Dave O mentioned: "What was it, maybe ten years ago? that Texas or maybe Mississippi legislators did the same thing, ..."

In Texas, the Repubs were planning to redistrict the state in a VERY Gerrymandering fashion. The Democrats finally returned, and LO! the Repubs soon had an increase of 4 congressmen.

Those who try to compare these situations, where basic fairness is being assaulted, with simple disagreements, are just pretending that one rule covers all issues. The overwhelming majority of polls tell us that the tactics of the Wisconsin Republicans are decried by reasonable people...including many Republicans. (After all, some Republicans are IN unions, and see why this attempt to erase them would be bad for the country as a whole.)