State Rep in Wisconsin Tackled to the Ground by Police
As I noted last night, a Dane County judge ordered an end to the lockdown tactics of the Capitol Police and the Department of Administration, but also required that the building be shut after hours if no public business is taking place. So this meant that the occupation of the Capitol ended last night, with the final protesters streaming out of the building, to a chorus of “Solidarity Forever,” at 10pm. They left peacefully and triumphantly, secure in the knowledge that they would return today. And indeed, they did return today. The Department of Administration opened the building at 8am with a revised set of procedures. There will be two open entrances and exits, but protesters will be restricted to the ground floor Rotunda area. DOA will restrict sleeping bags, mattresses, guitars and drums, noisemakers, cooking appliances and other items. And taping up signs inside the Capitol is now prohibited, though the signs already up will be returned to the public.
The protests will look very different from what occurred over the past couple weeks. But protesters still have the moral high ground. Look no further for evidence of that than this appalling display last night, when Capitol Policeforcefully tackled State Rep. Nick Milroy (D). The police said they thought he was one of the protesters. In fact,
