SECTION 2704. 174.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
174.13 (2) Any officer or pound which has custody of an unclaimed dog may release the dog to the University of Wisconsin System, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., or to any other educational institution of higher learning chartered under the laws of the state and accredited to the University of Wisconsin System or University of Wisconsin–Madison, upon requisition by the institution. The requisition shall be in writing, shall bear the signature of an authorized agent, and shall state that the dog is requisitioned for scientific or educational purposes. If a requisition is made for a greater number of dogs than is available at a given time, the officer or pound may supply those immediately available and may withhold from other disposition all unclaimed dogs coming into the officer’s or pound’s custody until the requisition is fully discharged, excluding impounded dogs as to which ownership is established within a reasonable period. A dog left by its owner for disposition is not considered an unclaimed dog under this section. If operated by a county, city, village or town, the officer or pound is entitled to the payment of $1 for each dog requisitioned. An institution making a requisition shall provide for the transportation of the dog.”
This is actually already law in Wisconsin. Walker's bill only adds "University of Wisconsin-Madison" to the list places that can buy the dogs, in contemplation of a split between UW-Madison and the UW System (currently UW-Madison is a part of the UW System so there is no need to list it separately in the current statute).
You can compare the existing Wisconsin statute here with what is above: http://legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/Stat0174.pdf
Section 13(2) is on the 5th page of the pdf. The wording is nearly identical to the new wording, including the $1 price tag.
I'm totally against Walker, but we need to be accurate about what we're accusing him of, and doing this to dogs is not his work, it's already the law.
D_Addison_K_Smith: This is actually already law in Wisconsin. Walker's bill only
Walker pulled a fast one, and he LIED and HID his intentions when he ran for governor: HE NEVER SAID HE WOULD STRIPE THE PUBLIC UNIONS OF THEIR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS.
That's not democracy. And his calls for democracy and respect for the voters is despicable and hypocritical, and just unfit of the office he holds. His behavior is unacceptable and he will be recalled, as he very well deserves to be.
Skygazer: Walker pulled a fast one, and he LIED and HID
WHY Must "Gov. Walker Must balance the budget in the way HE believes is correct?"
No OTHER elected official does.
Multi-term Republican Gov. of WI Tommy Thompson surely did not.
Reagan, W. Bush and Obama surely did/do not get the bill "they believe is correct" to sign.
They ALL compromise.
They All Negotiate.
They All do "back-room deals" to get to "yes."
They All WORK IT, coz that IS the nature of the job.
It's Hard work.
Why work So Hard?
BECAUSE this is America!
A Democracy not a Dictatorship....
WHY can't Walker DO THE HARD WORK and talk to every party and make a WORKABLE plan to balance the budget like every other elected official?!?
Too Lazy?
Too Insecure?
What?
urnumbersix: You call for a dictatorship. WHY Must "Gov. Walker Must
Of course the pensions are invested in big corporations, so is my 401K. What's your point? How is Gov. Walker doing the right thing when the unions have conceded to the financial terms in order to properly balance the budget, but he still demand that the collective bargaining aspect of the bill be removed? The teachers are willing to be required to contribute to their benefits, still make less than private industry counterparts, and only want to continue to be able to have a voice in a manner that allows them to be heard. Do you know anything at all about the issue at hand?
Max_Black: Of course the pensions are invested in big corporations, so
What a shame the rich folk like the koch's don't do more for society, not less. The sense of entitlement has overcome their ability to see their good fortune.
Carl_Caroli: What a shame the rich folk like the koch's don't
When titles were inherited children were brought up to understand their responsibility to those that worked for them. (Noblesse oblige - nobel obligation) Not everyone learned that lesson. Less and less until you got a generation feeling so entitled, so greedy, having so much and oppressing so many having so little there was rebellion.
That is where this country is heading.
The Kochs and the others in the top 2% aren't content with their 90% of our wealth. The attacks on teachers and unions is the red flag that they won't stop until they have it all. They have bought our politicians (no longer public servants but corporate servants) and our courts (the fascist Five that supported Citizens United). They have funneled more money into their coffers and the cake they'd have us eat is laced with GMOs, arsenic, antibiotics, BPA and high fructose corn syrup.
They don't care about anyone but themselves, getting their own way and taking everything in sight. They want it all and it still won't be enough.
And when the Koch brothers finally die, someone else will step in to fill their void.
Yes, THEY are the entitled ones. The über wealthy. Those top 0.01% who get richer as the 99% below them slowly slip further towards poverty.
20% of children in this country are at poverty level. How we measure poverty isn't even accurate. If it were, that number would be even higher.
SHAME! Shame on us all for all.
mlaiuppa: They used to. When titles were inherited children were brought
People like the Koch's "think" they do a Lot for society!
David Koch was at a Black-Tie-Only charity Banquet just the other day, musing on how "he's not such a bad guy." His tuxedo & gown audience tittered along knowingly, in the way that wealthy people do.
See, it's how they define "society" that's the catch....
"Society" is "people like them" -- the rest of us, working people, are merely "the Help...."
urnumbersix: People like the Koch's "think" they do a Lot for
“Why is there always a Divide and conquer marketing theme which seems to permeate through all the RepubliBilly rhetoric?
Black vs white,
Lliberal vs conservative,
Christians vs Atheists,
Public worker Unions vs Trade Unions
and Intellectuals with Reasoning Power vs them!”
Martha_Fair: âWhy is there always a Divide and conquer marketing theme
If there was "truth in packaging" the current Repub mantra would be something like this: - our purpose is to divert any remaining wealth to our rich benefactors so they will have practically all the money instead of merely most. Unfortunately such a slogan although truthful would have little appeal because most people aren't really rich - and are generally getting worse off than before. So we have little subtrafuges to gain the votes of bigots, the religiously myopic, and the uninformed and direct their anger angainst fellow citizens rather than at the people behind the curtains.
Skepticat: If there was "truth in packaging" the current Repub mantra
I think the people of Wisconsin know exactly which finger to point at Governor Walker.
SECTION 2704. 174.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
174.13 (2) Any officer or pound which has custody of an unclaimed dog may release the dog to the University of Wisconsin System, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., or to any other educational institution of higher learning chartered under the laws of the state and accredited to the University of Wisconsin System or University of Wisconsin–Madison, upon requisition by the institution. The requisition shall be in writing, shall bear the signature of an authorized agent, and shall state that the dog is requisitioned for scientific or educational purposes. If a requisition is made for a greater number of dogs than is available at a given time, the officer or pound may supply those immediately available and may withhold from other disposition all unclaimed dogs coming into the officer’s or pound’s custody until the requisition is fully discharged, excluding impounded dogs as to which ownership is established within a reasonable period. A dog left by its owner for disposition is not considered an unclaimed dog under this section. If operated by a county, city, village or town, the officer or pound is entitled to the payment of $1 for each dog requisitioned. An institution making a requisition shall provide for the transportation of the dog.”
You can compare the existing Wisconsin statute here with what is above:
http://legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/Stat0174.pdf
Section 13(2) is on the 5th page of the pdf. The wording is nearly identical to the new wording, including the $1 price tag.
I'm totally against Walker, but we need to be accurate about what we're accusing him of, and doing this to dogs is not his work, it's already the law.
That's not democracy. And his calls for democracy and respect for the voters is despicable and hypocritical, and just unfit of the office he holds. His behavior is unacceptable and he will be recalled, as he very well deserves to be.
WHY Must "Gov. Walker Must balance the budget in the way HE believes is correct?"
No OTHER elected official does.
Multi-term Republican Gov. of WI Tommy Thompson surely did not.
Reagan, W. Bush and Obama surely did/do not get the bill "they believe is correct" to sign.
They ALL compromise.
They All Negotiate.
They All do "back-room deals" to get to "yes."
They All WORK IT, coz that IS the nature of the job.
It's Hard work.
Why work So Hard?
BECAUSE this is America!
A Democracy not a Dictatorship....
WHY can't Walker DO THE HARD WORK and talk to every party and make a WORKABLE plan to balance the budget like every other elected official?!?
Too Lazy?
Too Insecure?
What?
When titles were inherited children were brought up to understand their responsibility to those that worked for them. (Noblesse oblige - nobel obligation) Not everyone learned that lesson. Less and less until you got a generation feeling so entitled, so greedy, having so much and oppressing so many having so little there was rebellion.
That is where this country is heading.
The Kochs and the others in the top 2% aren't content with their 90% of our wealth. The attacks on teachers and unions is the red flag that they won't stop until they have it all. They have bought our politicians (no longer public servants but corporate servants) and our courts (the fascist Five that supported Citizens United). They have funneled more money into their coffers and the cake they'd have us eat is laced with GMOs, arsenic, antibiotics, BPA and high fructose corn syrup.
They don't care about anyone but themselves, getting their own way and taking everything in sight. They want it all and it still won't be enough.
And when the Koch brothers finally die, someone else will step in to fill their void.
Yes, THEY are the entitled ones. The über wealthy. Those top 0.01% who get richer as the 99% below them slowly slip further towards poverty.
20% of children in this country are at poverty level. How we measure poverty isn't even accurate. If it were, that number would be even higher.
SHAME! Shame on us all for all.
What about George Soros' wealth?
David Koch was at a Black-Tie-Only charity Banquet just the other day, musing on how "he's not such a bad guy." His tuxedo & gown audience tittered along knowingly, in the way that wealthy people do.
See, it's how they define "society" that's the catch....
"Society" is "people like them" -- the rest of us, working people, are merely "the Help...."
Black vs white,
Lliberal vs conservative,
Christians vs Atheists,
Public worker Unions vs Trade Unions
and Intellectuals with Reasoning Power vs them!”