2011-02-17, 06:05 PM
That footage is old, like from Tuesday. I recognize the union semi-truck on one of the outside streets from that afternoon (which also means I'm somewhere in the middle of the ground floor rotunda in the first few seconds). pomegranate's gotten more intense since then: thousands more protesting, people sitting in on all levels to barricade the senate chamber doors, etc. The police are awesome and on our side, though. The Republican legislators tried leaving for lunch and asked for a police escort, and the police refused. Instead, they've been handing out brats to protesters outside.
Also, at 11:45 am CST the Democratic senators left the state, effectively shutting down the state senate by preventing quorum. In response, Governor Scott Walker sent state troopers after them. Which, of course, has made all protesters here that much more riled up. It's insane.
Also, at 11:45 am CST the Democratic senators left the state, effectively shutting down the state senate by preventing quorum. In response, Governor Scott Walker sent state troopers after them. Which, of course, has made all protesters here that much more riled up. It's insane.