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Originally Posted by wiphan

Riot forgets that judge Sumi didn't have jurisdiction to place a restraining order on the bill in the first place until it became law and she placed the restraining order against the wrong legislative branch..

Wow - it's like you speak and Fitzgeralds words come out of your mouth

Nonsense. That contention is what is being put forth by the current AG. Not too many other lawyers agree with it, including past Wisconsin AG's. They are also begging the argument that the Legislative branch of the government is above the law and cannot have the Judicial branch review it's actions. Right .... Along with the attack on Sumi as a leftist.

This will go to the Supreme Court. Let's hope voter turnout April 5th is huge, thus representative of the voter's desires.

There are multiple lawsuits against this bill: the one Sumi addressed was only reference to the violation of the open meetings act. She also agreed that the Dem Secretary of State needed his own lawyers independent of the AG and state to protect his interests - because it's clear the state is not. Today in court that tape was played of the Republicans violating it at that very meeting - the GOP wanted the tape played without audio. Seriously, pathetic.

And the AG wanted the appeal dropped, saying, "the law is already in effect, thus the appeal is moot" - that was, of course, denied, too (and why Fitzgerald went around the SOS to try and make the publication on the website "legal" - although it is clearly not according to statute requirements)

I wonder if the AG guy really has a law degree? It seems he's desperate on defense, and nothing he has said has held up in court so far.

The several other lawsuits about the constitutionality of the bill are asking to all be folded into this lawsuit.

Madison - Gov. Scott Walker's administration wasn't saying Wednesday whether it will continue to implement legislation sharply curbing union bargaining by public employees.

Because the judge has forcefully said she will start holding people in contempt if the law goes forward in violation of her temporary restraining order. So we'll see if Walker holds money out of paychecks, as he said he will. He might like an overnight in jail.