Some Republicans are considering impeaching Janet Protasiewicz, here's how we got here

Politics is dirty game... for all politicians.

 

So to hell with what the voters of Wisconsin want, impeach her ass and get someone the gop likes instead. Sounds like representative government to me.

 

A couple of years ago, Wisconsin’s gerrymandered map was part of an FRQ on the AP US Government exam. Kids had to explain how 50% of the voters got 75% of the seats. If a 16/17 year old can figure it out …

 

A couple interesting issues here:
1. Tony Evers, the Democratic Governor, would appoint the replacement. So the Republicans would likely only succeed in enraging the voters.
2. Protasiewicz could sue in state court to invalidate the impeachment. Wisconsin's constitution has both impeachment and something called removal by address. Removal by address explicitly applies to state supreme court justices. Whether impeachment does is an open question. Removal by address requires two-thirds majority in both chambers. The GOP only has a two-thirds majority in the Senate. So they can't remove Protasiewicz by address.

If I'm Protasiewicz's lawyer, I file a case in Madison or Milwaukee arguing that the Wisconsin Constitution requires removal by address for state supreme court justices because it is the more specific provision. I file in one of those two venues because both are dominated judges who align with the Democratic Party. Since the Wisconsin Supreme Court will be 3-3, that means if they deadlock, the court of appeals's opinion controls. Basically, that means liberal judges will get to decide the issue.

 

R’s are bewildered why otherwise bystanders like me will crawl over broken glass to vote for anything other than them.

 

You're hired.

 

I'm old enough to remember when Republicans were for democracy.

 

I'm even older, I remember when they were considered to be the smart ones.

 

We still are the smart ones.

 

From the man who claims to be a republican but supports crooks, smart enough to recognize bullshit when I see it

 

Funny that how I see you but I'll admit you're one of the smarter ones from your looney side

 

Really? A party with a large percentage of working class voters who gladly donate their heard earned income to a billionaire is not a sign of intellect.

 

Attempts to disenfranchise voters is almost exclusively the playbook of today’s GOP. THERE IS NO EQUIVALENCY HERE, ZERO!

 

It's getting even slimier. Republicans are now considering impeaching her in their House, but not having a trial in their Senate. Apparently under state law, she would be suspended if they voted to impeach. They don't think they have the votes in the Senate to convict, so this way they would effectively neutralize her and deny the citizens the liberal leaning court they overwhelmingly voted for.

 

She needs to enact Gator_Lawyers plan from post #6 ... like yesterday ...

 

The GOP strategy is to kick Democracy in the nards and assume their constituents are so full of hate they don't care. Bold plan. May work short term

 

Do they have the votes in the Senate?