Protesters march outside the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Saturday, March 12, 2011. Gov. Scott Walker has already signed a contentious collective bargaining bill into law, but demonstrators insist the fight is not over.
Morry Gash, Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Senate Democrats who fled the state to try to block a vote on Republican Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining plan are making their first public appearance in Madison in weeks.
Thirteen of the 14 senators held a news conference Saturday before marching around the Capitol where thousands of protesters gathered a day after the governor signed the legislation.
Throngs of protesters gathered outside the news conference yelling "Fab 14, our heroes!"
The Democrats say they'll now shift their energy toward recall efforts already under way against some GOP colleagues. Senator Spencer Coggs of Milwaukee says Walker has forced Republicans into "walking the plank" by passing the law.
Some of the Democrats also are facing recall efforts.
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All of the Democrats should be re-called. And none of them should be paid for any time they weren't doing their jobs at the Wisconsen capital that they were elected to do. In fact, they should have to pay for their time away.
The Democratic legislators who fled the state to avoid doing their duty should be recalled. In the end they were outsmarted and out outmaneuvered.
Too bad the public employees threw in with the losing team.
I wish the Republicans would have fled the capital when the Demos jammed down the throats of Americans a 3,000 page health care bill. The hypocrisy of the democrats is unbelievable. I think our politics are becoming more and more disheartening. More..