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  1. @GaryRLundberg I don't have a subscription. Unlike , who I also supported, I didn't hear make political statements during the campaign. She seems like an honest, responsible judge. I was proud to vote for her and proud votes couldn't being bought.

  2. Republicans who control the Wisconsin state Senate 💥fired eight more of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees 💥Tuesday, including two Universities of Wisconsin #regents who voted against a deal that limited campus #diversity and four judicial #watchdogs who wouldn’t commit to punishing liberal state Supreme Court Justice Janet #Protasiewicz.
    The Senate also fired a member of the governor’s #domestic #abuse #council after Republicans accused the body of violating open records laws and taking what the GOP considered a stance against #white people, as well as a member of the deferred compensation board, which administers a state retirement program.
    The Senate has now fired 21 Evers appointees since the governor took office in 2019.
    The governor said in a statement Tuesday that he was “apoplectic” that Republican senators keep firing his appointees for no good reason.

    apnews.com/article/senate-repu

  3. The Tennessee Expulsion Is a Glimpse of the Future

    Clearly, expelling two members of the Tennessee legislature was an explosive move and temporarily leaves their constituents no representation, at least until a special election is held.

    In fact, the state party is already raising money for the members to win back their seats.

    Meanwhile, there’s another story playing out 600 miles to the north that highlights another, potentially even more consequential use of hard-ball legislative power.

    While liberals were celebrating the election Tuesday of a #Wisconsin #Supreme #Court #justice who will tip the court to the left, voters in the state’s 8th senatorial district were sending #Republican #Dan #Knodl to Madison.

    That gives the GOP a Senate #supermajority and with it, the power to remove key officials through #impeachment — including judges.

    In late March, Knodl said he would “#certainly #consider” impeaching #Janet #Protasiewicz, the new state Supreme Court justice, though he was talking about her role as a county judge.

    Would Wisconsin Republicans impeach a justice simply because they don’t like the court’s rulings? Well, there is nothing hypothetical about how the state’s GOP legislature has used its power against other branches of government

    politico.com/news/magazine/202

  4. It’s this whole thing that’s scary going on in this country, that if you can’t defeat people’s votes then you do it in some other way.
    #Protasiewicz won #Wisconsin’s supreme court election in April, giving liberals a 4-3 majority on the court, their first in 15 years. But Republicans began to float #impeaching Protasiewicz before the results were even known.
    The party has already locked down control of the legislature, using aggressive #gerrymanders to protect itself from election defeats.
    It has also deflated the powers of the Democratic governor, Tony Evers, undercutting his #authority to appoint people to executive branch positions. 
    boltsmag.org/wisconsin-impeach

  5. "Quite simply, Protasiewicz’s victory represents an existential threat to the Wisconsin Republican Party because there are now two lawsuits challenging their gerrymandered maps. Though the state Supreme Court has not even yet said it will take either of the cases, Republicans are terrified their stranglehold on the state will be loosened."

    ~ Lisa Needham

    #Wisconsin #Republicans #democracy #Protasiewicz #impeachment

    publicnotice.co/p/protasiewicz

  6. “Our country has never seen anything quite like what is unfolding in Wisconsin. …

    The Republican initiative is about more than trying to take out one political opponent in one state. Rather, it is part of a cross-national MAGA assault on truth, government institutions, the law and the vote itself."

    ~ Dennis Aftergut and Austin Sarat

    #Wisconsin #democracy #Protasiewicz

    salon.com/2023/09/08/wisconsin

  7. Completely reprehensible!
    Republicans desperate!

    Wisconsin Republicans seek to nullify election

    Wisconsin Republicans are considering nullifying the recent election (11-point margin) of Justice Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin Supreme Court by impeaching her and then allowing the trial on the #impeachment charges to languish forever in the #Republican-controlled #Wisconsin #Senate.

    #roberthubbell #janetprotasiewicz #Protasiewicz
    roberthubbell.substack.com/p/w

  8. "At a time when the US system and notion of democracy is under strain, every election takes on added sense of importance. Welcome to #Wisconsin's Supreme Court vote."

    #Protasiewicz

  9. "At a time when the US system and notion of democracy is under strain, every election takes on added sense of importance. Welcome to #Wisconsin's Supreme Court vote."

    #Protasiewicz

  10. Greg Sargent: Wisconsin’s stunning outcome puts #MAGA Republicans in a serious bind

    "One might surmise that a pro-choice message motivated educated suburbanites to swamp non-college-educated White turnout, without #Protasiewicz improving among that latter demographic. But [Charles] Franklin [director of Wisconsin’s Marquette Law School Poll] noted that she did surprisingly well in 'rural and working-class areas' in southwestern counties that #tRump carried twice, and made 'inroads in rural counties up the Mississippi River.' He concluded: 'That’s really notable.'"

    #uspolitics #wisconsin
    washingtonpost.com/opinions/20

  11. Defeated Right-Wing Judge Refuses to Concede to Victor He Deems Not 'Worthy'

    Daniel #Kelly, the right-wing former #Wisconsin #Supreme #Court justice who lost his bid to re-join the high court on Tuesday as liberal circuit court judge Janet #Protasiewicz won by a decisive margin, **refused to concede** to his opponent in a speech that one critic said personified the Republican Party's approach to electoral politics in recent years.

    "It brings me no joy to say this," Kelly told supporters. "I wish that in a circumstance like this, I would be able to concede to a #worthy opponent. But I do not have a worthy opponent to which I can concede."

    A number of losing GOP candidates have demanded #recounts, claimed their elections were "#rigged," and spread baseless #conspiracy #theories about voting #irregularities.

    "Among the Trumpian core of the Republican Party, this has become #mainstream," Rick Hasen, the director of UCLA Law's Safeguarding Democracy Project, told Axios last year. "It's exceedingly #dangerous, because a #democracy depends on losers' #consent."

    commondreams.org/news/dan-kell

  12. Wisconsin’s stunning outcome puts MAGA Republicans in a serious bind

    To understand the significance of the victory that liberals just pulled off in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, a win largely driven by #abortion #rights, consider what is set to happen some 1,100 miles from Madison: In coming weeks, Republicans in Florida’s state capital of Tallahassee are expected to #ban abortions after a mere six weeks.
    
Liberal Janet #Protasiewicz was elected to Wisconsin’s high court Tuesday night by 55 percent to 45 percent over rival Daniel Kelly. That stunning margin in a razor-close swing state — delivering liberals control of the court as it prepares to consider a state abortion ban — suggests abortion rights will continue to be a winning issue when on the ballot.
    
But this becomes more significant with 2024 GOP hopefuls such as Florida Gov. Ron #DeSantis lurching in the opposite direction. DeSantis is expected to sign that six-week abortion ban, and many other Republican state governments are moving to further #restrict abortion rights — even as this has again proved a huge political loser.

The Wisconsin results suggest a trend that developed in the 2022 midterm elections will continue. Candidates who stood up for abortion rights — and emphasized that #protecting #democracy is critical to #safeguarding those #rights — defeated anti-choice, election-denying MAGA candidates everywhere

    washingtonpost.com/opinions/20

  13. #Protasiewicz wins. That's huge. Well done Wisconsin.

    I hope all the ill-intentioned malignant Republican nasty racist conservative referendum bait that failed to deliver them this Supreme Court seat also failed.

  14. Wisconsin Supreme Court election: Judge Janet Protasiewicz wins 👈👍👏

    Judge Janet #Protasiewicz on Tuesday was #elected to #Wisconsin's #supreme #court, giving the key swing state's highest court a #liberal #majority that could potentially expand abortion rights there, AP reports.

    The big picture: The seven-member Wisconsin Supreme Court has had a conservative majority since 2008. It's poised to decide in the next few years the constitutionality of a 19th century #abortion #ban that was cited to restrict access to the procedure in the state since the fall of Roe v. Wade.

    Protasiewicz will serve a #10-#year #term, succeeding conservative Justice Patience Roggensack, whose term expires in July 2023.
    axios.com/2023/04/05/wisconsin

  15. MAGA extremist Dan Kelly Kelly was paid by Republicans to advise on election issues in 2020, including having fake electors cast ballots for Trump, even though he lost the state.

    He will NOT uphold our democracy. Vote Judge Janet.

    #Elections23 #JudgeJanet #Protasiewicz #WISupremeCourt #Wisconsin #Elections2023 #DemCast pbswisconsin.org/news-item/wis

  16. Wisconsin State Supreme Court election is on April 4. This is 2023’s most critical showdown.

    We must defeat ultra MAGA, election denying Dan Kelly.

    VOTE Judge Janet, who will fight to uphold the Constitution and defend our freedoms.

    #Elections23 #SCOWIS #WISupremeCourt #Wisconsin #Protasiewicz

  17. Wisconsin deserves a Supreme Court that follows the law, not extreme political beliefs.

    Judge Janet is the candidate who will deliver justice, integrity, and fairness to the Supreme Court.

    Vote #JanetForJustice April 4th!

    #Elections23 #SCOWIS #WISupremeCourt #Protasiewicz #wisconsin

  18. MAGA extremist Dan Kelly provided legal advice to one of the state’s leading anti-abortion groups.

    VOTE Judge Janet on April 4th, the one candidate that will fight for our freedom!

    #Elections23 #SCOWIS #WISupremeCourt #Protasiewicz apnews.com/article/abortion-po

  19. Janet Protasiewicz is ready to judge fairly and with the law. She’ll stand up against special interests and work for Wisconsinites.

    It's time to restore integrity to the court!

    Let's elect #JanetForJustice on April 4.

    #Elections23 #SCOWIS #WISupremeCourt #Protasiewicz share.demcastusa.com/s/EEvtf0a

  20. Our Spring Election is the most critical election this year—its impact could completely change Wisconsin’s future.

    The question is, what do you know about the Wisconsin state Supreme Court? 🧠💻 Quiz yourself now:
    t.co/ir4XKphp8N
    #SCOWIS #WISupremeCourt #Wisconsin #WisconsinSupremeCourtElection
    #JudgeJanet #JudgeJanetProtasiewicz #Protasiewicz #Elections23 #DemCast

  21. Completely reprehensible!
    Republicans desperate!

    Wisconsin Republicans seek to nullify election

    Wisconsin Republicans are considering nullifying the recent election (11-point margin) of Justice Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin Supreme Court by impeaching her and then allowing the trial on the #impeachment charges to languish forever in the #Republican-controlled #Wisconsin #Senate.

    #roberthubbell #janetprotasiewicz #Protasiewicz
    roberthubbell.substack.com/p/w

  22. Completely reprehensible!
    Republicans desperate!

    Wisconsin Republicans seek to nullify election

    Wisconsin Republicans are considering nullifying the recent election (11-point margin) of Justice Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin Supreme Court by impeaching her and then allowing the trial on the #impeachment charges to languish forever in the #Republican-controlled #Wisconsin #Senate.

    #roberthubbell #janetprotasiewicz #Protasiewicz
    roberthubbell.substack.com/p/w

  23. Completely reprehensible!
    Republicans desperate!

    Wisconsin Republicans seek to nullify election

    Wisconsin Republicans are considering nullifying the recent election (11-point margin) of Justice Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin Supreme Court by impeaching her and then allowing the trial on the #impeachment charges to languish forever in the #Republican-controlled #Wisconsin #Senate.

    #roberthubbell #janetprotasiewicz #Protasiewicz
    roberthubbell.substack.com/p/w

  24. Completely reprehensible!
    Republicans desperate!

    Wisconsin Republicans seek to nullify election

    Wisconsin Republicans are considering nullifying the recent election (11-point margin) of Justice Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin Supreme Court by impeaching her and then allowing the trial on the #impeachment charges to languish forever in the #Republican-controlled #Wisconsin #Senate.

    #roberthubbell #janetprotasiewicz #Protasiewicz
    roberthubbell.substack.com/p/w

  25. The campaign has been blowing up my phone all day. I hope she kicks ’s ass at the polls tomorrow.

  26. The #Protasiewicz campaign has been blowing up my phone all day. I hope she kicks #DanielKelly’s ass at the polls tomorrow.

  27. TODAY is Election Day in Wisconsin! Wisconsinites can go to myvote.wi.gov to find your polling locations between 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. and call 1-608-336-3232 with any questions about voting.
    #JanetForJustice #WISupremeCourt #SCOWIS #MadisonWI #Milwaukee #WisconsinSupremeCourt #Wisconsin #JudgeJanetProtasiewicz #JudgeJanet #Protasiewicz

  28. ELECTION UPDATE: Did you know Wisconsin has same-day voter registration? Here’s how:
    🗳 Head to your local polling location
    🗳 Bring photo ID AND proof of residence
    🗳 Vote!

    Need assistance? Our Voter Assistance Hotline is here to help! Call 608-336-3232.

    #SCOWIS #WISupremeCourtElection #WISupremeCourt #JudgeJanet #Protasiewicz

  29. Wisconsin voters have been working hard to make sure that everyone knows the most important election of 2023 is happening in Wisconsin on April 4.

    Electing Judge Janet Protasiewicz is vital to defending democracy. Fund the fight: wisdems.org/fourdays

    dailykos.com/stories/2023/3/31
    #SCOWIS #JudgeJanet #Protasiewicz #WISupremeCourt