Democracy wins! (WI)

[bigtree]

Marc E. Elias @marceelias

UPDATE: Moments ago Walker’s attorney’s informed the state Supreme Court that "the Governor has decided not to seek relief from the Supreme Court at this time.” The call for special elections will move forward tomorrow by noon. Democracy wins!
6:15 PM - 28 Mar 2018

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[malaise]

1. Get thee to the greatest page

for visibility

[lunatica]

2. This is great news!

I hope it’s just the beginning of his painful downfall!

[BumRushDaShow]

3. I expect the legislature is probably still moving forward

with changing how special elections are handled.

Anyone confirm that?

[CelticWinter]

4. K&R nt

[mountain grammy]

5. thanks to Eric Holder and the NDRC..

[Demsrule86]

6. Excellent news.

[DownriverDem]

7. Not true in Michigan

Our nerd gov (Snyder) has said that the election to replace former rep John Conyers will be next November. Conyers resigned in December 2017. So for almost a year, the district (majority black) will not have a rep. The Fed Court judge ruled in Snyder's favor saying he has the right to call the election whenever he wants to. Why is Michigan different than Wisconson?

[alterfurz]

8. It's clear that after polling the right-wing majority on the Wisconsin SC...

...Walker was informed that his blatant attempt to avoid Republican special election losses just looked too corrupt even for them; so rather than suffer yet another humiliating judicial rejection, Scottie just dropped his appeal.

[calimary]

9. Stunk up the joint too stinky even for them, eh?

Excellent!

[Fred Sanders]

11. An election for representation of the voters is never....too much expense...

ouch!

The logic is impeccable. Even the Walker packed Appeals Court would have given pause to blocking elections.

[Heartstrings]

10. On Wisconsin!

And screw you Walker!

[gademocrat7]

12. K&R

Finally a defeat for Walker and his cabal of rethugs.

[RandomAccess]

13. The Trump Administration has really taught me

how VALUABLE our court system is.

I learned the incredible importance of lawyers as a result of the 2000 election aftermath.

[blake2012]

15. We are seeing checks and balances play out in real time

[RandomAccess]

16. Exactly -- well, SOME checks and balances (with one notable and

important exception -- Congress).

[blake2012]

17. Yes, on a different thread a couple days back

I mentioned that with Congress abdicating their role, it is very important that the 4th estate, media, and the courts rise to the challenge to our democracy and Constitution.

[Skittles]

21. which is why repukes are desperate to fill the courts with fascist repukes

[blake2012]

14. I knew that slug would cave

Now to get Wisconsins to vote out this conservative garbage and get rid of Paul Ryan. These two pieces of shit are right around my age. It disheartens me to see so many of my generation turn to Ayn Rand ideology and get into high elected office.

[onecent]

18. This is wonderful!!!!

[PatrickforO]

19. Scott Walker is one of the worst Republican governors of this

century. He's right there with Brownback in KS. These are people who have no clue how to govern, and their states show that with crumbling infrastructure, loss of jobs, loss of businesses and general declines in quality of life. The Republican (radical Ayn Randian libertarian tea party) ideology just does NOT work.

[Skittles]

20. do not count out that fascist piece of shit

I won't believe it until the elections are actually held