BenNatuf
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- Jan 7, 2011
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False, the regular session was suspended and they entered special session.From the article.
Senate Rule 93 says that when the Legislature is in special session, "A notice of a committee meeting is not required other than posting on the legislative bulletin board."
That's the rule Republican leaders are citing in their contention that one of the votes leading up to passage of Gov. Scott Walker's controversial anti-union bill was legal.
So, if the Republicans are correct and they followed the rules that the fleebaggers wrote yet the judge still finds their "misconduct" as a reason for "staying" then the GOP are in fact being punished and the FLeeBaggers did in fact FLEE.. Is the person who filed the suit a demonRat? You betcha!
Please review Posts #31, #43, and #55 for content and links...
- http://www.usmessageboard.com/3442342-post31.html
- http://www.usmessageboard.com/3443291-post43.html
- http://www.usmessageboard.com/3444209-post55.html
1. The schedule session for the Senate was schedule from March 8 - March 10, the bill in question was passed on March 9th during Regular Session.
The special session was called on Jan 4th and continued into the regular session.2. Special Sessions according to the Wisconsin Constitution must be called by the Governor (who would have no reason to call a session on March 9th since the Legislature was already in Regular Session).
It doesn't matter, they complied with the rule in any event3. Senate Rule 93 only applies to Special Sessions, since the Legislature was in Regular Session Rule 93 would probably be found to not apply in the courts which may mean the Open Meeting law is applicable.
In this case however... it does.4. Republican leaders in the Senate can site any rule they want to justify their actions, that doesn't mean the rule actually applies in the way they hope to convince people it does.
The meeting was posted to the bulletin board more than 2 hours before the meeting was held. That is the only "requirement" under the law. Only 2 hours notice is required if its impossible or impractacle to give 24 hrs notice under the regular rules. And it is the Senate thats empowered to decide what is impractacle for itself. The judge issued the stay in keeping with the rules by which a stay is issued, which does not under these circumstances even require a liklihood of winning on the merits. It only requ9ires that on ballance the agrieved party will be more damaged than the defendent in the event the stay is not issued and that enough doubt exists to warrant further investigation.