Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Anti-Union Bill

Harry Guerrilla said:

The legislative branch of most states can nullify a contract for any reason.
It's in their power to do so.

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shintao said:

I am not a conspirator, it could be anyone among the top ten in the entire world. I don't think it is just happening by accident or without direction.

Just follow along with the evidence below. They are like pieces of a puzzle falling into place.

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1 Hour Ago: "The administration plans to keep running military operations in Libya even if Congress doesn't approve, saying the U.S. role is limited and does not violate the War Powers Act."


Libya and Congress: Libya operation will proceed despite pressure from Congress, Obama aide says - latimes.com

Yes President after President defying Congress and murdering people. Hmm, Iraq was limited as well, we would be in an out we were told. Look at what you have. A Congress that says the Commander doesn't have the power, and the the US military, your neighbors in uniform, following orders. Hopefully you can figure it out, as I don't have all the answers, I just see the pattern and where it is going.

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shintao said:

I am not a conspirator, it could be anyone among the top ten in the entire world. I don't think it is just happening by accident or without direction.

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U.S. state and local governments will need to raise taxes by $1,398 per household every year for the next 30 years if they are to fully fund their pension systems, a study released on Wednesday said.

The study, co-authored by Joshua Rauh of Northwestern University and Robert Novy-Marx of the University of Rochester, both of whom are finance professors, argues that states will have to cut services or raise taxes to make up funding gaps if promises made to municipal employees are to be honored.

Pension funding in U.S. cities and states has deteriorated in the wake of the 2007-2009 economic recession as investment earnings dropped, and some states, such as New Jersey and Illinois, skipped or reduced required payments.

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BDBoop said:

BBC News - Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds anti-union bill


The Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld a law stripping most public employees' collective bargaining rights.

In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled a lower court judge had improperly interfered in the legislative process when she overturned the law.

In May, Judge Maryann Sumi ruled that Republicans violated open meetings laws in their haste to pass the bill.

Republicans said the bill was needed to cut public spending. Democrats said it was an attack on pro-Democratic unions.

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shintao said:

The only power you have is what government gives you.

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New Jersey's Democratic-led Legislature gave final approval on Thursday to a plan that would force public workers to pay more for benefits -- a signature issue for Republican Governor Chris Christie.

The bill, which was bitterly opposed by public-sector unions, would raise the retirement age and increase employee contributions to their pension and healthcare plans, reducing the state's burden by potentially tens of billions of dollars.

"We are putting the people first and daring to touch the third rail of politics in order to bring reform to an unsustainable system," Christie said in a statement.

He said pension reform would save New Jersey taxpayers more than $120 billion over the next 30 years, while reform of the state health benefits system will save an additional $3.1 billion over the next decade.

New Jersey's Senate passed the measure earlier this week. The state Assembly approved it late on Thursday by a vote of 46 to 32. Christie could sign the bill into law as early as Friday.

But the head of New Jersey's teachers' union said the bill "diminishes collective bargaining for public employees and reduces pensions for current and future retirees."

Sherryl Gordon, a leader of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, said passage of the bill was "a sad day for New Jersey's working families."

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