Taking forever in Wisconsin!

apjonas said:

1. There is likely to be a lawsuit over this bill.
2. Uncle Bob LaFollette will refuse to set a publication date alleging uncertainty over its legality.
3. Even if LRB publishes the new law, local police will start massive patdowns looking for "illegal" concealed carry.

Don't expect the benefits of this law until closer to the end of the year. Not even by then, if certain parties think it can be stalled until a Walker recall is played out. The only exception would be if the WI Supreme Court bitch-slaps Judge Sumi over the budget issue. Then the opposition will hunker down and plan an strategy of attrition.

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safcrkr said:

1.) Go ahead and play devil's advocate... on what grounds will there be a lawsuit?

**If we have learned anything, it is that the opposition can pull a reason out of their posterior. Perhaps a claim that when the bill was voted on, the Republicans weren't wearing clean underwear. I am not saying that they will be ultimately successful but since they control Dane County judges they can play rope-a-dope until the environment changes.

2.) Without a lawsuit, he cannot, and will not refuse to do his job.

**Sure he can. There was no basis in law for his behavior on the budget bill. But he did it. Any sort of complaint will give him cover.

3.) Now there's grounds for lawsuits.

**Which is what is desired - delay and confusion are the tools that will be used.

As long as there's no procedural misconduct in passage, the law will take effect. It's getting there that'll be the problem.

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Nutczak said:

Sumi blocked the collective bargaining bill because there was questions about the open meetings law being violated.

**The law is clear on this matter. Sumi had to pretend that certain rules didn't exist to rule as she did. You can always come up with a reason if the judge is inclined to your side.

The WSC will vacate her decision in the next week anyway because she had no authority to even hear that case, and she should have recused herself due to her sons position with the union being a conflict of interest.

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