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Grothman, R-West Bend, said the e-mail is


18 Republican the latest example of "a new height in
incivility." He said in recent weeks he has
senators from received obscene phone calls at all hours
of the night, been jostled at the Capitol and
Wisconsin report has been shouted down during interviews.
getting death "This is another example of the anger
which is being spewed by the government
threats after unions," Grothman said. "This has been all
passing bill to end about intimidating … Republican legislators
into bowing to the public unions, and it has
collective only steeled our resolve."

bargaining for most Grothman said he is hesitant to completely


disregard the threat given the volatile
public workers atmosphere in Madison. A note shoved u
nder his door Wednesday night said, "The
only good Republican is a dead
Republican."

With Democratic senators out of state,


Republican senators late Wednesday
Written by separated the collective bargaining
Eric Litke
elements from Gov. Scott Walker's budget
repair bill. Republicans voted 18-1 to
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eliminate collective bargaining for public
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and Glenn Grothman said they are among
as many as 18 Republican senators who
received a death threat following their
votes to eliminate most collective
bargaining powers for public workers.

The threat was sent in an e-mail late


Wednesday with the subject, "Death
threat!!!! Bomb!!!!" according to a copy of
the letter released by Grothman's office.
The e-mail also was addressed to Sen.
Pam Galloway, R-Wausau.

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workers in Wisconsin aside from some or other means, it's through the election
wage negotiations. Leibham and Grothman process. I'm just hoping for the protesters'
supported the measure. sake and for legislators' sake it's being
done in a safe way because it's been
Leibham, of Sheboygan, said the threat getting a little bit intense from a safety
came to him via e-mail as well, and his standpoint. I don't want anybody … to get
staff contacted police at the Capitol and in themselves hurt or injured as they
Madison. passionately protest."

The letter tells lawmakers to "make your


peace with God as soon as possible and
say goodbye to your loved ones," warning
they will be killed "due to your actions in
the last eight weeks."

The letter, which is signed, says the writer


is working with a group of people and
knows where the legislators live. It says
legislators may be shot in their homes or
killed with bombs placed at locations they
frequent. Several Wisconsin State Troopers carry out a female
protester refusing to leave the Capital building in
Madison, Wis., on Thursday, March 10, 2011.
"We feel that you and the people that Protests to the governor's bill to eliminate collective
support the dictator have to die," the letter bargaining rights for many state workers have been
reads. "If you and your goonies feel that it's ongoing for the past three weeks. Gannett
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necessary to strip the rights of 300,000
people and ruin their lives, making them
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necessities to their families and themselves
then We Will 'get rid of' (in which I mean
kill) you."

Leibham said that even with the vehement


protests, the democratic process is working
just the way it's supposed to during the
budget debate.

"We debate bills, a vote has taken place,


and now the public has the right to hold me
accountable either favorably or negatively
for that vote," he said. "Not through threats

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