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Wisconsin’s Shame: ‘I Thought It Was a Home Invasion’

April 20, 2015

By David French

They came with a battering ram.”

Cindy Archer, one of the lead architects of Wisconsin’s Act 10 — also called the “Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill,” it limited public-employee benefits and altered collective-bargaining rules for public-employee unions — was jolted awake by yelling, loud pounding at the door, and her dogs’ frantic barking. The entire house — the windows and walls — was shaking.

She looked outside to see up to a dozen police officers, yelling to open the door. They were carrying a battering ram...

Read the full article at National Review: Wisconsin’s Shame: ‘I Thought It Was a Home Invasion’

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