Senators from Wisconsin finally came back after almost a month long intentional absence, to protest the new bill the governor's bill. The governor's bill was said to have greatly limit unions, pay and pay raises, and would have forced public workers to put a larger chunk of their paychecks into pension and health plans. Democratic Senators were furious and said that this bill would violate the states' law. Since the state House is filled with mainly Republicans, the Democrats left the state in protest, causing the voting of the bill to be delayed.
Honestly, I don't know if I agree with this or not. I do believe they were right that the bill is unfair, but I don't think they were right to carry it out that way. What do you guys think?
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Well, the Senate has the filibuster. Isn't that similar to leaving? Although the filibuster is also viewed rather badly as it delays many useful bills, it is a legitimate tactic and is accepted.
I am not saying that delaying bills is a good thing, just that such tactics are widely used and accepted in government. Delaying bills is a problem when the reasons are not that big in the first place, especially considering that filibusters and other stalling strategies formerly were only used in extreme protest. This case is different however, and I believe that in this case the reasons were large enough to substantiate stalling.
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