WTF Wisconsin? (Formerly Walker convo thread)
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Here ya go, more out of state jack-asses trying to influence the recall.
Hey jwhouk, maybe this is why it feels like we suddenly woke up in Illinois.
Hey jwhouk, maybe this is why it feels like we suddenly woke up in Illinois.
UGH, will they just get this doucher out of office already. He's already set a dangerous precident, with destroying collective bargaining rights of educators. He's also surrounded by a crapstorm of illegal activity.
I love how they are portraying the educators of wisconsin as a group of overpaid, money hungry jackals. Yeah, because teachers make SOOO much money.
I love how they are portraying the educators of wisconsin as a group of overpaid, money hungry jackals. Yeah, because teachers make SOOO much money.
Well look at that. Scott Walker is the Governor of the state which had the worst decline in jobs in the last 12 months. If it is working, Governor, what the hell was your goal?
That show is fantastic in general, so it comes as no surprise to me they covered that issue well. The budget cut argument was really well covered recently as well.
What saddens me is how often the politicians use something like jobs to cut jobs and enact legislation which only hurts the people they are pretending to help. Anyone with half a brain could see through the union busting bill as being partisan hackery.
What saddens me is how often the politicians use something like jobs to cut jobs and enact legislation which only hurts the people they are pretending to help. Anyone with half a brain could see through the union busting bill as being partisan hackery.
Of course it's a brilliant plan. If we keep paying so much of our government money to all of those unnecessary government employees, it cuts back on the amount of money we can funnel to the job creating ultra-rich! Obviously, the best thing we could do to ensure that everyone who wants a job can get a job, and to revitalize the economy, is to fire everyone in government not related to determining what people can do in their bedrooms and give all of the money that we're currently wasting on things like roads and correctional facilities and FEMA to someone who can actually do something useful with that money, like investing in foreign oil or coal plants in China (which, if I recall correctly, was part of what lead to a massive round of layoffs at Alliant Energy back in the mid 2000's).
Republican State Senator Pam Galloway, who is under recall, has decided to resign. The most interesting part of this is because she is successfully forced into a recall the Governor can NOT assign someone to take her place during the time between now and the day of the recall election. What does this mean? It means the Wisconsin State Senate is now tied in Democrats and Republicans. Republicans are no longer in charge of the Senate and control is being shared equally between the two parties.
This has never happened in the state, so things should really be interesting from here on out.
This has never happened in the state, so things should really be interesting from here on out.
We should also point out to our out-of-state participants that the State Legislature is now what they consider "out of session" - that is, they are adjourned for essentially the rest of the year, and (theoretically) cannot pass or change any further legislation, without orders from Scottie Boy.
Also, there's talk that one or two of the assembly reps that are in Galloway's district may vie for her spot - which could theoretically chip away at the GOP's Assembly numbers. However, the GOP holds 20 more seats than the Dems over in the Assembly, so they'd need several more assembly-types to lose their seats in running for the senate - which ain't likely.
Also, there's talk that one or two of the assembly reps that are in Galloway's district may vie for her spot - which could theoretically chip away at the GOP's Assembly numbers. However, the GOP holds 20 more seats than the Dems over in the Assembly, so they'd need several more assembly-types to lose their seats in running for the senate - which ain't likely.
By the way - you find your name over at iVerifyTheRecall yet, Krisken?
I have.
EDIT: And now that I know where to look, I found the PDF, too.
I have.
EDIT: And now that I know where to look, I found the PDF, too.
But....it's MARCH! What the hell? How do we have a system where one third of the government can take ten months off?
Ok, I know this is just a blog, but it really happened, I promise. Remember state supreme court judge David Prosser, the guy who choked another judge, called her a bitch and threatened to destroy her? Yeah, that guy was charged with 3 ethics violations.
Some of the best quotes by the author of the blog:
Some of the best quotes by the author of the blog:
Do we win that crazy crown yet? Our supreme court judges assault each other, single women with kids contribute to child abuse, and our governors scheduled time reads like a joke-
I don't know, man. Michigan has been taking over cities under the guise of 'economic emergencies' and making a mockery of democracy. That is some hard competition.
What's absolutely crazy is, the worse our government gets, the better our state sports teams seem to get. UW-W is going for its second major men's championship tonight in basketball, while UW and Marquette are battling it out to advance to the Sweet 16.
I shudder to think what would happen if the Walker Recall ended with a lawsuit, ala Bush v. Gore (2000). The Brewers might end up winning the World Series.
I shudder to think what would happen if the Walker Recall ended with a lawsuit, ala Bush v. Gore (2000). The Brewers might end up winning the World Series.
That's pretty crazy, jw.
But is this crazier?
Justice Prosser, the guy who tried to choke a fellow judge in her office after she told him to leave, is asking the other judges to recuse themselves because they were at the event and were witnesses.
But is this crazier?
Justice Prosser, the guy who tried to choke a fellow judge in her office after she told him to leave, is asking the other judges to recuse themselves because they were at the event and were witnesses.
That's... not out of the question. They know he's guilty, having been at the event in question. Any trial they were part of would be marred by that fact alone.
They may have to get a judge from another district. On the plus side, the prosecution has an entire room full of witnesses that witnessed the event.
They may have to get a judge from another district. On the plus side, the prosecution has an entire room full of witnesses that witnessed the event.
District? No, State Supreme Court Justices.
Ours takes an entire year off.
Really? Christ... *shakes his head in shame*
Again, not out of the question, but they may have to make an exception because they'll need someone to oversee the whole thing. It's ether that or get someone from out of state to oversee it.
Who can he complain to if he wants them to step down? Unless the US Supreme Court is willing to step in, I don't think they can go higher and if the USSC DOES step in, why the fuck wouldn't they just rule on the case instead?
Because the prosecutor decided not to try the case, but the panel of judges who determine oversaw the ethics violation complaint disagreed. It's not a civil case, but a case of ethics violations.
Like I said, Wisconsin is REALLY fucked up right now.
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