Gov. Walker Wins Another

Well, capper just crapped in his pants tonight.
From jsonline: A federal court of appeals on Friday upheld Wisconsin's law repealing most collective bargaining for most public employees, handing a victory to Gov. Scott Walker and his fellow Republicans who put the law in place amid tumult two years ago.
Parts of the collective bargaining law, known as Act 10, remain on hold because of a state judge's ruling in a separate case, but Friday's decision was a setback for public employees and their unions.
Last year, U.S. District Judge William M. Conley largely upheld the legislation but struck down parts of Act 10 dealing with prohibitions on government employers withholding union dues from workers' paychecks as well as a section requiring labor unions to vote to recertify yearly. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago reversed that lower court's ruling in a split decision Friday that upheld the law in its entirety.
"Today's court ruling is a victory for Wisconsin taxpayers," Walker said in a statement. "The provisions contained in Act 10, which have been upheld in federal court, were vital in balancing Wisconsin's $3.6 billion budget deficit without increasing taxes, without massive public employee layoffs, and without cuts to programs like Medicaid." ...
The law spared state troopers, firefighters and most police officers from many of the changes. Democrats called that political payback for groups that supported Walker in the 2010 governor's race.
The unions sued in federal court in Madison, arguing the law violated the free-speech and equal-protection clauses of the U.S. Constitution. Conley upheld much of Act 10, but invalidated the provisions on recertification and dues deduction.
Both sides appealed the decision, and on Friday the court said the entire law was constitutional.
"Act 10 places no limitations on the speech of general employee unions, which may continue speaking on any topic or subject. . . . Act 10 simply subsidizes the speech of one group, while refraining from doing so for another," the decision said.
The majority opinion noted the political ramifications of the law, pointing out just five public-sector unions endorsed Walker when he ran for governor in 2010 - those representing state troopers, deputy sheriffs around the state, Milwaukee police officers, Milwaukee firefighters and West Allis police officers. Members of those unions were exempted from most Act 10 provisions, while other public workers were not, including some in law enforcement, such as Capitol Police and officers on University of Wisconsin campuses.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/federal-court-of-appeals-upholds-walkers-act-10-union-law-ur8eg0e-187488851.html
The truth of the matter, Act 10 has saved the taxpayers of Wisconsin millions of dollars and has helped improve government and education in Wisconsin.