Senate Democrats in Wisconsin failed to show up Thursday for a vote on a "union-busting" bill that has prompted police officers to launch a dragnet for the missing lawmakers.
As thousands of anarchist teachers and public employees flood the Wisconsin capitol, police hunt Democratic senators who skipped a vote on a bill requiring union concessions to help close the state's $3.6B budget gap.
This is how they play. Voters want this, the Democrats and Unions do not. So? Defy the will of the people, riot in the chamber, and play a game of chicken with the vote. Democracy? No. Anarchy.
"It's kind of unbelievable that they're elected to do a job and they wouldn't show up to do it," Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald
As thousands of anarchist teachers and public employees flood the Wisconsin capitol, police hunt Democratic senators who skipped a vote on a bill requiring union concessions to help close the state's $3.6B budget gap.
This is how they play. Voters want this, the Democrats and Unions do not. So? Defy the will of the people, riot in the chamber, and play a game of chicken with the vote. Democracy? No. Anarchy.
"It's kind of unbelievable that they're elected to do a job and they wouldn't show up to do it," Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald