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On the 2020 Wisconsin Spring Election
The most important race in Wisconsin’s 2020 spring election was the Supreme Court race between Scott Walker-appointed Daniel Kelly and Jill Karofsky. A win for Karofsky would change the conservative majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 5-2 to 4-3, … Continue reading
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Tagged absentee balloting, Alaska, Appleton, ballots, Burlington, candidate, Capitol, citizens, conservatives, coronavirus, Covid-19, Daniel Kelly, Democracy, Democratic, Donald Trump, election, emergency, Executive branch, Fox Point, government, governor, Governor Evers, health, health care workers, incumbent, Jill Karofsky, lawsuits, legislation, Legislature, liberals, Madison, Milwaukee, nation, national election, Oshkosh, pandemic, personal protective equipment, politics, poll workers, polls, power, President, Republicans, Robin Vos, safety, Scott Fitzgerald, Scott Walker, security, special session, state statute, stay-at-home order, surge, U. S. Postal Service, United States Supreme Court, virus, vote, Wisconsin 2020 spring election, Wisconsin Supreme Court, Wisconsinites, Wiwconsin Elections Commission
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To Robin Vos
Representative Vos, It has been reported on the news, both locally and nationally, that you are upholding rules to prevent my representative, Jimmy Anderson, from calling in to meetings. The rule in question was established by the Assembly and can … Continue reading
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Tagged Assembly, Badger, Capitol, cell phones, chair, citizens, committee meetings, communication, disability, e-mail, health issues, Jimmy Anderson, media, paralyzed, power politics, public testimony, Republican, Robin Vos, Rojo's Popcorn, rule, Senate, speakerphone, testify, videoconferencing, Wisconsinites
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Letter to Senators on Lame Duck Session
Right now in Wisconsin, Republican leadership has proposed a slew of legislation that would effectively undermine the duly elected Governor and Attorney General, among other things. There are five Republican Senators who have not committed to vote for these bills … Continue reading
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Tagged Assembly, Attorney General, candidate, citizens, Congress, conscience, Democrats, election, government, governor, independent, Josh Kaul, lame duck, leadership, legislation, majority party, party, power, power grab, recall, Republican, Scott Walker, Senate, senators, Socialist, special session, statewide offices, tax break, Tony Evers, Victor Berger, voters, Wisconsin, Wisconsinites
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On Statues, Flags, and Heritage
Statues that honor secessionists who rebelled against our country are coming down in cities around the country and it is well past time for it. The soldiers honored with these statues were men who fought to defend slavery. While … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolph Hitler, African-American, alligators, ancestors, Battle of Bad Axe, Black Hawk War, bluegrass, Cajun culture, California, Charlottesville, civil rights, civil war, collard greens, Confederacy, Confederate battle flag, country music, Dan White, Democratic national convention, Dixieland jazz, freedom, gold rush, great-great-grandfather, Harper Lee, Harry Truman, Indian, Irish heritage, Jew, Logan Strother, Michiganders, minority, Native American, Native Americans, Oliver Cromwell, oppressed, peanuts, pecan pie, pride, queer, racist, Republican party, Robert. E. Lee, secessionists, slavery, South, Southern heritage, Southern hospitality, Spanish moss, Spencer Piston, states' rights, statues, Stonewall Jackson, Strom Thurmond, sweet tea, symbols, Tennessee Williams, Thomas Ogorzale, Unite the Right, Washington Post, white, white power, William Faulkner, Wisconsin legislature, Wisconsinites
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Letter to Senator Ron Johnson on Supreme Court Hearings
March 21, 2016 Dear Senator Johnson, This is a request for you to do your job if you want to save it. President Obama fulfilled his duty and nominated a new Supreme Court justice and it is incumbent upon the … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Century, American people, Congress, constituents, Constitution, Democrats, duties, election, Governor Scott Walker, history, independents, Iowa, Justice Scalia, Kentucky, majority, National Public Radio, oath of office, President Obama, Public Policy Polling, recall, Republicans, Russ Feingold, Senate, Senator Ron Johnson, Socialist, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Justice, third parties, tradition, Victor Berger, voters, will of the people, Wisconsin, Wisconsinites
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Letter to Scott Walker on the Movement Toward Equality
Dear Governor Walker, You were quoted recently as saying that you sense no “significant movement” toward legalizing gay marriage in Wisconsin and you justified fighting whatever movement there is by stating that as an elected official it is your duty … Continue reading
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Tagged amendment, Americans, anti-gay, Capitol, Capitol Police, Constitution, Defense of Marriage Act, discrimination, equal protection clause, equal rights, freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, gay marriage, Governor Walker, Karl Rove, Legislature, Marquette University poll, marriage equality, minorities, palace guards, political agenda, pro-family, right to petition, same-sex partners, Sheboygan Press, Tea Party, United States Supreme Court, Wisconsin, Wisconsinites
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A Single Bluebird 