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Tea Parties and Groups Alike Are Planning Counter Protest at the State Capitol

Source says that the protest will be on Saturday at noon.

A representative of the Wisconsin GrandSons of Liberty said at tonight's Greendale Tea Party meeting that groups throughout Wisconsin will be counter-protesting on Saturday at the State Capitol.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is proposing pay cuts and the elimination of collective bargaining rights for state union employees as part of a "budget repair bill."

Thousands of people have gathered at the State Capitol the past few days to protest Walker's bill.

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To avoid voting all the Democratic State Senators were missing. Most left the state.Β  All that is needed one democratic senator to vote to pass the bill.

Tim Dake, a representative of the Wisconsin GrandsSons of Liberty, said that capitol square has been reserved for Saturday at noon for a counter-protest.

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