Supreme Court could be shorthanded
Congressman Mark Green is eager to have the State Supreme Court decide his appeal of the State Elections Board ruling that he has $467,000 in illegal special interest money in his campaign.
Although it is a non-partisan court, the political affiliations of the justices are common knowledge. There are four Republicans and three Democrats, or three conservatives and three liberals, if you prefer.
But who will hear the case, if the court agrees to take it?
Justice Jon Wilcox's own campaign for the court was fined $60,000 by the elections board -- the biggest such penalty in state history.
As a campaign lawbreaker who's had a run-in with the State Elections Board himself, Wilcox, a former Republican legislator, should recuse himself from the case.
Carrie Lynch says Wilcox isn't the only one who should refrain from participating.
UPDATE: Wisconsin Democracy Campaign files a Federal Elections Commission complaint, wants all $1.3-million returned.
posted by xoff @ 2:14 PM
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Maybe you could volunteer to help Green with the legal case. It hasn't been going too well so far.
This is gwc_shadow's profile:
I am an Christian American taxpayer. Veteran of the US Navy. Sunday school teacher, Chairmen of the School Board for a Fox Valley Parichol school. A father, husband, and son that has been born and raised in the Fox Valley.
Hmmm ... not only is he more than one chairperson, but he's on a school board ... very "parichol."
Since he can't see his way to using proper grammar and spelling, one need not take his facts as factual.
With people like this in the opposition, the elections should be a slam dunk this year.
I thought the idea of Federalism was that States could create their own laws, as long as they do not directly contradict federal rules.
The 'otherwise lawful' part is more pertinent in this case than 'without limitations'. Since the Wisconsin Elections Board instituted a rule making the contributions illegal, they would not qualify as lawful.
which is what the judge decided.
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