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vote on this without the democrats being back in the state to have the quorum we thought they needed in order to vote on this? >> reporter: lawrence, you said it. this is an interesting parliamentary tactic. i am not clear how this fits into the rules of the wisconsin legislature, because what they did, they all did this within the past hour, the senate republicans created a conference committee, a house senate conference committee which usually as you know reconciles differing version...

it needs to pass the bill. theyre at an undisclosed hotel in the chicago area, but they are tweeting, interviewing and let it be known, willing to fight. the leader of the wisconsin state democrats matt miller said, quote, this is a watershed moment unlike any that we have experienced in our political lifetimes. the people have shown that the government has gone too far. millers counterpart in the state assembly, democratic leader peter barca shouted, this is wrong, desperately wrong, ...

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And finishing with a win for governor walker. now the battle began when governor walker proposed a law, stripping public unions, but not police and firefighters of their collective barg ang rights. you cannot forget the protests in the capitol of madison. now its here, live in waukesha at governor walkers campaign headquarters and live at mayor barretts headquarters. we have a jam-packed show for you. dont go away. reince priebus, and louisiana governor, bobby jindal, and minority leader, peter ...

Firefighters. >> governor walkers policies. we need someone there not just with a rubber stamp but who will fight for the middle class citizens of our state. >> for the next hour we will go behind the scenes of the wisconsin election recall. you will hear from all four candidates you will meet the tea partyers who traveled if aer and wide to get their voices heard. democratic minority leader peter barca who is here to energize. the wisconsin battle how it will impact the presidential election. a...

Contend the vote could take place without the missing democrats. a senate majority leader peter barca tried to argue that there wasnt enough notice. >> no, no, no. >> yes, yes. the governmental body should o provide 24 hours notice. this is clearly a violation. youve been shutting people down. it is improper for you to move forward while this is a violation of the open meetings law. >> well, barca says he will refer the maneuver to the attorney general and will meet with democrats to seek other ...

Barca, the lone democrat on the panel tried to fight the surprise move arguing there wasnt enough notice. representative, the conduct -- >> representative barca -- >> no, no, no, no. >> yes, yes, yes. >> the governmental body should provide 24 hours notice. this is clearly a violation of the open meetings law. youve been shutting people down. it is improper to move forward while this is a violation of the open meetings law. its the law. there must be -- [ shoutinging ] >> barca said later he w...

They refused to explain the bill. but clearly, the charade is up. at this point the fraud on the people of wisconsin has been unveiled for everybody to see. they all along intended to take away the rights, the basic worker rights weve enjoyed in this state for 50 years, and tonight it was evident to everybody that they passed a nonfiscal bill that had nothing to do with balancing the budget, and in fact, they took out the key component of the bill which was to do bonding that the governor said w...

Think, by the republican party, especially governor walker to lock in those 18 republican senators because they were so many of them who were beginning to waiver, because we have got recalls against all of them. >> well, the minority leader of the state assembly, peter barca, protesting the republicans actions last night. lets watch. >> lets call roll! >> if theres any doubt as to whether good cause exists, the governmental body should provide 24 hours notice. this is clearly a violation of the ...

Plus blago gets creative. ite not good for the economy, he says. so well see. first lets get to the news live here at 5:00 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. democrats in wisconsin are outraged right now after the republican counter parts vote last night to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from public workers. its how they did it that has people so outraged. republicans managed to push the plan through after discovering a way to bypass the chambers missing democrats. essentially th...