Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And now the gerrymandered legislature is going to impeach the Supreme Court Justice who won in a landslide saying she’s going to strike down their gerrymander.

Aren’t Wisconsin voters going to be angry about this? She just got elected right?

That's the beauty of it. The legislators have made it impossible for the voters to remove them.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court probably needs to get ahead of this by declaring all of the current legislators unlawfully elected, redrawing the maps, and ordering immediate new elections. Two can play hardball.

Except the court is fractured. Republicans on the court are supporting the legislature

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And now the gerrymandered legislature is going to impeach the Supreme Court Justice who won in a landslide saying she’s going to strike down their gerrymander.

Aren’t Wisconsin voters going to be angry about this? She just got elected right?

That's the beauty of it. The legislators have made it impossible for the voters to remove them.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court probably needs to get ahead of this by declaring all of the current legislators unlawfully elected, redrawing the maps, and ordering immediate new elections. Two can play hardball.

Except the court is fractured. Republicans on the court are supporting the legislature

But democrats have the majority on the court so they can outvote the republicans.

[Anonymous]

I bet the GOP ends up impeaching the entire WI Supreme Court. Book it.

[Anonymous]

The GOP will impeach but delay any "conviction" trial, leaving the court in limbo.

If they had a trial and there was a guilty verdict, the governor could appoint a replacement. So that isn't what will happen because the goal is to delay and retain power, not to actually exercise a functioning government.

[Anonymous]

a republican with a spine...who knew!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The GOP will impeach but delay any "conviction" trial, leaving the court in limbo.

If they had a trial and there was a guilty verdict, the governor could appoint a replacement. So that isn't what will happen because the goal is to delay and retain power, not to actually exercise a functioning government.

She could resign and be reappointed by the governor.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

The WI GOP is circling the drain. It’s a state with a proud progressive tradition tagt has come back to that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The GOP will impeach but delay any "conviction" trial, leaving the court in limbo.

If they had a trial and there was a guilty verdict, the governor could appoint a replacement. So that isn't what will happen because the goal is to delay and retain power, not to actually exercise a functioning government.

Yup.


Good news about the one who said he won’t vote for this. I’d be checking my rear view constantly if I were him.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Yes, because none other than Antonin Scalia wrote the majority opinion in a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court case which gives wide latitude to judicial candidates to speak on political issues.

[Anonymous]

It's almost like republicans reject democracy when they are on the losing end

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's almost like republicans reject democracy when they are on the losing end

Examples abound but January 6th is a great example.

[Anonymous]

Is there no outrage in WI? Or elsewhere (except here on this thread)? I'm not hearing alot about this situation. . . . and it's quite shocking that I'm not.

This is undemocratic. Fascist, even.

How does this end? And how can ANY court or legislature sanction this blatant power grab?

[Anonymous]

I mean, if people want to argue that she should recuse herself from hearing certain cases, have at it. But impeachment? No. That’s bonkers. The Wis. GOP is near death rattle stage. Gerrymandered maps are vastly inflating their legislative numbers. The key WOW county suburbs are trending blue. It’s a good hearted, left leaning state that is vastly more interesting than the DMV. It’s voters will do the left thing. They have had enough of the GOP.