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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: MJ who wrote (100262)	2/21/2011 11:52:03 AM
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With Democrats gone, Senate GOP may pass other bills By Kirsten Adshead Wisconsin Reporter Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald is standing firm in his conviction that Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial budget fix bill will pass as is, including the provisions that eliminate collective bargaining for most of the state’s public union employees. As the Democratic standoff enters its third day on Saturday, Fitzgerald is considering what other bills the GOP could pass without the presence of the Democrats who haven't been seen in the Capitol since Thursday. “I wouldn’t rule it out,” he said. Fitzgerald didn’t elaborate on what issues he was considering moving through the legislative process. Some of the most controversial issues Republicans have discussed revisiting this session include requiring voters to show an ID at polling places and allowing Wisconsinites to carry concealed weapons. Three-fifths of the chamber, or 20 senators, are needed to vote on a fiscal bill. Votes on non-fiscal bills only need a quorum of 17. With 19 members, the Senate GOP is one member shy of being able to vote on a fiscal bill, and their Democratic counterparts have refused to come to the chamber to vote. Fitzgerald said he has had two short phone calls with Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller, D-Monona, focusing on security, but not much else. Large groups of supporters and opponents of Walker's legislation met up at the Capitol for dueling rallies Saturday for the first time.