Wisconsin’s Shame: ‘I Thought It Was a Home Invasion’ by David French of National Review, is the most frightening story I’ve read in a very long time. I encourage all to read it. It tells of the true stories, still unfolding, about how laws and the state were/are used to bludgeon citizens, political enemies, destroying their lives and through all of it had to remain silent. Below are a few excerpts (any and all emphasis mine).
Cindy Archer, one of the lead architects of Wisconsin’s Act 10 … 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.
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“I told him this was my house and I could do what I wanted.” Wrong thing to say. “This made the agent in charge furious. He towered over me with his finger in my face and yelled like a drill sergeant that I either do it his way or he would handcuff me.”They wouldn’t let her speak to a lawyer.
…“It’s a matter of life or death.”
That was the first thought of “Anne” (not her real name). Someone was pounding at her front door.
