Memo to Democrats: It's time to end the Wisconsin Insurrection

Dictionary.com defines insurrection as "an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government."

"Insurrection" aptly defines what is happening in Wisconsin. 

Worse yet, the chief executive officer of the nation - President Obama - appears to tacitly approve of the insurrection.  His campaign arm - Organizing for America, and the Democratic National Committee - are involved in planning and supporting the insurrection, even going so far as to bus protesters in an effort to undermine the lawful government of that state.

Thousands of protesters - many carrying signs comparing Governor Scott Walker to Adolf Hitler - stormed the Capitol in an effort to shut down the legislature.  This is not a mere redress of grievance; this is outright revolt.

All 14 Senate Democrats have fled to parts unknown to prevent a vote on a bill meant to keep the state solvent.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the AWOL Democrats plan to remain out of the state until the governor caves in to their demands:

"When we go back is ultimately up to the governor's willingness to sit down and talk about this and come up with some sort of resolution," said Sen. Jon Erpenbach, who fled with 13 colleagues on Thursday to deprive Republicans of the needed quorum to pass the measure. He spoke by phone from a Chicago hotel, where he planned to stay Friday night.

But Governor Walker has had enough of the Democrats antics.  According to a post at Hot Air, the Governor is playing hardball with the Senators:

“The protesters have every right to have their voices heard, but I’m not going to be intimidated into thinking I should ignore the voices of the five-and-a-half million taxpayers,” said Republican Gov. Scott Walker…

With no end to the standoff in sight, Gov. Walker said that if the Democratic senators do not return, he’d consider cutting the funding that pays for their staff.

“If they’re not here, it begs the question whether or not they need to have staff,” he said. “They’re not performing their functions.”

WisPolitics reports that some voters are ready to take legal action of their own against two of the absent Democrats:

Daniel Hunt of Kenosha announced that a group to recall Sen. Robert Wirch of Pleasant Prairie would file papers with the Government Accountability Board next week.

“We need to inform Robert Wirch that his hiding in Illinois is unacceptable to the voters in his district, and that we are taking the first steps to remove him from office," Hunt said in a statement.

Meanwhile, an Eagle River-based group said it expected to file with the GAB by the close of business today. The group's statement alleges Holperin "has failed to carry out his official duties in the state Senate," and committee leader Kim Simac said activists would evaluate the recall effort over the weekend.

According to WisPolitics.com, the State Assembly had to adjourn out of concerns for the safety of elected officials:

"The leadership of the Assembly has decided to recess due to security concerns. We will reconvene on Tuesday morning and are confident that the security concerns will no longer exist. We are committed as ever to pass Governor Walker’s Budget Repair Bill and will do so next week," the statement reads. "Millions of taxpayers spoke in November and we will not let them down. We have a fiscal crisis that can’t be ignored. We have the votes to pass the bill; it is only a matter of time."

The Huffington Post reported that protesters are demanding President Obama join them in Madison.  President Obama has already inserted himself neck-deep in what is clearly a state matter.  In an interview, he called Governor Walkers' plan an "assault on unions."

"He owes it to us," added Kathie Free, a retired Milwaukee public school social worker. "Obama was not put into office just by the big money. He was put into office by millions of poor and middle-class people who walk the neighborhoods, talking to neighbors, getting the votes, and that's how Obama got in, and he has to start remember how he got in. He'd better start working for the middle class and poor people."

Union officials promised to use the protest here as a jumping-off point for rallies next week in about a dozen states where lawmakers are proposing to cut union pay and benefits, or curb collective-bargaining rights.