I'm mad as hell and I have no fucking clue what to do about it.

[Shibboleet The Annihilator]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/10/us-wisconsin-idUSTRE72909420110310?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews

I'm so fucking pissed I could just put my fist through a triple pane window. I've watched as the ogliarchy/plutocracy has chipped away at everything that we had taken back from the robber barons. Everything that made this country almost bearable is being fucked with a corkscrew.

What the hell can I do? I don't live in Wisconsin. I mean, aside from donating money to ActBlue or MoveOn.org... since they all so adeptly pussyfooted through their opportunity to fix things, what is there? It's obvious the typical means just aren't going to work.

TGRR, ECH, Cain, what do we do? I'm almost a thousand miles away, I got not so much money, and I'm just a little guy, how can I fix this?

Anything. Hell, get bella on here to show me some black magic or something. Action is necessary, and I've been such a candy-ass for so long (assuming the natural order of things would fix themselves, I guess... I know, very naive) I have no idea what to do.

If it's best to let alone, fine... how do I get rid of this urge to stabbity stab GOPers and Tea Party fux?

You should complain about it on the Internet and use asinine phrases like "stabbity stab".

[Luna]

And, in what must be TOTALLY unrelated news...

The Wisconsin state energy program has just been handed over to Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure Inc., a company with ties to Koch Industries. 

http://host.madison.com/business/biz_beat/article_342009e2-4b6a-11e0-8e1d-001cc4c03286.html

[Luna]

And the nutbaggery continues.

From an email written by Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald:

Dear Members,

With the return of the Senate Democrats this weekend, questions have arisen regarding Democrat members' participation in Senate standing committee public hearings and executive sessions.

Please note that all 14 Democrat senators are still in contempt of the Senate. Therefore, when taking roll call votes on amendments and bills during executive sessions, Senate Democrats' votes will not be reflected in the Records of Committee Proceedings or the Senate Journal. They are free to attend hearings, listen to testimony, debate legislation, introduce amendments, and cast votes to signal their support/opposition, but those votes will not count, and will not be recorded. 

http://www.alternet.org/story/150256/wisconsin:_gop_blocks_democrats_from_voting;_republican_senator_tries_to_outlaw_picketing,_as_recall_efforts_pick_up_steam?page=entire

[Jenne]

BAAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAAAA!  Ok.  Lovely.  Someone SOMEWHERE needs to sue the SHIT out of all those fucking Republitard Legislators in WI. 

EPIC SHIT FLINGING IN THIS STATE!

[Luna]

Next step in the plan moves on...

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2011/03/michigan-declares-financial-martial-law/35861/

Michigan's legislature has passed a bill declaring "financial martial law," as one legislator put it, which allows the state to appoint emergency managers who can break union contracts in school districts and cities having money trouble, Politico's Jennifer Epstein reports. The bill's sponsor, Rep. Al Pscholka, says the hope is that financial managers can stage an intervention before municipalities are so underwater there are few options to balance the books. The managers will also have the power to nullify elected councils and boards, or dissolve whole cities or school districts without a public vote. Gov. Rick Snyder will likely sign the bill soon.

ETA:  Found a copy of the bill here:

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/billengrossed/House/pdf/2011-HEBS-4214.pdf

Rummaging through it now.

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Next step in the plan moves on...

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2011/03/michigan-declares-financial-martial-law/35861/

Michigan's legislature has passed a bill declaring "financial martial law," as one legislator put it, which allows the state to appoint emergency managers who can break union contracts in school districts and cities having money trouble, Politico's Jennifer Epstein reports. The bill's sponsor, Rep. Al Pscholka, says the hope is that financial managers can stage an intervention before municipalities are so underwater there are few options to balance the books. The managers will also have the power to nullify elected councils and boards, or dissolve whole cities or school districts without a public vote. Gov. Rick Snyder will likely sign the bill soon.

ETA:  Found a copy of the bill here:

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/billengrossed/House/pdf/2011-HEBS-4214.pdf

Rummaging through it now.

Why change your regressive tax scheme when you can just fuck the lower classes even harder?

[Luna]

A judge has issued a TRO in order to prevent the law from going into effect. 

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/18/wisconsin.budget.restraining.order/index.html?hpt=T2

[Luna]

But wait, there's more!

Apparently, the state of Wisconsin, which is so broke they have to destroy unions and lower state salaries somehow has enough cash to give the 26 year old mistress of State Senator Hopper a job with a raise of 36% over her predecessor.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/03/21/958670/-Girlfriend-of-Wisconsin-Republican-state-Senator-gets-state-job,-36-raise

[Luna]

And it just keeps going.  Walker's administration, despite a judge's order barring implementation of the law, has decided to implement the law as of the 4/21 paychecks.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/walker-administration-announces-implementation-of-anti-union-law-despite-judges-order-against-publicat.php?ref=fpb

[Jenne]

And it just keeps going.  Walker's administration, despite a judge's order barring implementation of the law, has decided to implement the law as of the 4/21 paychecks.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/walker-administration-announces-implementation-of-anti-union-law-despite-judges-order-against-publicat.php?ref=fpb

HE DON'T NEED NO STEENKING JUDGES TELLING HIM WHAT TO DO!  HE KING IN HIS OWN CUNTRY!

[Luna]

But wait, there's more!

Apparently, the state of Wisconsin, which is so broke they have to destroy unions and lower state salaries somehow has enough cash to give the 26 year old mistress of State Senator Hopper a job with a raise of 36% over her predecessor.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/03/21/958670/-Girlfriend-of-Wisconsin-Republican-state-Senator-gets-state-job,-36-raise

But, wait, there's more!

Don't you hate those overpaid public employees? Why, just look at Brian Deschane. He's racked up two drunk driving convictions, has little experience, and no college degree, yet Scott Walker's administration is paying him $81,500 a year, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports. How did he get the job? Well, it probably didn't hurt that dad Jerry Deschane is a longtime lobbyist for the Wisconsin Builders Association, and that the group's PAC was one of Walker's top five campaign donors—ringing up $121,652 in donations.

http://www.newser.com/story/115595/scott-walker-gives-donor-jerry-deschanes-son-an-81000-a-year-job.html