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The 14 AWOL Dems Going Home

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Madison, WI – The “fleebaggers” as their Republican counterparts affectionately call them, are 14 Democrats that fled Wisconsin in protest almost 3 weeks ago.  They were protesting a piece of legislation that would limit collective bargaining rights to public union workers in the state.  However, they now seem to want to return home again. For over 18 day the Democrats have been hiding across the border in Illinois and have openly been defying orders to return.  Though it is not known when, according to some news outlets, the Dems say that they should be back soon and will try to negotiate this stand off.  They asked to meet with Governor Scott Walker but only if the Gov. would go to the border of Illinois to do so, however,  he declined. Republicans have tried everything to get the AWOL Dems to come back, including stopping the direct deposits of their pay checks and even threatening them with possible imprisonment but nothing seems to work.  However, though they may face criminal charges it boils down to how the Wisconsin State Constitution is interpreted and of course, politics as always. Even though 14 Democrats are missing only 1 of them needs to return.  [...]

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