The Wisconsin Recall efforts 'just got supercharged!'

My father use to say "Never vote Rep.,they will help the rich. vote Dem., they help the poor" So many years ago , but I remember.

Your father is a wise man.

We cannot win the money=voice war against corporations. Our corporate Supreme Court made sure of that via their crazy Citizens' United ruling. Attacking unions is a battle in the same war. Our democracy will be decided via commercials people see while watching Dancing with the Stars. Idiocracy indeed!

A constitutional amendment is coming to get rid of that decision!

:-) I hope so! Thanks for giving me a little hope.

You go that right. American Idol gets higher ratings than the President's speeches. Makes me so sad that so many of us are vacuous drones.

I hope you are right.

I'm pretty sure that the action of the Citizens' United decision will piss off both sides eventually; mandating the constituional amendment across the country regardless of party affiliation. That's the beauty of wide-sweeping decisions from the court.

Oh of course, that's the sure fire way to defend against from the corporate-backed Republican party. What a joke from a stand-fast republican trying to separate progressives with superior intelligence to you.

"vote independent" lmao

that's what got us in this mess in the first place, "Independent Voters" in 2000 put Mad King George III and Rove in power

We don't need this. We can still vote. Even some of Walkers supporters have turned on him. He and a good chunk those rethuglicans that supported him will be thrown out on their butts. Remember folks, in our democracy, power emanates from the people!

Sure ! Don't vote and let the republicans back in the white house! Your "Don't Vote" Revolt" slogan sucks as much today as it did yesterday and the day before! Its not working here!
Democrats like Weiner, Grayson, and Kucinich. are honest voices and are out there fighting for the middle class in America! Bernie Sanders is another one!

I will never give up my vote. I will not vote independent. That would be giving up my vote. I will vote Democrat all the way.

Actually, Gore had won the popular vote regardless of the independent politicians who suctioned voted off of him.

What put George and Rove in power was the supreme court, which voted along political lines rather than upholding the rights of the voters, to come to it's decision.

But this was done in the first 2 months of their tenure in office. Recall is needed to show that this kind of thing cannot just be pulled out of a hat when they get into office without campaigning on it. Recall will be in the mind of future candidates across the country if this is done!

I love Bernie Sanders; he is a socialist, and doesn't mind telling the country so. We need more candidates like him. Look, he hasn't been punished for preaching his beliefs, he gets reelected every term by a good margin. We need honesty in government, not lifelong politicians who will say, and pander to whom they need to get reelected term after term.

It hurts me to see this because I know what it's like in the rest of the country and Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin are special places. I hate to think that these places where people respect each other for their separate views will vanish.

Those Republicans in the senate showed no respect to their Democratic counterparts and that is not the Midwestern way! If I were a Republican I would be fighting this with the same veracity, it has nothing to do with political party, and it is about respect.

Each night I watched from the Lone Star State with a $35B deficit (we are a right to work state, and it works so well), I saw the Democrats show respect to their Republican senate colleagues out of state. This is something I cannot say I saw from the Republicans in the state senate. Glenn Grothman especially outraged me when he called the protestors "slobs" on "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell," and was completely unapologetic about it. I will support "y'all" from here as best I can; I just hope it will be enough. I know the protesters are putting in their hearts and souls every day in the cold when we have 75 degree weather.

I reciprocate and thank you in your effort to save the Wisconsin I know. One thing I do know, the next election will not be a close one (happily)!

It's terrible that the Midwest Reps lost their sense of civility. For them to march in lockstep behind this working class hating dictator is a disgrace. And hurl such insults in the process. You're right about the next election. I will keep fighting my hardest to make that happen! :)

What number does it take to override a Walker veto?

2/3 of the assembly.

so, override isn't likely without MAJOR change in makeup of legislature?

Yep. That’s why the push is on for the recalls.

Well I think with the appetite of the state at this point, and with the recall elections at this point, 2/3 majority is not out of the question by any means. More of a reason for people to chip in, so the Wisconsin Democratic Party can buy TV and Radio time to urge the great midwestern people I know of Wisconsin to sign the recall petition and get out the vote!

I only wish I could vote myself, I unfortunately can only vote against the current Republican Governor of Texas, Rick Perry who is also the leader of the Republicans' Governors' Association. I must admit this is a futile vote, yet I will cast it every time I can.

I don't think the 2/3 majority is out of the question, either.
Rick Perry is an asshole....I feel sorry for you. Futile maybe, but still cast that vote everytime even if it is to just feel better. :)

One lesser known fact about the great Rick Perry is that he was a cheerleader at my alma mater, Texas A&M University, use this as you may.

A cheerleader, like someone else we know.

Yes! I am from Texas and founded the group and has donated previously to the defeated campaign to maintain the Wisconsinites rights. You will see all the restrictions when you go to donate, there aren't many. It basically just has to be a personal contribution, not corporate.

But please donate they need to get these 8 recalled in this session so they can restore the rights that they have had for over 60 years! All of my family is from there, and this is just a horrible act that the corporate interests are doing to try to unify the country under Republican rule. It's shameful how this state of normally good people did this.

I just contributed. I highly recommend you contact Daily KOS and place an add on their website also.

Of course you can. I just did. This affects ALL working people and the Rethugs will go after all of us.

I signed up at Daily KOS and it won't let me post...

I have no idea why, I confirmed my e-mail and can login but it gives me an error, are you a contributor? If you are, can you post it? I don't need credit I just want Wisconsin to be restored to what it was before these 8 Republicans gained office.

Anyone else have any other place to post this contribution site to? I've e-mailed it to every Wisconsin Democratic Senator and Staffer as well as posting it here. We must get these guys out of office.