More Obama Tucson speech success in Wisconsin, public sector union protester invokes profane, deadly rhetoric

Whatever happened to peace, love, and understanding?

The rich, public employee union SEIU is helping to attempt to overturn the voice of Wisconsin voters in fair elections.

3/2/11, "Wisconsin Democrats back recall effort against state senators," The Hill, Jordan Fabian

"Union demonstrators have protested in the state capital for weeks and state senate Democrats have fled the state in order to block action on Walker's plans.

The AFL-CIO circulated the announcement to Washington reporters. The SEIU is also helping gather signatures; their appeal says that 15,000 are needed in each district to force a recall.

Because of state law, only 16 out of the 33 members of the state senate are eligible for recall. Walker, the rest of the state senate and the entire state assembly have not served one year in office and thus cannot be recalled, according to David Buerger of the state's Government Accountability Board.

• A recall petition must be certified 60 days after it is registered under state law.
  

Republicans have also upped the ante: GOP members who remain in the senate passed a resolution Wednesday that would fine Democrats who fled the state $100 for each day they miss. The GOP has already blocked them from receiving their paychecks."

via Weasel Zippers, photo of sign from Wisconsin public sector union demonstrator against Governor Scott Walker, from Weasel Zippers