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\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n \nIt felt like democracy – more so than Grant Park on election day in 2008.\u00a0 Many of my friends are probably already following the fight between Scott Walker, the corporate-backed governor of Wisconsin, and state workers (teachers, firefighters and police) who are fighting to protect the very right to bargain in unity (instead of individually) for fair wages and benefits.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Although the crowd this weekend matched the crowd from last weekend, there were several differences.\u00a0 The rotunda of the Capitol was still a free speech zone, but most of the rallies and speeches were planned for outside; leaving the inside of the Capitol relatively uncrowded.\u00a0 Heavy security in and out of the Capitol created lines and acted as a deterrent to people who probably would have come inside.\u00a0\u00a0 A combination of the “cleaning” argument, the expulsion of people from the Capitol last week, and increased security seems to be working as an effective strategy that has effectively pushed the people out of the people’s house.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Michael Moore spoke, and you can watch the YouTube version here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The theme of the day certainly seemed to be “standing with the Wisconsin 14.”\u00a0 Signs and speeches reflected the great appreciation that demonstrators had for the 14 Senators who have taken heroic steps to stop Walker’s war on the middle class.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n \n \n\t\t