Friday, December 2, 2011

Scott Walker steps deeper in it


Free speech is getting expensive in Wisconsin.
Following demonstrations earlier this year which drew up to 100,000 people to the Wisconsin Capitol, Republican Gov. Scott Walker has proposed new policies that would require future protesters to pay in advance to stage an event, at a cost of $50 per hour, per Capitol Police officer.
Police may also require a liability insurance or a bond, according to The Milwaukee Journal Sentinal.
Demonstrators will also be on the hook for any damage and cleanup following protests....
Read the rest at Raw Story
Walker intends to charge citizens fee to protest
by Dave Edwards

Somehow I can't help but think that this is a really dumb idea that is going to backfire on the governor. Does this sound like America to you? I didn't think so.

4 comments:

Mario said...

these people are managers not statesmen. They only see things through the eyes of a pure businessmen and proper cost/revenue analysis. It's becoming so pervasive it's rather sickening how "money" is trumping every other element to human existence. yuck!

dave said...

it is in walkers best interest to stifle the protest.

Tom Hickey said...

Yeah, but it is not working. Walker has stirred up a hornet's nest, and now he is just agitating the hornets.

dave said...

whats the saying about sunlight being the best disinfectant? if only the public knew who was behind all the crazy far-right, off the charts legislation. instead they are made ignorant by faux "news" and their ilk. Godspeed ows