Lame-duck Wisconsin Republicans vote to weaken incoming Democratic governor, attorney general

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Year after year the demise of WI as a progressive state continues.

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Lame-duck Wisconsin Republicans vote to weaken incoming Democratic governor, attorney general
The GOP state Senate passed the measures 17-16 with all Republicans except one in support.

Dec. 5, 2018 / 7:05 AM CST
By Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Senate voted just before sunrise Wednesday following an all-night session to pass a sweeping bill in a lame-duck session designed to empower the GOP-controlled Legislature and weaken the Democrat replacing Republican Gov. Scott Walker.

Republicans pushed on through protests, internal disagreement and Democratic opposition to the measures designed to reduce the powers of incoming Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers and Democratic Attorney General-elect Josh Kaul. Both Evers and Kaul urged Republicans not to do it, warning that lawsuits would bring more gridlock to Wisconsin when the new administration, and the first divided government in 10 years, takes over.

But Republicans forged ahead regardless, passing it 17-16 with all Republicans except one in support. All Democrats voted against it. The Assembly was expected to pass the bill later Wednesday, sending it on to Walker for his consideration. Walker has signaled support.

"This is a heck of a way to run a railroad," Democratic Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling said as debate resumed at 5 a.m. "This is embarrassing we're even here."


In one concession, Republicans backed away from giving the Legislature the power to sidestep the attorney general and appoint their own attorney when state laws are challenged in court. An amendment to do away with that provision was part of a Republican rewrite of the bill, made public around 4:30 a.m. after all-night negotiations.

Walker, who was booed and heckled during an afternoon Christmas tree lighting ceremony in the Capitol rotunda, has signaled support for the measures that he would have to sign before they take effect. He's in his final five weeks as governor after losing a bid for a third term to Evers, the state schools superintendent............................

[Just a Weirdo]

1. I don't think that will stop Evers.

In fact, I think there's a lawsuit awaiting against the state rep and senate, including RICO charges.

[Liberalhammer]

2. Hit them in the pocket book

I need information on WI Republican owned businesses and business donors. I want to hit Republicans what they care most about, MONEY.

The new scarlett letter is R.


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[Wellstone ruled]

3. This is the Hertigate Foundations

wet dream my friends. I grew up in Wisconny,and read all the info I could about what was called the Rippon Society and the Bircher's who btw,had a major following during the years I lived there.

This was one of their major wan1ts and desires to have a single party rule of the state And to use that model for the whole of the Nation.

Wisconsin History is replete with how Politics have shaped the State,and today we see how 170 years of Progress has been wiped away with the stroke of a pen. Today they have transformed Wisconsin into the new Mississippi of the Mid West.

[Luciferous]

4. Can't they challenge this in court? I read that part of what they passed was already ruled

unconstitutional when they tried it in 2016.