Thgis is not about the book written by Alexis de Tocqueville yeras ago, but it is related to a protest in Madison, the capitol city of the State of Wisconsin. the Republican Governor Walker recently elected, in his plan to balance the state budget needs to make some drastic cuts and it hit the unionized state workers: teachers, firemen, etc... The democratic assemblymen boycotted the vote by crossing the borders to stay in Illinois. It was over 3 weeks now, but the news were not as hot as the revolts in the Middle East. Anyway the Wisconsin Governer, to deal with this crisis, would use a special strategy to have the vote anyway. The people who protest again this measure has blocked the entrance of the state assembly building and for the first time it can been on TV Policemen dragging the people.
Rev. Jesse Jackson at the end of the interview with FOX News call the people to "Revolt and Recall".
Update: Thursday March 9, the Republican "anti-Union" bill that stripped the state government workers of nearly all of their collective-bargaining rights, was passed. Prostesters said Governor Scott Walker won the battle but not the war. Non violent protest continues.
Will see what's next...
Update:
March 18: The Bill was signed, and now the Judge said "Wait..."
March 29: Court Hearing. The case may go the Supreme Court.
March 31: Wisconsin judge blocks the controversial Union bill.
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