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In wisconsin, and isn t acting like the union bosses in saying one thing and doing another. excuse me, mr. walker? walker s move to shut down the capitol is completely over the top and might even be unconstitutional. the wisconsin constitution states, quote, the legislature cannot prohibit an individual from entering the capitol or its grounds. this isn t just about the protesters. even a member of the wisconsin assembly was denied access to the capitol today. you see, she s a democrat. state representative kelda helen royce was locked out because she didn t have her i.d. with her. now it s just a midwestern thing to kind of recognize who the elected official is and just kind of let them in, don t you think, governor? her facebook page reads, outside the east wing of the capitol have three times been denied access for refusing to show my state i.d. now with firefighters being refused entry as well. ....
Command post apparently had a change of heart or received different orders from the governor s office. the department of administration and the protesters were allowed to stay. shortly, ed, shortly after our statement on friday and our call to our members to join the protesters at the capitol the order to close it friday afternoon was changed. so we re thankful for that. we think that is going to continue. it ought to continue. so if it was changed can we read that as the governor backed down? absolutely. i think it was a total capitulation and we are very fortunate we have such outstanding law enforcement officials overseeing this operation and it is good to see adults can come in and have their voices heard when need be. bob richardson, you first and then jim palmer. how long are you gentlemen willing to be a part of this and stay out there? as long as it takes, ed. there is no doubt. every member i ve talked to and every other officer i ve talked to, while there is a negat ....
That in the next day or two. well, would it be early tomorrow morning that you could get it to the bench in front of a judge? we re hoping to get it as soon as possible. we have two possible judges who might be assigned the case. they said i should get on the phone with them at 8:00 in the morning. we need to serve our department of administration, scott walker s arm in keeping the capitol closed. okay. and hopefully we ll have a hearing on it tomorrow or the next day. we want that capitol open so people can have their voices heard. well, i m sure the conservatives will be whining about activist judges in madison when you get that thing squared away. i want to ask you about the milwaukee city attorney today issued a legal opinion that walker s bill violates the state constitution. have you seen this opinion and does it hold any merit, any water? what do you think? i have only skimmed through the opinion. i ve discussed it with people who i respect as lawyers who understand ....
Governor walker says he wants to create jobs. they just have to be the right kind of jobs. we ll talk about the real life impact of his policies. wisconsin police are standing by their union brothers and sisters, but how far are they willing to go? that s next. h your squeegee, ki? uh, i m a little sick. sick?! you gonna let a sore throat beat you? you re fearless! ahhhhhhhhh! atta boy! [ male announcer ] halls. a pep talk in every drop. ahhhhhhhhh! atta boy! you could spend as much as $200. for a whole lot less. new olay pro x advanced cleaning system. ....
It doesn t make any sense from an ethical standpoint. it doesn t make any sense from a strategic standpoint. strategy. strategic standpoint. joining me now is peggy lautenberger the former wisconsin wisconsin u.s. attorney and former wisconsin state attorney general under democratic governor jim doyle. ms. lautenberger great to have you with us tonight. thanks so much. it s an honor to be with you, ed. you bet. problem number one, as you see it, for scott walker at this hour legally. well, i think there are a number of issues here. a lot of them are potential legal issues but i think there are a couple that are important. number one is the law in wisconsin is still collective bargaining is the name of the game. and until the governor is capable of repealing that law he has an obligation to bargain collectively with the public sector unions. what we re seeing today is that the governor not only has denied sitting at the bargaining table, an unfair labor practice in ....