Wisconsin Judge strikes down Walker/repugican anti-union law

It's not over, but the fat lady is starting to sing.

The anti-union law got whacked by a Wisconsin Judge today:

A judge has struck down Gov. Scott Walker's controversial new collective bargaining law.

Dane County Judge MaryAnn Sumi issued a permanent injunction against the law Thursday morning. That means the law is effectively dead until the Wisconsin Supreme Court acts on it.

In her decision, Sumi said there was "clear and convincing evidence" that Republicans who control the Legislature violated the state's open meetings laws in their rush to pass the legislation, meaning the law is void.

"The court must consider the potential damage to public trust and confidence in government if the Legislature is not held to the same rules of transparency that it has created for other governmental bodies," Sumi wrote.

And, don't forget, the Senate recall elections, which were spurred by this law, will be held on July 12.

Winning in Wisconsin will be a great follow up to the victory in New York 26 -- and it would be another repudiation of the repugican's extreme wingnut policies.