Dane Co. Judge Strikes Down Act 10

Looks like it's Groundhog Day!

Oh, joy!

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

Gov. Scott Walker's law repealing most collective bargaining for local and school employees was struck down by a Dane County judge Friday, yet another dramatic twist in a year and a half saga that likely sets up another showdown in the Supreme Court.

The law remains largely in force for state workers, but for city, county and school workers the decision by Dane County Judge Juan Colas returns the law to its status before Walker signed the legislation in March 2011.

Colas ruled that the law violated workers' constitutional rights to free speech, free association and equal representation under the law by capping union workers' raises but not those of their nonunion counterparts. The judge also ruled that the law violated the "home rule" clause of the state constitution by setting the contribution for City of Milwaukee employees to the city pension system rather than leaving it to the city and workers.

The decision could still be overturned on appeal - the Supreme Court has already restored the law once in June 2011 after it was blocked by a different Dane County judge in a different case earlier that year.

This is BS.

Wisconsin liberals, give it a rest!

You lost. The people have spoken. Respect the will of the people.

Good grief.

The only good thing about this is it pisses off the electorate, making supporters of leaders interested in fiscal responsibility more energized to get out and vote for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, and Tommy Thompson, and other Republicans.

Way to keep the Scott Walker coalition engaged, liberals!

The liberals never learn. They just don't learn.
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Here's Governor Walker's response to Colas' ruling:

Madison—Today Governor Scott Walker released the following statement in reaction to the recent Act 10 court ruling:

The people of Wisconsin clearly spoke on June 5th. Now, they are ready to move on. Sadly a liberal activist judge in Dane County wants to go backwards and take away the law making responsibilities of the legislature and the governor. We are confident that the state will ultimately prevail in the appeals process.