August 8, 2013 by Leslie Amsterdam Several Wisconsin legislators have been warned by Capitol Police recently that they should not be observing the arrests and other activities currently happening in the Capitol rotunda daily over the noon hour, as Solidarity Sing Along participants continue to sing out their disapproval of Gov. Scott Walker and his […]

Wis. Legislators Observing Arrests in Capitol Rotunda Warned by Police
by leslieamsterdam on August 8, 2013 in Badger Democracy, Capitol Crackdown, Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, First Amendment, Free Speech, Legislation, Scott Walker Trainwreck, State Assembly, Uncategorized, Video

No Reason to Change Capitol Rules
by wcmcguest on July 15, 2013 in Capitol Crackdown, Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, First Amendment, Free Speech, Guest Column, Images, Scott Walker Trainwreck, Uncategorized
July 15, 2013 by Wisconsin State Assembly Representative Chris Taylor [What follows are written comments submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Administration as part of the public input process on the promulgation of emergency administrative rules. – Editors] Thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony regarding the proposed revisions to Wis. Adm. 2. […]

DoA Secretary Mike Huebsch Press Release (what he was really thinking)
by wcmcoop on September 23, 2012 in Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, First Amendment, Scott Walker Trainwreck
[This is an anonymous open source correction of a press release issued on Friday September 21, 2012, from DoA Secretary Mike Huebsch to Representative Chris Taylor. Since Mike didn’t get her letter, and it was so hard for him to find it, the author of this correction decided to enter a transcendental state to channel what Mike […]

Capitol Police Have No Answers for Concerned Citizens
by Rebecca Kemble on September 13, 2012 in Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, First Amendment
By Rebecca Kemble, Nicole Schulte and Whitney Steffen On Wednesday, September 12, 2012 Whitney Steffen was given a warning that she was engaging in prohibited behavior in the Wisconsin State Capitol. When she inquired as to the nature of that behavior, the officer giving her the warning could not explain it to her: Last week, […]

New arrests no laughing matter at Wisconsin Capitol
by leslieamsterdam on September 9, 2012 in Citizen Media, First Amendment, Images, Video
“There’s a fundamental misunderstanding of this policy if there was a belief arrests were going to stem from this policy,” Jocelyn Webster, DOA Spokesperson, December 2011. September 9, 2012 by Leslie Amsterdam Those words from December 2011 have resurfaced recently in light of a busy week of arrests, protests and singing at the Wisconsin State […]

Let Them Eat Brats: The Wisconsin Way to Legislative Unity
by leslieamsterdam on June 13, 2012 in 2012 Elections, Badger Democracy, Citizen Media, First Amendment, Images, Legislation, Recall News
Legislators from both sides of the aisle gathered at the Governor’s Mansion on Tuesday for an afternoon brat cook-out designed to promote unity and heal divisions after a very contentious legislative session and recall election. Dubbed the “Beer and Brat Summit,” the event was announced during Governor’s victory speech after last week’s election and was […]
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