On the day these interviews were recorded the police were limiting access to the Capital Rotunda under the pretense of "public safety". A court had prevented them from clearing the building as demanded by Govener Scott Walker following the refusal by the Chief of the Capital Police of Walker's order to do so.Inside a core of committed citizens were maintaining a presence as democracy in Wisconsin was on life support. Govener Walker and his Republican Party supporters were attempting to impose "do not resuscitate" orders following their actions to shut off the oxygen to the body politic.