Citizens Locked Out of Ohio Statehouse but Prevail!

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Tuesday February 22, 2011 · 7:04 PM PST

2011/02/22 · 19:04

Video on YouTube.

Speaks for itself.

A quick search yielded this article reporting that

After initially being locked out, thousands of protestors allowed inside statehouse

(UPDATED AT 8:40 P.M.) Thousands of union protesters were denied access to the Ohio Statehouse for hours Tuesday as they tried to voice opposition to a bill that would abolish collective bargaining rights for state employees.
As crowds chanted outside, Democrats inside mustered their political and legal resources to fight what they called an undemocratic lockout, which Republican Gov. John Kasich's public safety agency said was a necessary precaution.

The Ohio Democratic Party had joined forces with unions and union-friendly groups across the state over the three-day President's Day weekend to mobilize large crowds of bill opponents. The measure, designed to help plug a hole in the state budget, undoes Ohio's nearly 30-year-old collective bargaining law and imposes other limits on negotiations between police, firefighters, teachers and college and university staffs and their employers. It is supported by Kasich.

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"It's a sad day for the state of Ohio and the people of Ohio when they can't get into the House they own," said House Democratic Leader Armond Budish. "You hear a lot about taxpayers' rights today. And yet, when it comes to taxpayers coming to talk to their elected officials, they're shut out." Budish brandished a thick stack of witness slips that were to be delivered to the Senate to show how many people wanted to testify against the bill.

Having to fight to get into your own tax-payer-supported statehouse.

Shameful, don't you think?

Add the events in Wisconsin to the Dems fleeing Indiana to avoid the same damned bill and it's safe to say It's ON. Very reassuring to see Dems doing what I'd like to see.

I'll be at the Atlanta Solidarity Rally at the Capital at 4 pm Wednesday: More actions here.

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