Wisconsin Supreme Court conservatives attack lame-duck arguments

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Source: Associated Press

Supreme Court conservatives attack lame-duck arguments

By TODD RICHMOND
May 15, 2019

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Conservative justices who control the Wisconsin Supreme Court attacked liberal groups’ claims Wednesday that Republican legislators met illegally when they passed laws limiting Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ and Attorney General Josh Kaul’s powers during a lame-duck session last year, saying the Legislature can decide when it wants to meet.

That lame-duck session led to multiple legal challenges, including one by a coalition of liberal groups led by the League of Women Voters.

The coalition contends that the lame-duck session was illegal because the Legislature convened the vote as a so-called extraordinary session. Such sessions are previously unscheduled floor votes initiated by majority party leaders. The coalition maintains that the Wisconsin Constitution allows lawmakers to convene only at times laid out in a resolution they pass at the beginning of every two-year period or at the governor’s call.

Dane County Circuit Judge Richard Niess agreed in March and invalidated all the laws passed during the lame-duck session. Republican lawmakers asked the Supreme Court to overturn that ruling.

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1. Still such a mess here

For those that think republicans will cooperate with democrats need only watch what is going on here.

Conservatives do not play well with others.

It goes along with the need to control. And pro body controllers have been busy up here as well.

Assholery all the time. Exhausting.