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Wisconsin Senate Republicans find way to push through their controversial bill without Democrats

by American Reform Party
posted on Thursday, March 10, 2011

Wisconsin State Senate Republicans,  late today, have found a way to push through a vote that removed a number of benefits (including collective bargaining rights) from public employee unions.

The Republicans smartly separated these reforms from the overall budget bill - thus eliminating the requirement of a quorum.  There has been an explosive reaction with thousands of liberal union protestors rushing to the State Capitol in Madison and threats by Democrats to find…

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