Saturday, September 15, 2012

Wisconsin State Judge Strikes Down Governor Walker's Law

As you read this, ask yourself: Can a judge strike down law? And if this goes to the federal courts, is it constitutional for the federal courts to hear the case in the first place; and then can the federal courts strike down a State law?

Of course there is also the whole thing about the courts "interpreting" the Constitution. Do you think that a document by the States and the people designed to create the federal government, and limit the powers of the federal government, should be "interpreted" by that same federal government through their courts?

Remember, also, that this law has enabled Governor Walker to balance the State's budge, reduce spending, and not a single teacher lost their job.

Wisconsin judge strikes down Governor Walker-supported state law limiting union rights

The law, a crowning achievement for Gov. Walker that made him a national conservative star, took away nearly all collective bargaining rights from most workers and has been in effect for more than a year.

A Wisconsin judge struck down a state law on Friday, September 14, 2012 — supported by Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker — that would have limited union rights.

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down nearly all of the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers.

Walker's administration immediately vowed to appeal, while unions, which have vigorously fought the law, declared victory. But what the ruling meant for existing public contracts was murky: Unions claimed the ruling meant they could negotiate again, but Walker could seek to keep the law in effect while the legal drama plays out.

The law, a crowning achievement for Walker that made him a national conservative star, took away nearly all collective bargaining rights from most workers and has been in effect for more than a year.

Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas ruled that the law violates both the state and U.S. Constitution and is null and void.

Read more at New York Daily News

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

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