Democracy is losing ground to idiocracy in Wisconson state senate

Protesting is now ramped in Wisconsin as tens of thousands of its citizens have taken to the streets to show their disgust of the proposed 2011 Budget Repair Bill. Republican governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker argues that the cuts and benefit hikes are necessary to get the state out of a $137 million deficit, and if these steps are not taken, the deficit will look more like $3.6 billion by 2013. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/us/01wisconsin.html? What Walker is neglecting to talk about is the over $100 million dollars in tax breaks he gave to corporations and rich business men this year alone. So, when Walker argues that these measures are necessary to balance the budget, it is understandable for the middle and lower class people living in Wisconsin to be more than a little upset.

The idea of a democratic America seems to be increasingly on the verge of extinction when looking at Scott Walkers proposed bill. Corporate America is becoming more and more influential in the issues surrounding national and international policy. The line must be drawn and Wisconsin has reached a point of no return in regards to the decisions that policy makers such as Walker are trying to get away with. Walker should have a vested interest in the citizens he was sworn in to serve, not corporate America. After all, it was the working class that voted him in as governor, not the latter. Democracy only works if the majority of the people within that democracy are being represented, and Wisconsin is only a small example of this. Protests all around the world are popping up in regards to wages, job availability, and job dependability. If Walker is not careful, protests could escalate, and other countries like Egypt and Tunisia have verified this. Although they are extreme examples, even a fraction of the violence that has been seen in those countries showing up in Wisconsin could be catastrophic. History has shown time and again that the people tend to come out victorious in situations such as these, and I have no doubt that history will repeat itself in Wisconsin as well.