Dems File Complaint Against Walker For Threats, Intimidation of Public Employees
Crooks & Liars- By Susie Madrak
March 08, 2011 07:00 AM
The Plum Line’s Greg Sargent has a copy of the complaint Wisconsin Dems are filing against Gov. Scott Walker during a call he thought was from David Koch, and he says it builds a persuasive case:
The complaint, which reflects a sense among Dems that all bets are off in this standoff, makes an interesting argument. By any reasonable standard, it says, Walker’s conduct should undermine “public trust” and fell well short of standards designed to ensure “the faith and confidence of the people of this state in their state public officials and state employees.”
The complaint focuses on several aspects of the prank call, but I think these two may be the most interesting:
16. Respondent states during the Call that he has the Attorney General’s office “looking into” strategies to force the Democratic senators to return. This constitutes a misuse of the independently elected office of the Attorney General for primarily political motivations.
And:
19. Respondent states during the Call that he will send out 5,000-6,000 layoff notices to public sector employees in an attempt to “ratchet up” pressure on the Democratic Senators. This use of threat against, and intimidation of, public sector employees for political purposes constitutes an unfair labor practice in violation of Wis. Stat. Section 111.84.
The complaint also alleges that it was improper for Walker to suggest to Koch that Republicans in swing areas might need shoring up, since this smacks of illegal coordination, though to my mind it isn’t clear what he was asking for. It also says that Walker’s claim that he “thought about” planting troublemakers in the crowd “constitutes a conspiracy to recklessly endanger public safety,” though here too it’s not quite clear what Walker really considered doing.
That said, even those examples were eyebrow-raising, and the complaint is worth reading, because it’s a reminder that taken together, Walker’s shenanigans on the call add up to conduct that by any reasonable measure should raise serious questions about Walker’s judgment and approach to his office. Some in the national media were quick to exonerate Walker after the call, but reading the complaint, the Wisconsin Democratic Party’s claim that his conduct risks undermining the public trust in state government doesn’t seem particulary unreasonable.
HAHA! All this from cowardly Democratic QUITTERS who have QUIT their jobs and have refused to do the job they was elected to do? Just goes to show the mentality of the ignorant. You get hired to do a job, DO IT! Walk off and you are FIRED! PERIOD! NO EXCEPTIONS!
Oh my! He who laughs first… laughs last!
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Words_of_fart, how do you feel about Mama Grifter? You know, the HALF-term Governor of Alaska?
I realize you Klanservo-fascists don’t get how GUBMINT works, but what the Wisconsin Democrats are doing is a perfectly acceptable check on the power of the Executive. That’s why quorums were written into Constitutions, you moronic jackass.
Jolly oh Jolly… you are hilarious but you make your point! hehe
@ Suzie Q; Pssst! *looks around* they passed the bill WITHOUT the QUITTERS being there. ahahaha!
@ Jolly Regina, Facists? HAHAH You lady crack me up. No seriously, please let me laugh some more as I read your socialist liberal ignorance HAHAHA! “what Wisconsin Democrats are doing is a perfectly acceptable” Whaaat? Acceptable? You mam must obviously be a pro union freeloader who was PROMISED something by the very quitters who have ran away from their posts for THREE WEEKS and expect to get paid for not doing a job they are not doing. Pssst Regina! Today, they PASSED the bill WITHOUT the QUITTERS being present, because those very quorums you love so dearly and know so much about requires only 3/5’s vote (did I hear LOOP HOLE), and of course you DO support those very quoroms that made the PASSING of the bill possible WITHOUT the quitters you so dearly love, even being there don’t you! HAHAHA! Why I even bet YOU are one of those creeps who voted FOR healthcare and now scream and cry about it, and want a waiver so YOU dont have to pay for what you voted for. Mama Grifter? screw her too, she’s a phony money chasing milk maid, and QUITTER LIKE YOU! Anyone who supports QUITTERS while bashing other quitters are as you say Regina, are Moronic Jackasses. I get it though, Socialist Liberals belive THEY can say it’s ok for people THEY support to QUIT (open mouth insert foot) , but others are morons? HAHAH You are so hilarious.
I think it was insubordinate for the dems to walk off even if they disagreed with the bill. They still had a chance to fight it. Now it will be even harder to fight back against it. This is a bad representation of politicians. When you have high positions like these dems do, you stay in your seat, confident, and say we will battle what we disagree with and win. Running away means we are cowards and give up. I disagree with the bill myself, but I do not agree with the WI democrats and their behavior.
Retreat, hell! they were advancing in another direction..😆