Emergency Protests Planned to Stop Scott Walker and Wisconsin GOP's "Shocking and Naked Power Grab"

[workinclasszero]

"This is straight out of a banana republic and should be a huge national story."

by Jake Johnson, staff writer

As Wisconsin's GOP-controlled legislature and outgoing Republican Gov. Scott Walker seek to thwart the will of voters by ramming through a sweeping slate of legislation that would drastically curtail Democratic governor-elect Tony Evers' authority and ability to implement his agenda, progressive advocacy groups announced emergency rallies on Monday to fight back against the GOP's latest "shocking and naked power grab."

"This is straight out of a banana republic and should be a huge national story," Mother Jones reporter Ari Berman said of the GOP plan, which would strip Evers' power to approve decisions by the newly elected Democratic state attorney general and hand this authority over to the Republican legislature.

Denouncing the corporate media's overwhelming failure to cover the Wisconsin GOP's attempt to effectively override the results of the November midterms, MoveOn.org Washington director Ben Wikler urged Wisconsinites to show up at the capitol building to protest the scheduled lame-duck special session Monday afternoon, during which the legislature will consider the Republican legislation.

In addition to stripping Evers' authority, the GOP's sweeping plan—which the Wisconsin legislature could vote on as early as Tuesday—also seeks to restict voting rights by limiting early voting to no more than two weeks before an election. At present, some parts of the state allow for as much as six weeks of early voting.

As Wikler noted, the GOP's legislation could force Evers to implement punitive Trump-approved Medicaid work requirements, stop him from banning guns from the state capitol, and bar him from taking legal action to defend safety net programs from Republican attacks.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/12/03/emergency-protests-planned-stop-scott-walker-and-wisconsin-gops-shocking-and-naked

[Me.]

1. THis Will Be Heading For The Courts For Sure

[zipplewrath]

2. Would seem unconstitutional

Mostly in terms of a state constitution. Usually the various powers of government are defined there. There might be some US Constitutional problems since the constitution ensures a "republican form of government" by the states. It would seem that these changes would threaten that, or at least the process by which it is being done.

[Me.]

3. Didn't They Try This In NC

and the court ruled against them?

[zipplewrath]

4. Something similar

Obviously on something like this the devil will be in the details. But separation of powers is fairly fundamental to most constitutions and they seem to be attempting to violate these.

[mitch96]

5. "Would seem unconstitutional"

THIS is why McConnell wants to stack the courts with right wing conservatives. If the shit hits the fan and people take it to court they have the court in their pocket...
Now how to fix it is the problem...
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[workinclasszero]

7. Yep

We will be under a right wing GOP dictatorship forever if that happens.

[Eliot Rosewater]

6. VIOLENT attack on Democracy. Damn good thing this is not a D doing this to an incoming R

the streets would be red with blood.

[workinclasszero]

8. Trump cult is good with destroying democracy

As long as its the GOP doing the destruction

[HelenWheels]

9. Take action

I have called my legislators and my son is going to the Capitol to protest.