I'm not sure if we'll ever be able to reverse this takeover in Wisconsin. Recall, Dems had complete control of govt (legislature and gov.) from 2006-10, and chose NOT to give redistricting to a nonpartisan agency. As usual, the Dummycrats are their own worst enemy and we're all suffering the consequences.
On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 12:12 AM, Brian Mink <[email protected]> wrote: > Robbie, point is, Walker and his rubber stamping legislature don't care > nor are they accountable. The legislature has made it clear that they > will rubber stamp 93-94% of his requests. These folks are extreme Tea Party > Ideologists who will carry out Grover Norquist's pledge to stave the beast > and Walker needs to become the Super ALEC poster boy. Most of us invested > lots of time, money and effort trying to defeat this SOB and his minions. > They are carrying out both an ideology and a vendetta. They could care less > what any of us think and frankly it is much worse than that. SO, yes we can > all write letters, attend hearings, etc. etc. and they all privately laugh > their asses off. They are all soldiers for a right wing agenda and many > don't care if they lose the next election as a result of carrying out this > agenda. I'm mostly relating what I hear from right wingers I happen to know > who are party loyalists and activists. These are scary times and this > Republican Party will not be stopped overwhelming public opposition because > frankly we're dealing with folks who have a foot soldier's mentality and > are willing to sacrifice their future political aspirations for wholesale > enactment of a very broad, "shrink government so that it fits into a bath > tub" agenda. Believe me all of these truly evil people love to watch > progressives and liberals squirm and weep. Bottom line is we're screwed > until we can elect different majorities and that day will not be any time > soon given the redistricting that has occurred. > > Brian Mink > > Robbie Webber wrote: > > All state trails, like the Military Ridge, Elroy-Sparta, Badger Trail, > Glacial Drumlin, 400, etc are technically part of the state park system. > Now Walker wants to make the parks self-supporting. > > > http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/scott-walker-wants-to-remove-tax-money-from-state-park/article_01bfacfa-f5d0-5d9b-9c66-7e2233cc230d.html > > Obviously, this will also impact mountain biking, fat biking, and camping, > and all other activities we enjoy in the parks. > > Does Walker have any idea how important healthy and attractive parks are > to the economy of many communities? I once asked a small grocery store off > the Red Cedar River Trail (between Menomonie and the Chippewa River) how > much of their business came from the trail. They said in season, about 30 > percent! > > > Robbie Webber > Transportation Policy Analyst > 608-263-9984 (o) > 608-225-0002 (c) > [email protected] > All opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of > my employer or any other group with which I am affiliated. > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing > [email protected]http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > -- "If we continue to consume the world until there's no more to consume, then there's going to come a day, sure as hell, when our children or their children or their children's children are going to look back on us--on you and me--and say to themselves, 'My God, what kind of monsters were these people?'" --Daniel Quinn
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