Full Article | Angry meeting in Lake Hallie shows divide over Walker budget
"One woman who identified herself as a teacher praised what she called the “Fab 14,” the 14 Democratic state senators who fled to Illinois in in effort to delay a vote on the budget repair bill.
“You think the 14 people who violated the Constitution and violated their oath of office are fabulous people?” Moulton asked.
“Yeah,” many in the crowd responded, breaking out in sustained applause.
Tuesday’s session broke down so much that 48 minutes into it, Moulton threatened to pull the plug. Substituting a wooden spoon as a gavel, Moulton said: “If we don’t calm down, we will adjourn this meeting.” Moulton had to pound that spoon against a table several times to try to get some order in the listening session. Jeanne Gustafson of Chippewa Falls was greeted with loud applause when she said: “I can bide my time and wait until we can get some recalls in our area.” Full Article | The Chippewa Herald
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Four Republican state senators are targets of recall elections. Moulton and Bernier both took office in January, and can’t be recalled until after one year.
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