# Resolved: Wisconsin Republicans are subverting democratic processes **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [March 26, 2011, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-wisconsin-republicans-are-subverting-democratic-processes/576039 "2011-03-26T05:28:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 33
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-wisconsin-republicans-are-subverting-democratic-processes/576039/33 "2011-03-29T13:44:37Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Legalistic sophistry. No sale, counselor. The denial of quorum manuever was perfectly legitimate, just as you say. Passing this bill without the proper procedures followed isn’t kosher, and the proper procedures were not followed, as you well know. You are comparing a legal and legitimate manuever with an illegal one, and finding them equal. Nope. That’s not true. The proper procedures WERE followed. The Wisconsin open meetings law provides an exception for house and senate meetings – as long as they are conducted in accord with the rules of the house (or senate) the open meetings law does not apply. § 19.87(2): > [@](#): > > (2) No provision of this subchapter which conflicts with a rule of the senate or assembly or joint rule of the legislature shall apply to a meeting conducted in compliance with such rule. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-wisconsin-republicans-are-subverting-democratic-processes/576039)._