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Thursday, May 5, 2011

The Partisan Spirit of the Conservative Mind; Mike Huebsch missed the message when he said "never seen the kind of protests that occurred..."

What are Republicans thinking? What’s the disconnect that baffles left leaning Americans, and governs their conservative ideology? Well, take a look at the thought process behind Republican Adm. Sec. Mike Huebsch's recent deposition taken April 25 filed in Dane County Circuit Court, about the protests and Capitol closing:
jsonline: Huebsch, a former state legislator, said he had never seen the kind of protests that occurred in February when Walker released the details of his budget-repair bill …
Wow, who would have guessed? A little background reminder:
At the height of mass protests, the WSEU filed suit in Dane County alleging that Huebsch, whose agency is responsible for overseeing the capitol and other state facilities, had unlawfully restricted access to the Capitol. On March 1, Dane County Circuit Judge John Albert issued a temporary order (and) told the state to provide access “as such access existed on Jan. 28, well before the protests erupted." 
This week, union lawyers filed an amended complaint asking the court to find Huebsch in contempt of court for disobeying the court order.
Back into the mixed up conservative mind of Huebsch:
Huebsch said he and his agency never wanted to “go against what a judge is ordering. That was not in any way the intent of anything we’ve done.”
Huebsch is basically in contempt of court for disobeying the court order, and in his defense, he never wanted to do it, to go against the judge’s order. He couldn’t help himself?
Reflecting on the protests, Huebsch acknowledged that a crowd of protesters “can develop within hours, if not minutes, at any given point.”“The fact is that we still remain in an atmosphere that is highly charged and at times very volatile, including emails that are – how do you say it? – very confrontational, somewhat threatening.”
Hey, maybe it has something to do with imposing laws directly against the will of the people, ya’ think?
Union lawyers have argued that state officials gave differing weights to the rights of access of various citizens: “Tour groups were distinguished from protesters; those attending hearings were distinguished from those who just wished to walk through the building on a casual stroll," union lawyers wrote in a court filing. 
Huebsch: “I don’t know of any means by which they provided access to the Capitol for these individuals.”
Amazing bit of cognitive dissonance.

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