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Let’s hear for Wisconsin Democrats who are not going to stand for being steamrolled into a Republican hell!  They took a page out of the playbook of Texas Democrats in the State House and fled the state to protect the state.

Wisconsin Democrats on Thursday fled the statehouse in an effort to prevent legislators from reaching a quorum and passing a bill put forth by Gov. Scott Walker (R), which would cripple the collective bargaining rights of public unions.

The move produced a frantic political drama, as state troopers were reportedly sent out to find the fleeing lawmakers and Walker hinted that the National Guard would be called in to fill the void left by protesting union workers.

One Democratic senator told the Milwaukee-WIsconsin Journal Sentinel that most of the members of his caucus had already crossed state lines.

When Texas Democrats fled to Oklahoma, Tom DeLay tried to send Homeland Security after them, and their families were threatened.  However, Willie Nelson sent them red bandannas with a note to “stand your ground!”