Prosser.
"She charged him with fists raised," the source said.
Prosser "put his hands in a defensive posture," the source said. "He blocked her."
In doing so, the source said, he made contact with Bradley's neck.

[Olo401]

"...but officer, she jumped on my dick!"

What a load of shit.

[Olo401]

*bump*

http://progressivetoo.com/2011/07/23...tic-districts/

The Wisconsin legislature is finalizing a bill to close ten Department of Motor Vehicle centers located in Democratic districts within the state. The money saved will be used to extend operating hours at DMV centers in Republican districts. These cuts come on the heels of new voter ID laws that require voters to present a state-issued photo identification card at the poll booths.

These guys are the most petty bunch of totalitarian scumbags I've ever seen. Seriously they put their ideological predecessor Joe McCarthy to shame. Just remember Wisconsinites - the recall election dates are August 9 to vote OUT the Repub scumbags and August 16 to KEEP the two Dems - Holperin and Wirch. Then in January we go after Walker, Fitzgerald and the rest of these bastards.

[Caiyuo]

Is this anything other than blatantly stealing elections? That's fucking disgusting and it's more disheartening that it's happening in other states with not nearly the amount of spotlight Wisconsin has maintained.

[Cantih]

http://progressivetoo.com/2011/07/23...tic-districts/

What. The. Fuck.

I... ok, this is just too goddamn blatant. If the Fed doesn't get involved or there isn't nasty backlash, in the next few years, I'm going to be really surprised.

[Olo401]

[notorious bum]

In conclusion: Homeless who roam the streets are merely large rats who have no rights and shouldn't be able to vote.

[Bingbong]

In conclusion: Homeless who roam the streets are merely large rats who have no rights and shouldn't be able to vote.

Because getting a letter from the homeless shelter saying that's where you go for your meals is hard work.

[archibaldcrane]

implying all homeless people go to shelters for meals

[Jaybar]

Implying there are homeless shelters.

[Niiro]

Other than the bank statement thing nothing in that video seems all that shady.

They need to verify a homeless person's identity/"residence" somehow, what else could they do? They can only be so accommodating, I imagine the requirements are similar in any other state.

And it's clear the maker of the video is trying to slant things by calling the 28$ charge for a driver's license a "poll tax" when then voter ID cards are free. You just need to mention it to one of the multiple people you speak to if you didn't know what the "special" box meant, and even then it's not like it wouldn't come up when they ask for the fee.

[quannum]

the point is that they're purposefully making it harder to vote, they are reducing voting oppurtunity.

[Niiro]

What were the requirements prior?

[archibaldcrane]

They need to verify a homeless person's identity/"residence" somehow

or they could just get rid of this stupid senseless voter ID law.

Point is, it's difficult enough as it is for people to have access to the DMV, especially since they're closing another 10 of them down - each additional step required means that many more people will be disenfranchised.

[archibaldcrane]

What were the requirements prior?

Be a registered voter in the proper district. You could register same-day at the polls, no waiting period, no government ID required, no "2 weeks" for a card. You may have had to bring a piece of mail to prove you were in the proper district, although I'm not sure how they dealt with the homeless at the time.

Point is there weren't problems with the old system - the "potential for voter fraud" was never shown to be an actual problem.

[quannum]

the "potential for voter fraud" was never shown to be an actual problem.

to say this with more tin-foil hat, creating virtual scenarios of voter fraud so that you may apply your fix .. the fix is the voter fraud. the dmv requirement, the bank activity, the whatever other hoop they make for you.

fixing voter fraud is the fraud