5/26/2011
By Doug Cunningham
Wisconsin’s law gutting collective bargaining for public workers has been struck down by Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi. Sumi on Thursday issued a permanent injunction voiding the law. Wisconsin’s State Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing June 6th to decide whether it will take the case.
In striking down the law permanently Judge Sumi said Governor Scott Walker and Republicans violated Wiscosnin’s Open Meetings law in passing the collective bargaining bill.
She said that violates the public’s trust. In her ruling Sumi said:
Republicans could pass the same law all over again without violating the Open Meetings law since they still control both the state legislature and the governor’s office.
Recall elections for at least three Republican state senators will held in July. They were targeted for recall after voting to gut collective bargaining for public workers in Wisconsin.
Hundreds of thousands of protesters opposed to the law flooded the capitol in Madison, repeatedly rallying and occupying the capitol rotunda for more than two months.
In striking down the law permanently Judge Sumi said Governor Scott Walker and Republicans violated Wiscosnin’s Open Meetings law in passing the collective bargaining bill.
She said that violates the public’s trust. In her ruling Sumi said:
The court must consider the potential damage to public trust and confidence in government if the Legislature is not held to the same rules of transparency that it has created for other governmental bodies.Our form of government depends on citizens' trust and confidence in the process by which our elected officials make laws, at all levels of government.
Republicans could pass the same law all over again without violating the Open Meetings law since they still control both the state legislature and the governor’s office.
Recall elections for at least three Republican state senators will held in July. They were targeted for recall after voting to gut collective bargaining for public workers in Wisconsin.
Hundreds of thousands of protesters opposed to the law flooded the capitol in Madison, repeatedly rallying and occupying the capitol rotunda for more than two months.
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