Postby [FnG] Torgo 3000 » Sat Mar 12, 2011 6:14 am
Yeah, there's a lot going on all over now. Many bad bills are many bad. I didn't see what your last post was originally about, but have you heard about the provision in the budget bill in Michigan which allows the governor to disband (or unincorporate, rather, sort of like being put in receivership) local governments and name corporate administrators in their place? Wow. If that ain't banana republic, I don't know what is.
Meanwhile, it's not over in Wisconsin. Millions have woken up, and at the very least, there will be some recalls in a few months. My state senator's going down hard. People are lining up to sign her recall petition. (She's a republican in a swing district who won her seat 2.5 years ago in a very tight race, and after this I wonder if we'll ever send another republican in my lifetime.) Hopefully with a new senate, we can stop the bleeding soon, before the next 2-year budget can be finalized, because THAT puppy is going to cause pain. A lot of public schools simply won't be able to operate. We'll have unschooled kids roaming the streets, probably becoming WoW gold farmers. Or moving to Missouri to work for the Koch bros.
There is still talk of general strike, but don't expect it in the next few weeks - it will be well-planned and coordinated. And meanwhile, the demonstrations continue. We're carpooling into Madtown tomorrow with another family from our school (private, ironically). One of the rallies should be photogenic, as 200 family farmers will drive their tractors around Capitol Square (50 at a time, since there just isn't room for 200). Some organizers are planning for 250,000 people - easily more than the population of Madison, and the biggest rally of the ordeal so far. Don't stick a fork in Wisconsin yet.
I'll have a slice of pizza and yell "THANK YOU SUNDAE!" real loud tomorrow. And then I'll owe you one.

