Former Wisconsin Attorney Gen: Gov. Walker Violated Ethics, Election and Labor Laws

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When Gov. Scott Walker discussed strategies to lay off state employees for political purposes, to coordinate supposedly “independent” political expenditures to aid legislators who support his budget repair bill, and to place agent provocateurs on the streets of Madison in order to disrupt peaceful demonstrations, he engaged in what a former attorney general of Wisconsin says could turn out to be serious ethics, election law and labor violations.

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the desperate smear tactics by the left....

elections have consequences....well....only when a dem wins

WHAT? Being ELECTED gives you sanction to break the law and behave in an unethical manner? Where? In Nazi Germany, Russia? What kind of thinking is that? And what kind of morals is that? The folks on the right say they want 'smaller' government...yea a dictator is smaller government...ONE despot.

Anyone who supports this guy is nothing but a partisan HACK on steroids.
 
WHAT? Being ELECTED gives you sanction to break the law and behave in an unethical manner? Where? In Nazi Germany, Russia? What kind of thinking is that? And what kind of morals is that? The folks on the right say they want 'smaller' government...yea a dictator is smaller government...ONE despot.

Anyone who supports this guy is nothing but a partisan HACK on steroids.

strawman...i never claimed it give sanction to break the law....your dishonest post is exactly the kind of smear i'm talking about...and shows that you're the hack, because you can't actually discuss facts, so you have make up your own facts
 
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When Gov. Scott Walker discussed strategies to lay off state employees for political purposes, to coordinate supposedly “independent” political expenditures to aid legislators who support his budget repair bill, and to place agent provocateurs on the streets of Madison in order to disrupt peaceful demonstrations, he engaged in what a former attorney general of Wisconsin says could turn out to be serious ethics, election law and labor violations.

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said Peg Lautenschlager, a Democrat

Wow.... a former AG who happens to be a Democrat comes out against the Rep governor??? Ya don't say.
 
WHAT? Being ELECTED gives you sanction to break the law and behave in an unethical manner? Where? In Nazi Germany, Russia? What kind of thinking is that? And what kind of morals is that? The folks on the right say they want 'smaller' government...yea a dictator is smaller government...ONE despot.

Anyone who supports this guy is nothing but a partisan HACK on steroids.

Tell us... what law did he break in having a conversation?

Tell us... did he make the right call from an ethical standpoint when he rejected the idea?

Tell us... is it ethical for the Dem Senators in WI to run away and hide? Shirking their duties to the people of Wisconsin simply because they don't like how the vote is going to go?

Tell us.... are the teachers ethical in calling in sick to the detriment of the students and their parents?

You want to talk ethics.... bitching about his 'unethical' thought.... when the actual unethical ACTIONS have been taken by the Dems and their union masters.
 
Tell us... what law did he break in having a conversation?

Tell us... did he make the right call from an ethical standpoint when he rejected the idea?

Tell us... is it ethical for the Dem Senators in WI to run away and hide? Shirking their duties to the people of Wisconsin simply because they don't like how the vote is going to go?

Tell us.... are the teachers ethical in calling in sick to the detriment of the students and their parents?

You want to talk ethics.... bitching about his 'unethical' thought.... when the actual unethical ACTIONS have been taken by the Dems and their union masters.

Tell me freak, is there anything slimy enough for a Republican to do before you call him out? You have the nerve to accuse Democrats and teachers of not being 'ethical' because they won't let Walker push them off a cliff? You folks are truly a bunch of ignorant hacks so devoid of morals I have to believe you were raised by wolves.

Did you hear Walker's 'ethical' plan for the Democrats? He also talked in the phone conversation on how he planned to trick Democrats to come back to the Senate by saying he wanted to negotiate, then when they do show up he will pass the bill as is. This guy is a slime ball, if you support this kind of Governor then you are a partisan hack and a slime ball like Walker.

BTW, what the Democrats in the Senate did is not without precedent...Abraham Lincoln did it in 1840.

Abraham Lincoln Jumped Out of a Second-Story Window to Stop a Vote


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The "don't show up for work" strategy being used by Wisconsin and Indiana Democrats to deny Republicans a quorum is nothing compared to what Abraham Lincoln did to stop a vote in the Illinois legislature in 1840.
 
Walker on Meet The Press

Among the significant issues covered during his "Meet the Press" interview, Walker:

Denied he is destroying public employee unions.
His proposed law still allows public employee unions to exist and engage in collective bargaining for their wages. The state denies the unions the use of collective bargaining to seek pension and health benefits.

Claimed that unions are not acting in good faith.
Public employee unions have been claiming they will accept cutbacks in their benefits, but Walker says they can't be trusted and have been rushing through contracts that give their members extravagant benefit packages.

Walker told Gregory: "We [have] seen that actions speak louder than words. For us to balance the $3.6 billion deficit we have — but not only now, but to ensure we can continue to do that in the future so our kids don't inherit these same dire consequences — we've got to have assurances. And over the past two weeks, even after they made those promises, we've seen local union after local union rush to their school boards, their city councils, their technical school boards and rush through contracts in the past two weeks that had no contributions to the pension and no contribution to health care. And, in fact, in one case in Janesville, they actually were pushing through a pay increase. Actions do speak louder than words."

Explained that the law helps local governments curb union demands.
Walker said: "This bill precisely helps local governments, and it's effective once it passes. In fact, we're, we're facing a $3.6 billion deficit. Like nearly every other state across the country, we're going to have to cut more than a billion dollars from our schools and local governments. You know, in New York and California, where there are Democrats for governors, they're doing that. The difference here is, with this budget repair bill, we give those schools and local governments more — almost a billion and a half dollars worth of savings. So the savings they get from our budget repair bill exceed the amount."

Said public employee unions are making unusual demands on taxpayers.
Walker said: "In Wisconsin, a great example of that is, we have, in many of our school districts, a requirement through collective bargaining contracts that they have to buy their health insurance from a company that's owned by our state teacher's union, WA Trust. Because of that, it costs them up to $68 million more than if they could just buy it from the state employee healthcare plan. Those are real costs about putting real money in the classroom instead of into these collective bargaining agreements."

Pointed out his new plan is consistent with how the federal government handles many employees.
Walker explained: "Well, our proposal is less restrictive than the federal government is today. Under Barack Obama, he presides over a federal government where most federal employees do not have collective bargaining for, for benefits, nor for pay. So what we're asking for is something less restrictive than what the federal government has."

Explained why police and firemen are exempt from his new law.
Walker said: "We saw two weeks ago, when this debate first started, teachers here in Madison walked off the job for three days. Now, that was an inconvenience for a lot of parents. I know I've got two public — kids in public school. Anytime you have a disturbance like that, it's an inconvenience. But that, contrasted to the fact that even if there was one jurisdiction across the state where firefighters or police officers weren't on the job in full force, I can't afford to have a fire or crime committed where there's a gap in service. And it ultimately just boils down to public safety."

Walker concluded by telling Gregory that he stands by his statement, "This is our moment, this is our time to change the course of history."

Walker told Gregory: "It's one of those where, for year after year after year, not just the last governor, but governors before, legislatures before, have kicked the can. They've taken one-time fixes to push the budget problems off into the future. We can't do that. We're broke. Like nearly every other state across the country, we're broke. And it's about time somebody stood up and told the truth in this state and said, 'Here's our problem. Here's the solution,' and acted on it. Because, if we don't, we fail to make a commitment to the future. Our children will face even more dire consequences than what we face today."


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Tell me freak, is there anything slimy enough for a Republican to do before you call him out? You have the nerve to accuse Democrats and teachers of not being 'ethical' because they won't let Walker push them off a cliff? You folks are truly a bunch of ignorant hacks so devoid of morals I have to believe you were raised by wolves.

Yes, they are unethical for faking illness to the detriment of the students they are supposed to be teaching and to the parents who then had to arrange for taking care of their kids during times they were supposed to be in school. But I suppose you don't care about those people. Just the unions. No one.... and I mean no one doubted where the teachers would stand on this issue.

It is also highly unethical for elected representatives to run away because they don't like how a vote is going to go.

You want to bitch and moan because Walker discussed an unethical act. yet he rejected that act. While at the same time you say nothing about the unethical actions that were actually taken by the Dems and their union masters.

That shows everyone here what a pathetic little hack you are.
 
Yes, they are unethical for faking illness to the detriment of the students they are supposed to be teaching and to the parents who then had to arrange for taking care of their kids during times they were supposed to be in school. But I suppose you don't care about those people. Just the unions. No one.... and I mean no one doubted where the teachers would stand on this issue.

It is also highly unethical for elected representatives to run away because they don't like how a vote is going to go.

You want to bitch and moan because Walker discussed an unethical act. yet he rejected that act. While at the same time you say nothing about the unethical actions that were actually taken by the Dems and their union masters.

That shows everyone here what a pathetic little hack you are.

Well, line them up and shoot them! What are they thinking striking for their rights!!!!!!
 
Tell me freak, is there anything slimy enough for a Republican to do before you call him out? You have the nerve to accuse Democrats and teachers of not being 'ethical' because they won't let Walker push them off a cliff? You folks are truly a bunch of ignorant hacks so devoid of morals I have to believe you were raised by wolves.

Did you hear Walker's 'ethical' plan for the Democrats? He also talked in the phone conversation on how he planned to trick Democrats to come back to the Senate by saying he wanted to negotiate, then when they do show up he will pass the bill as is. This guy is a slime ball, if you support this kind of Governor then you are a partisan hack and a slime ball like Walker.

BTW, what the Democrats in the Senate did is not without precedent...Abraham Lincoln did it in 1840.

Abraham Lincoln Jumped Out of a Second-Story Window to Stop a Vote


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The "don't show up for work" strategy being used by Wisconsin and Indiana Democrats to deny Republicans a quorum is nothing compared to what Abraham Lincoln did to stop a vote in the Illinois legislature in 1840.

precedent works both ways....
He was returned to the chambers and the House voted to adjourn
 
They are striking? That is news. Please link us up to where they went on strike.

Well, nit picker, they are protesting, then, make you feel better, even though it is striking out against the unfair laws that are trying to be passed, it isn't a general strike by the union, but it looks like it soon will be. I always forget how literal I need to be for your benefit.:loveu:
 
Yes, they are unethical for faking illness to the detriment of the students they are supposed to be teaching and to the parents who then had to arrange for taking care of their kids during times they were supposed to be in school. But I suppose you don't care about those people. Just the unions. No one.... and I mean no one doubted where the teachers would stand on this issue.

It is also highly unethical for elected representatives to run away because they don't like how a vote is going to go.

You want to bitch and moan because Walker discussed an unethical act. yet he rejected that act. While at the same time you say nothing about the unethical actions that were actually taken by the Dems and their union masters.

That shows everyone here what a pathetic little hack you are.

Ironic that you IGNORED the facts I presented about what would happen if Senate Democrats came back...why is that freak? You have a strange sense of justice and ethics...so Democrats and teachers should just willfully lay down to be trampled...that is your code of ethics?

You know freak, much of politics and campaigning is rhetoric. We as voters only get a better understanding of who the person we elected really is, by comparing his or her actions with their rhetoric and campaign promises. There is always speculation of that elected official's true intent and agenda.

But this taped phone conversation gives voters a clear view of Walker's intent and agenda...CRYSTAL clear.

Walker didn't run on decertifying public employee unions during his 2010 campaign. He would never have been elected governor if he had. He promised a fiscal conservative approach because of budget and revenue problems all states are facing. Walker immediately hands $140,000,000 in tax breaks to corporate donors, THEN, he declares a $137,000,000 budget shortfall and enacts a rarely used emergency repair bill to basically declare himself a dictator.

Walker talks in the phone conversation of tricking Senate Democrats into returning to the capitol for talks during a recess, then sneakily passing his budget measure, which they'd skipped town to block because it would gut union workers' collective bargaining rights. "If you heard that I was going to talk to them, that would be the only reason why."

Walker admits he considered endangering citizens he is sworn to protect by placing thugs in a crowd of schoolteachers, nurses, fire fighters, guys who drive snowplows and their families. But he also admits WHY he didn't do it...not because it is wrong, not because it is immoral, not because it is unethical and not because people might get hurt or worse. He makes it clear why he didn't do it:
"... My only fear would be is if there was a ruckus caused that that would scare the public into thinking maybe the governor has got to settle to avoid all these problems."
 
At least the governor is cutting spending. A future bankruptcy is far worse then what he is doing to prevent it.
 
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