Today is expected to be a big day in the Wisconsin battle for civil rights as Governor Walker plans to release his budget on 4pm central time on Tuesday, is the day he says his threats will start becoming a reality. Threats like laying off workers and debt refinancing. Laying off the workers that are currently protesting which include; teachers, prison guards, dnr, state crime lab, dmv and other state employees. Debt refinancing is going to cost the state massive amounts of money. Wisconsin cannot recall the Governor until he has been in office for a year. A key vote of a republican senator said he would side with the protesters that would mean they need only one more republican to vote against the bill. The democrats have left the state in protest leaving the republicans one vote short of a quorum. Gov Walker is expected to make an address at the state capitol Tuesday March 1st at 4 pm central time.
Follow up question to 'From Battlefront Wisconsin':
There are anti-protester commercials?
"There certainly are anti-protesting commercials, at least pro Walker agenda commercials. Saying stuff like union goons organized by barack obama's political machine are trying to crush our democracy with these protests. They're playing all over, especially in swing districts where they're trying to get recall elections going against the democrat members of the senate. The Club for Growth is spending a lot of cash. Some anti-bill ads too... a couple nice ones actually. The protests are about the union-busting part of the bill, but there are other things in there. The bill also gives Walker's department of health power to make changes to Badgercare (state low income health care program) and state medicaid policy without legislative approval. It also gives the state the right to sell off state assets through a no bid process."
Links:
Hackers Vs Billionaires: Anonymous takes down Koch supported websites amid Wisconsin protests: link
The highly debated Anonymous Wisconsin Press release: link
Message from Telecomix to Wisconsin: link
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Source: Protester in Wisconsin, Gale Werner.
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