Photo via @CityofContempot

Wisconsin protesters have Walker in retreat on his unconstitutional restrictions on freedom of speech in the Capitol, as he does not instruct police to even enforce their newly amended form in the face of a would-be standoff.

We talked about all this in relation to Occupy Wall Street a whole lot at Netroots New York, and by the time I got back, Occupy Madison officially joined the "Solidarity Sing Along" in force, and today were handing out "official permits to protest" citing the US constitution.

The event at large made the Greg Mitchell live blog and Laura Flanders has the earliest report on the results.

This action has been a long time coming, as these new restrictions were only first put in place this past Friday. And with the Solidarity Sing occurring every day from 12-1pm, it's definitely got a lot further to go!

Check out the livestreamed footage from that period today from @annelyttle:

















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Moreover, after protesters illegally sang past the permitted participant number, decibel level, and time allotment, about 70-100 stayed even longer to make sure that Governor Walker really got the message.

Here's a photo of the scene outside of his office, amidst "Recall Walker" chants (ht @dane101):

My favorite part though had to have been the chants that "we never left". Indeed, the spirit of the Wisconsin Capitol occupation from last Spring clearly lives on.

If that is any indication, this is all just getting started, and I'm quite psyched to see the scene tomorrow and forward!