Sunday evening news round up (March 28, 2011)

***NEWS from the Wisconsin Capitol*** Recently they have started to ticket people for holding signs on the first floor level of the rotunda. There is word that law enforcement may be ordered to go farther and start arresting people. This is, yet another, completely illegal tactic being used to try to smother out the protests that are occurring in WI and is unconstitutional.


Batman gets a citation for protesting at the Capitol - video


Woman - Dane County Supervisor Melissa Sargent - cited in Capitol for holding a protest sign
part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqw0UFjIDr4&feature=channel_video_title
part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbZ_uGucZCQ

WMC Watch.  WMC stands for Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
http://www.wmcwatch.org/

Governor Walker's spending plan: reform or Republican?
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_e08cde0a-587e-11e0-8201-001cc4c002e0.html


LaCrosse Tribute editorial:  We don't need Voter Exclusionary Act
http://lacrossetribune.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_248b2b32-5719-11e0-81f9-001cc4c002e0.html


LaFollette says union law is not in effect.  Walker disagrees
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/118716059.html


Daily Kos: Wisconsin universities form unions despite Scott Walker's union busting
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/03/26/960110/-Wisconsin-universities-form-unions-despite-Scott-Walkers-union-busting


Scott Bauer: Gambits abound in Wisconsin union fight
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/27/wisconsin-union-law_n_841106.html?ref=fb&src=sp#sb=1169618,b=facebook


PoliticusUSA:  Wisconsin GOP tries to silence UW professor for asking quesitons
http://www.politicususa.com/en/wisconsin-gop-tries-to-silence-uw-professor-for-asking-questions


Appleton Post Crescent endorses JoAnne Kloppenburg
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20110327/APC0602/103270650/Editorial-Supreme-Court-One-issue-doesn-t-add-up?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s+


The Nation John Nichols: In lawless Fitzwalkerstand, a constitution officer refuses to bend to a royal governor's dictate
http://www.thenation.com/blog/159511/lawless-fitzwalkerstan-constitution-officer-refuses-bend-royal-governor%E2%80%99s-dictate


Ray Buursma:  American workers got what they deserved
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/opinions/x13292164/COLUMN-American-workers-got-what-they-deserved


New York Times editorial: A shabby crusade in Wisconsin
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/opinion/28mon3.html?_r=3&ref=opinion


Where's Walker:  Governor touts job creation during visit to Wrightstown
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20110325/APC0101/103250552/Walker-touts-job-creation-during-visit-Wrightstown-company?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE


Dog barks at David Prosser in a TV ad



The Nation John Nichols: Wisconsin GOP seeks to silence a distinguished dissenter.  McCarthyism is back
http://www.thenation.com/blog/159489/mccarthyism-wisconsin-its-back-state-gop-seeks-silence-distinguished-dissenter


ALEC.org - budget toolkit
http://www.alec.org/am/pdf/tax/Budget_toolkit.pdf


March 30th rally to protect the UW and Wisconsin workers at Library Mall - Facebook event
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=159005027491577


Whitewater teachers who walked 42 miles, deliver letter to lawmakers at the Capitol
http://www.twitvid.com/RYZNB


NPR: Shaping state laws with little scrutiny - ALEC
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130891396


Matthew Rothschild: Dirty Tricks in Wisconsin
http://www.progressive.org/wx032511.html


Jeremi Suri:  The New McCarthyism?
http://jeremisuri.net/archives/804


Dane County DA Ozanne: Legislative Reference Bureau's actions are of no legal significance
http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=231336


Recall efforts of Wisconsin senators make history
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20110327/GPG0101/103270728/State-senate-recall-efforts-unprecedented-U-S-history?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE


254 Wausau teachers pay docked for sickout
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20110326/WDH0101/103260510/254-Wausau-teachers-pay-docked-sickout?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE


UW-Whitewater faculty: Budget bills set wrong priorities and will hurt Wisconsin
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/column/article_6cf7ab44-f56a-579f-aafc-6312e28d9a72.html


Email to Representative Barca (D) from Scott Grosz, staff attorney for Wisconsin Legislative Council re: Act 10
http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=231334


Get to know the other side:  Union Man - music video



New York Millionaires offer to pay extra taxes to offset budget cuts
http://www.dnainfo.com/20110324/manhattan/new-york-millionaires-offer-pay-extra-taxes-offset-budget-cuts


Support Bill Cronon - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Support-Bill-Cronon/163419837045434


FAQs on Voting in Madison
http://www.defendwisconsin.org/category/news/


Republican Party of Wisconsin attacks distinguished scholars, can't spell his name
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/editorial/article_e533c014-57a6-11e0-ac01-001cc4c03286.html


Who is Stephan Thompson, GOP operative who filed Freedom of Information request against Bill Cronon?
http://www.facebook.com/notes/charles-hughes/who-is-stephan-thompson/193637360675535


Walker denies funding for Justice System Network
http://www.channel3000.com/news/27337252/detail.html


A please to the United States and Canada from Fitzwalkerstan
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/03/25/960164/-A-Plea-to-the-United-States-and-Canada-from-Fitzwalkerstan


Plain Talk: Push to kill unions trumps efforts to create jobs
http://m.host.madison.com/mobile/news/opinion/column/dave_zweifel/article_467a30e5-c540-5f13-ae7e-1f2276949f74.html


Justice-ForSale Lobbyists Raising "Unlimited and Undiscosed" donations to Buy Supreme Court Seat
http://thinkprogress.org/2011/03/25/wisconsin-justice-for-sale/