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Eggs Thrown At Outside Of Lawmaker's State Capitol Office
Schultz's Staff Reported Vandalism To Capitol Police Wednesday Morning
Updated: 8:29 pm CDT November 2, 2011
*MADISON, Wis. -- *A Wisconsin state lawmaker said he's sad that someone
egged the outside of his state Capitol office.
The first floor office of state Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center,
had splatters of egg on the exterior marble and eggshells on the balcony
on Wednesday morning. The staff reported the vandalism to Capitol police
and said officers came to investigate.
Schultz said he is both baffled and disappointed by the incident.
"I have no idea what happened or where it came from," he said. "The fact
that somebody would egg the state Capitol makes me feel really bad
because, as a member of the state Capitol Executive Residence Board, I
feel like I'm privileged to take care of this wonderful building. It's
the people's building, and anybody who would do that I think is
committing an affront to the people of Wisconsin."
Schultz went against his party this week, saying he'd vote against a
Republican-proposed bill that would have made new legislative districts
effective for recall elections. A vote on the bill was delayed after the
author said their caucus needed to consider Schultz's opinion and
discuss the bill.
Republicans hold a 17-16 majority in the Senate and the bill likely
couldn't have passed without his support.
But Schultz said he's not sure that's why he was targeted.
"The fact is all of us legislators live in a world where we are not
universally loved or agreed with -- it's just part of the job. And I
don't see any connection, and my main concern is that this tends to
delegitimize people who have real grievances and every right to be
here," Schultz said.
Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, works just down the hall from Schultz.
He agreed that throwing eggs is simply not the way to get a message across.
"It's really disturbing, but it's also, it's kind of chicken, in the
fact that (it happens to) a legislator standing up for what he believes
in, and that's what we're supposed to do," Erpenbach said. "Legislators
are going to stand (away) from their party every once in a while. It
happens on both sides of the aisle, and throwing eggs at the Capitol
isn't what democracy looks like."
Gov. Scott Walker weighed in on the incident, saying this is not the way
most Wisconsin residents would handle a heated debate.
"To me, that's got to stop," Walker said. "I don't think that's
reflective of the vast majority of people in Wisconsin, and sometimes I
wonder, with some of these things, if they're sometimes pushed by people
outside of the state."
The Department of Administration confirmed Wednesday that the Capitol
police are investigating up to a dozen eggs being thrown at the South
Hamilton Street windows. Staff in the office said that camera footage
taken from the area was being reviewed for information.
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