Judge Janet flipped the WI Supreme court from R to D. Now she’s being threatened with impeachment for taking on a gerrymandering case. One of the R justices even said “These four justices will adopt new maps to shift power away from Republicans and bestow an electoral advantage for Democrat candidates”
No shit.
Part of me is hoping the D pundits will say “that’s what you guys have been doing for decades, now it’s our turn”.
You guys not only elect supreme court justices but you allow them to campaign in court judgments? I’m sorry but this is a Stupid American Idea.
The worst part is, they politicize electing their judges, and then:
While campaigning in January, Protasiewicz called the state’s legislative maps “rigged” in a public forum, and in March, she told Capital Times reporters in a podcast interview she would “enjoy taking a fresh look at the gerrymandering question.”
“They do not reflect people in this state. I don’t think you could sell any reasonable person that the maps are fair,” Protasiewicz, a former Milwaukee County judge, said in the January forum. “I can’t tell you what I would do on a particular case, but I can tell you my values, and the maps are wrong.”
…they turn around and ignore the fact that she was elected by the voters on a platform of saying she was going to do exactly what she’s doing now. At this point, why even pretend you give a shit what the voters want?
Republican leaders only give a shit about what the voters want if it aligns with what they want. Look at Medicaid expansion in Missouri a couple years back. Voters of both parties voted overwhelmingly in favor if it, but the governor and general assembly just completely ignored “the will of the people”. It’s just a variation of “I’ll only accept the election results if I win” Trumpism.
See also, restoring voting rights to felons in Florida.
That’s how Paul Ryan won a recall election. He was being recalled for doing exactly what he said he was going to do so, naturally, everyone voted the same way they did the first time.
Kid Rock making sure all his fans know that he was virtue signalling and, in fact, doesn’t really care quite much as he suggested he did about a trans spokesperson.
I assume that’s a Bud Light, or some other trans-supporting beverage?
So, Judge Bradley, from the article I posted earlier, doesn’t think Judge Janet should be allowed to hear a case on gerrymandering because she [Janet] already has her mind made up about it, is in some hot water as she was caught editing her own wiki page, ya know, to ‘correct’ it.
From that article, we can see she’d previously written articles calling homosexuality immoral and abnormal. I can only assume, based on what she said recently, that she’ll recuse herself from any LGBTQ rights cases, as she’s clearly biased and already has her mind made up. She’s also said that wearing masks was “exactly the same” as forcing Japanese Americans into internment camps. So, I assume she’ll recuse herself from community health related cases as well, right?
Loss of privilege feels like oppression.
Perhaps Justice Bradley is right. All supreme court justices who are members of a political party should recuse themselves from any redistricting cases before them.
I haven’t dug into this beyond seeing the picture
Edit: And OMG it’s [checks forum]…cumming.
I’m no artist myself, but that is one terrible looking dick.
Self portraits are notoriously difficult to get right.
That’s the same asshole who displayed a ‘F**k Biden’ sign during a Veterans Day ceremony in Richmond a couple of years ago.
Remember the children!! Family values!!
Yeah, right.
That drawing made me gay.
That drawing would make King Kong gay.
That drawing made me straight.
That drawing made me ace.
I’m glad it can bring so many people together! Oh Magic Willy!