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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate voted Wednesday night to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from public workers after discovering a way to bypass the chamber’s missing Democrats.

All 14 Senate Democrats fled to Illinois nearly three weeks ago, preventing the chamber from having enough members present to consider Gov. Scott Walker’s so-called “budget repair bill” – a proposal introduced to plug a $137 million budget shortfall.

The Senate requires a quorum to take up any measures that spend money. But Republicans on Wednesday split from the legislation the proposal to curtail union rights, which spends no money, and a special conference committee of state lawmakers approved the bill a short time later.

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Officials say it’ll cost $7.5 million to clean up glue, tape, posters left from protesters

Can you imagine this happening at a Tea Party rally?  Neither can I.  But, if it could, I can imagine the reaction of the lame stream media.   I’ve been to many, many Tea Party and other Conservative grassroots rallies and have never seen anything like this.  In fact, I’ve seen the complete opposite.  Because of time needed to set up and take down Tea Party Brewing’s booth, I am often one of the first to arrive and the last to leave.  When these rallies are over, the places where they are held are void of any sign that anyone’s been there.  The trash cans, not the venues where the events are held, are full of trash.  In true form, attendees at these rallies practice what they preach, INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY, and clean up after themselves.  They do no make a mess and then expect someone else to clean up it up or expect others, taxpayers in this case, to pay for it.

Go forth BOLDLY and spread the TRUTH.  Do your part in helping to WAKE UP AMERICA!