The democratic minority in the senate , lacking the votes to block the bill , instead fled the state , depriving the chamber of a quorum .
参议院的民主党少数派缺乏阻止该法案的投票人数,反而离开了该州,使投票不能达到法定人数。
The good news from wisconsin is that the upsurge of public outrage - aided by the maneuvering of democrats in the state senate , who absented themselves to deny republicans a quorum - has slowed the bum 's rush .
It was only after the republicans worked out a parliamentary manoeuvre to get around the quorum requirement and pass the collective-bargaining reforms , three weeks later , that they returned , vowing to use every means at their disposal to avenge the republican assault on labour .