tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post6771604878440076990..comments2023-11-03T03:52:37.873-05:00Comments on Cognitive Dissidence: Walker Adds Another Kangaroo To Wisconsin Supreme CourtSomebody DO Something!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08717747685928127724noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-52375680659383135822015-10-11T23:22:12.317-05:002015-10-11T23:22:12.317-05:00Well, having a WHOLE NEW SET OF JUSTICES on the WS...Well, having a WHOLE NEW SET OF JUSTICES on the WSC would help a lot, whenever the end of the attached story comes to fruition:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-bottari/wi-gop-begins-retroactive_b_8270286.html" rel="nofollow"><b>WI GOP Begins Retroactive Decriminalization of Scott Walker Fundraising</b>:</a><br /> ... [T]he Wisconsin legislature is going the extra mile with three separate bills to retroactively decriminalize the behavior at the heart of the investigation and to defang the nonpartisan elections agency that aided it. ...<br> The first will allow candidates to directly coordinate with big money "issue ad" groups that keep their donors secret -- allowing politicians to form their own shadow campaign committee, and then ask billionaires and corporations from around the country (or even overseas) to contribute million-dollar checks, without any public disclosure. The second will destroy the nonpartisan Government Accountability Board, widely regarded as a "model" for the nation, that assisted prosecutors in the Walker investigation. The third will exempt politicians as a category from these types of corruption probes. ...<br> In a 4-2 July decision that broke along ideological lines, the Wisconsin Supreme Court's right-wing majority ended the John Doe probe into whether Governor Scott Walker illegally coordinated with supposedly "independent" secret money groups during the recall elections. ... By ruling as it did, the Court overturned years of precedent and practice in Wisconsin. ... But the state's highest court, elected with over $10 million in support from the same dark money groups under investigation in the Walker probe, was anxious to create new rules.<br> On Wednesday, GAB Chairman Judge Gerald Nichol, a former Republican District Attorney appointed to the board by Scott Walker, said the justices should have recused themselves. ... "Most judges in this state who I've talked to are appalled by that decision," Nichol added.<br> <b><i>The justices' failure to recuse may yet be challenged before the U.S. Supreme Court</i></b>, which in 2009 held that a West Virginia Supreme Court Justice should have recused under similar circumstances....Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974090948640572660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-65943520011669795792015-10-09T18:17:58.694-05:002015-10-09T18:17:58.694-05:00John Birch Society?John Birch Society?stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11353448502064388054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-50186730866939986112015-10-09T13:34:27.607-05:002015-10-09T13:34:27.607-05:00Not to worry too much about this appointment. Wal...Not to worry too much about this appointment. Walker appointees have generally not fared well when they have to defend those seats in a general election. kathy michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896227223633479250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-42254024348641302602015-10-09T11:54:38.057-05:002015-10-09T11:54:38.057-05:00If Ms. Bradley (Foundation) had a luck of common s...If Ms. Bradley (Foundation) had a luck of common sense or decrncy, she would have refused this nomination and asked to win her race on her own merits. The fact that she didn't do this speaks volumes.<br /><br /> Now it's time to hang the Walker/Bradley cronyism around her neck. Also wouldn't be a bad time for the John Doe cases to be formally appealed with documents released, just to remind people what kind of crookedness Ms. Bradley Foundation supportsJake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-82375532505125975482015-10-09T11:12:26.092-05:002015-10-09T11:12:26.092-05:00Capper, thanks. If we can beat her, it's a dou...Capper, thanks. If we can beat her, it's a double win. She's not on the SC and she's off the appeals bench. Boo Radleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14475141925214640314noreply@blogger.com