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Even though they called it the budget repair bill. they relabeled the thing nonfiscal, said it did not therefore require a quorum to pass it. and though democrats said what they were doing was illegal, republicans noted on their own to pass it. the judge issued an injunction blocking that bill from officially becoming law until the qutionf her it was paed legally could be soed out. ott walker administrion effectively ignored the judges ruling. they said you know, we think the bill is law, and th...

We did the right thing for wisconsin, to get the economy and the budget back on track. martha: so right now, in terms of -- we all remember the numbers, the increase that public union members would have to make in terms of their health care and their pensions. so right now, thats all status quo, right? none of those numbers have gone up, and i remember, also, that governor walker, once it passed, he says now we dont have to issue any pink slips for right now, anyway. so is he reconsidering that ...

To raise 100 grand to run it, and next time i checked, they got their $100,000. their thermometer was up to the top. you need a bigger thermometer. in wisconsin, public opinion is very, very strongly against that union-stripping bill. the fight is not just electoral, it is legal. republicans passed that bill by taking the unusual step by stripping it out of the budget, even though they called it the budget repair bill. they relabeled the thing nonfiscal, said it did not therefore require a quoru...

The republican party set up scott walker to be a national hero. they thought this would be a popular fight for the governor to pick. but turns out wisconsin was pretty dramatically against the governor. he lost the argument in terms of public opinion, and the means by which he had to get this through having lost the argument have become desperate to the point of comical. republicans passed that union stripping bill in wisconsin by taking it outed of what had been a budget bill, calling it nonfis...

Spending by 1%. so not only is the union stripping thing not about the budget, his budget is not about the budget. the republican party set up scott walker to be a national hero. they thought this would be a popular fight for the governor to pick. but turns out wisconsin was pretty dramatically against the governor. he lost the argument in terms of public opinion, and the means by which he had to get this through having lost the argument have become desperate to the point of comical. republicans...

Secretary of state until the state supreme court decides whether the law was passed legally. it is not clear whether it has the force of law. however, governor scott walker says the administration will carry out the law as required. the confusion surrounding the legality of the law comes after weeks of protests against governor walker and his allies in the state capitol building. protests turned into a statewide effort to gather enough signatures to recall republican lawmakers from office. repub...

Labor unions will probably win if that session is considered an ordinary session. if, however, its considered a special session, then the republicans win. in any case, the key word here is temporary. all this does is a brief respite because all the republicans have to do now that the democrats are back in madison, wisconsin, now that the quorum exists in the state senate is re-vote on the bill and scott walker will sign it again. so, a month down the road you will have the same situation. >> jua...

If that session is considered an ordinary session. if, however, its considered a special session, then the republicans win. in any case, the key word here is temporary. all this does is a brief respite because all the republicans have to do now that the democrats are back in madison, wisconsin, now that the quorum exists in the state senate is re-vote on the bill and scott walker will sign it again. so, a month down the road you will have the same situation. >> juan: scott walker comes out on to...

Notice the democrats and the labor unions will probably win if that session is considered an ordinary session. if, however, its considered a special session, then the republicans win. in any case, the key word here is temporary. all this does is a brief respite because all the republicans have to do now that the democrats are back in madison, wisconsin, now that the quorum exists in the state senate is re-vote on the bill and scott walker will sign it again. so, a month down the road you will ha...

Temporary restraining orlder. >> all right, now, the idea that, hey, if you overturn this, well, then, they still have quorum if the democrats are in the state. do the state senators have to go back out of the state now? support has been dwindling for this bill all along. poll after poll, even by conservative groups show that 2/3 of the people of wisconsin do not support permanently taking away peoples basic worker rights. and i think theyll have a difficult time if they go back to trying to pas...