^^^ Great video tallanvor. Thanks for sharing that. It is sickening, pure sickening to witness these pro union thugs harassing the good people of the school...I swear, if I was there, it would be hard to restrain myself from punching the idiot in the mouth berating the women. . . Some sick losers on display. . .
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Today, the people of Ohio will likely vote down their version of this same bill. This is an example of Democrats actually coming up with a legislative strategy to win on the issue while also generating a huge political victory in that they got the population to vote and directly rebuke the GOPers involved. Complete 180 from the Wisconsin disaster. http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/11/the-anatomy-of-a-loss-what-happened-to-sb-5.php?ref=fpb
"Rather than even attempt to defend Scott Walker's extreme agenda that has torn our state apart and cost Wisconsin workers thousands of jobs, Republicans have resorted to dirty tricks to sow confusion in a desperate attempt to stifle the voice of Wisconsin's middle class," said Ryan Alexander, a spokesman for the Wisconsin Democratic Party. Alexander added that they hear about vandalism, threats or other questionable incidents on a daily basis from their supporters who are working to recall Walker, although many of them aren't publicly reported or do not appear in the press. -------- "This is an opportunity for the governor to redeem himself," wrote the paper. "He should step up now and unequivocally denounce threats, intimidation and violence that is done in his name by supporters who imagine that they are defending the governor by assaulting the democratic process. By doing so, Walker can avert troubles, ease tensions and signal that he does still have the ability to rise above petty politics." Scott Walker Recall Campaign Gets Ugly As Allegations Fly
They are just trying to break down the "us/them" mentality that currently hinders an inclusive greater Wisconsin/Missouri/Texas democracy.
It's School Choice Week! Down with the government monopoly and pubic sector unions! Abolish the Department of Education! National School Choice Week kicks off in New Orleans http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/National-School-Choice-Week-Kicks-off-in-New-Orleans-137826324.html NEW ORLEANS-- Vanessa Prout and several of her grandchildren spent part of their weekend immersed in schools. "I was just trying to get some more information on it and other schools," she said. Prout was part of the crowd that gathered at the UNO Lakefront Arena for the national start of School Choice Week. More than 350 events are being held in all 50 states. New Orleans became the focus of it because the emergence of the school choice movement here. It is part of an effort to let parents know what options they have, when it comes to their children's education. "What we see today in our public education system all throughout the country is that the education you get is based on the zip code that you live in," said Michelle Bernard, President of the Bernard Center for Women, Politics and Public Policy. National School Choice Week advisor Lisa Keegan said students attending schools, based on where they live, does not work for everyone. "There is just a huge array of choices you can make for your kids," Keegan said. Among the options touted: charter, public and private schools, along with vouchers, homeschooling and online learning. Governor Bobby Jindal outlined educational reform as a major part of his second term, including a proposed statewide expansion of the Orleans school voucher program. It is something that is also being pushed for by the Louisiana Black Alliance for Educational Options. "It's been our belief that this program is been effective for parents and the idea of parental choice and so we'd like to see the program expanded across the state," said Eric Lewis, state director of the LaBAEO. However, the event's organizers say they try to stay from politics, even though some of the school choice ideas are controversial and leave questions about how to best deal with failing schools. "It's always difficult because schooling is about human relationships and I don't think that anybody who does our work can speak in terms of, 'oh that's competition or whatever.' It's heartbreaking and we know it," Keegan said. "But what school choice is about, is about being excellent no matter the cost." Just what that cost ends up being may become apparent in New Orleans first, as it stands at the forefront of dealing with the concept of school choice. http://www.schoolchoiceweek.com/
I was less concerned with the "outside" money as with the distribution of donors from which it came from. Incredibly rich people heavily influencing elections way outside their locale is becoming very common and, I'd argue, very perturbing. Class warfare, american democracy style.
Pretty simple. They are awarding an anti-union governor. A union buster. An enemy of organized labor. Perry, in particular, loves to dabble in politics with his wallet. He's one of Gov. Perry's (no relation) biggest contributors.
Republicans are for transparent government and are only concerned about the welfare of their constituents.
Love it! Wisconsin GOP Loses Senate Majority, After Recall-Targeted GOPer Resigns After recall-targeted Wisconsin Sen. Pam Galloway resigned from the Senate, the Republicans have officially lost their Senate majority. The recall elections to come will determine who takes the majority.
Government-sector unions using tax money to make sure their jobs of arresting people for possessing mar1juana stays intact. Government-sector unions need to be abolished. http://www.truth-out.org/why-cant-y...bbyists-are-getting-rich-war-drugs/1331480883 John Lovell is a lobbyist who makes a lot of money from making sure you can’t smoke a joint. That’s his job. He’s a lobbyist for the police unions in Sacramento, and he is a driving force behind grabbing Federal dollars to shut down the California mar1juana industry. I’ll get to the evidence on this important story in a bit, but first, some context. At some point in the distant past, the war on drugs might have been popular. But not anymore — the polling is clear, but beyond that, the last three Presidents have used illegal drugs. So why do we still put hundreds of thousands of people in steel cages for pot-related offenses? Well, there are many reasons, but one of them is, of course, money in politics. Corruption. Whatever you want to call it, it’s why you can’t smoke a joint without committing a crime, though of course you can ingest any number of pills or drinks completely within the law. Some of the groups who want to keep the drug illegal are police unions that want more members to pay more dues. One of the primary sources for cash for more policing activities are Federal grants for penalizing illegal drug use, which help pay for overtime, additional police officers, and equipment for the force. That’s what Lovell does, he gets those grants. He also fights against democratic mechanisms to legalize drugs. In 2010, California considered Prop 19, a measure to legalize mar1juana and tax it as alcohol. The proposition gained more votes than Meg Whitman, the former eBay executive and Republican gubernatorial nominee that year, but failed to pass. Opponents of the initiative ran ads, organized rallies, and spread conspiracy theories about billionaire George Soros to confuse voters. Lovell managed the opposition campaign against Prop 19. He told Time Magazine that he was pushing against the initiative because, “the last thing we need is yet another mind-altering substance to be legalized.” But Republic Report reviewed lobbying contracts during the Prop 19 fight, and found that Lovell’s firm was paid over $386,350 from a wide array of police unions, including the California Police Chiefs Association. While Lovell may contend that he sincerely opposes the idea of mar1juana legalization, he has constructed an entire business model predicated on pot prohibition. Shortly after President Obama’s stimulus program passed, Lovell went to work channeling the taxpayer money for California into drug war programs. According to documents Republic Report obtained from the Police Chiefs Association, Lovell helped local departments apply for drug war money from the Federal government. Here’s a copy of one letter sent to a police department in Lassen County, California:
A federal judge in Wisconsin has ruled key parts of the state’s law restricting public employee union rights unconstitutional.
