The Disappearance of John Doe

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Given the makeup of the WI SC, I expect the worse-Walker will come out on top.




The Disappearance of John Doe

Submitted by Mary Bottari on July 15, 2015 - 8:23am

By Mary Bottari and Brendan Fischer

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has been under investigation since his first day in office. But before a national audience even becomes aware of the fact, it will all be over. This week, the Wisconsin Supreme Court is likely to quash an investigation--run by a veteran Republican prosecutor--into allegations that Walker's team broke campaign finance laws during the 2012 recall elections by working in concert with dark money groups.

The prosecutor has asked two justices with ties to these same groups to recuse themselves from the case, but they have refused. And the court will rule behind closed doors, having eschewed oral arguments or even a full accounting of the case.

Wisconsin has come a long way from the days when its public financing of elections and model open records, open meeting, and ethics laws made it a bastion of good governance. Walker put the nail in our post-Watergate system of public financing in his first budget bill. His latest budget bill attempted to destroy the open records law, a sneak attack repulsed only by a fast and furious public outcry. Wisconsin watchdogs, including the independent state elections board and the nonpartisan state audit bureau, are under constant attack.

The expected decision in the case, now pending before the state's highest court, will take a blowtorch to what remains of Wisconsin's post-Watergate campaign finance rules.

"Governor Walker, Wisconsin Club for Growth and the Wall Street Journal preordained this outcome more than two years ago when they began their assault on a perfectly legitimate investigation and a bipartisan group of investigators," said Jay Heck of Common Cause Wisconsin. "Their ultimate goal here is to change the law to allow outside groups to coordinate with candidates legally and nationwide," said Heck, who has campaigned to protect Wisconsin elections and ethics laws for decades.............


- See more at: http://www.prwatch.org/news/2015/07/12885/disappearance-john-doe#sthash.QMUO5ceA.220x5z0f.dpuf

[midnight]

1. This is really very interesting. I thought this was the case because he

announced his presidency.

[Scuba]

2. K&R