The Democratic state senators in Wisconsin who fled the state to prevent passage of Governor Scott Walker's anti-labor budget bill are planning to return soon, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
The senators recognize that the bill will likely pass, but are betting that the reforms -- which include stripping collective bargaining rights from public employees in the state -- are so unpopular that it will create irreversible political damage for the Republican governor and legislators.
Sen. Mark Miller (D) said of the decision: "We are now looking at returning to the state capitol and requiring the senators to take a vote and have them declare who they're with — the workers or the governor."
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UPDATE: Senator Miller's quote was taken out of context. According to a fellow state senator, Miller actually told the Wall Street Journal that the Democrats will only return when the attempt to eliminate collective bargaining is taken off the table.
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