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>> well, i know there are remedies, although i am not clear on exactly all of the remedies that are available. >> one possible remedy -- >> representative mason, go ahead. >> my understanding is one possible remedy is they can be forced to take the action again with proper notice in the light of day, so the citizens can actually see this destructive legislation for what it is. but my understanding that one of the recourses available is to make the public body retake its action according to the o...

Dealing with violations of that law as this might appear to be? >> well, i know there are remedies, although i am not clear on exactly all of the remedies that are available. >> one possible remedy -- >> representative mason, go ahead. >> my understanding is one possible remedy is they can be forced to take the action again with proper notice in the light of day, so the citizens can actually see this destructive legislation for what it is. but my understanding that one of the recourses available...

Ahead. >> my understanding is one possible remedy is they can be forced to take the action again with proper notice in the light of day, so the citizens can actually see this destructive legislation for what it is. but my understanding that one of the recourses available is to make the public body retake its action according to the open meetings law. well be pursuing that heavily, i am sure. >> representative mason, who orders that. does that require you to go to a court to have a judge order th...

The senate have been in closed door meetings all day. and joining me on the phone, wisconsin senate majority leader, republican scott fitzgerald. representative mason, i want to get your reaction to the news conference today where the governor is basically saying that senator millers letter is bogus because what hes asking for is something that they already did over the course of the weekend. >> i think what the senate is asking for is for the governor to come to the table and actually negotiate...

>> senator cory mason who hasnt been in the discussions continues to insist real negotiations havent occurred. could you explain to him exactly what you have discussed with the senate democrats and what you think were negotiations? >> lawrence, the problem is it is like negotiating with jell-o. you just dont know who to talk to. >> talk to cory mason right now. tell him what kind of negotiations you had with his democratic senate partners. >> i would prefer not to talk to representative mason. t...

Been in the discussions continues to insist real negotiations havent occurred. could you explain to him exactly what you have discussed with the senate democrats and what you think were negotiations? >> lawrence, the problem is it is like negotiating with jell-o. you just dont know who to talk to. >> talk to cory mason right now. tell him what kind of negotiations you had with his democratic senate partners. >> i would prefer not to talk to representative mason. this is one of the guys that lost...

Preposterous, it is hard to wrap your arms around that these guys have abandoned their jobs, their seats, constituents, and are hold up in a hotel in chicago. it is absolutely ridiculous. >> representative mason, the democratic party has filed a complaint against the governor based on the prank phone call, the most serious part of it seems to be where the governor appears to in effect solicit campaign contribution help, asking that in the future they get some help with funding advertising in som...

Kenosha, wisconsin. the whole thing is so preposterous, it is hard to wrap your arms around that these guys have abandoned their jobs, their seats, constituents, and are hold up in a hotel in chicago. it is absolutely ridiculous. >> representative mason, the democratic party has filed a complaint against the governor based on the prank phone call, the most serious part of it seems to be where the governor appears to in effect solicit campaign contribution help, asking that in the future they get...

>> representative mason, if the democratic senators come home, they will see an increase in funding in their locality. whats your response to the governor on that. >> my first response if he calls taking away peoples rights a tool one more time, i think theres a lot of people that are going to lose it. he has been talking about taking away peoples rights for the last few weeks and insulting everyone by calling it giving local government a tool. they said they are willing to make concessions but ...

Building in these peoples districts to return to work, unless youre lucky enough to be a democrat representing madison or dane county where almost everybody works for the government, the public is overwhelmingly overwhelmingly against it. they are saying we pay you $50,000 to go to work, where are you. and we know there are recall campaigns launched against two of the senators. i would anticipate they would be returning shortly. >> representative mason, what have you heard about the secret meeti...