Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates often speak out on hot topics. Only one faces impeachment threat

[RandySF]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who Republicans are threatening to impeach over comments she made on the campaign trail about abortion and redistricting isn’t the first member of the court to offer public opinions about major issues of the day.

One conservative justice frequently spoke out in favor of gun rights during her campaign, even producing a political mailer showing her brandishing a shotgun and wearing a hat promoting the NRA. Another had previously called Planned Parenthood, a frequent litigant in abortion cases, a “wicked organization.”

And a former conservative justice faced a barrage of criticism after a campaign filled with misleading information about crime that raised questions about whether he could be impartial in cases involving criminal defendants.

An Associated Press review of previous campaigns and public statements by Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates reveals that both conservatives and liberals have weighed in on topics that could come before the court, sometimes in strikingly strong language. Despite that record, this is the first time Republicans who have controlled the state Legislature for a dozen years have proposed impeaching a justice.



https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-liberal-justice-impeachment-election-0a699275f5da45189dd5503469594dae

[onecaliberal]

1. But Clarence Thomas can give away the fucking house and that is okay, no recusals.

[NoMoreRepugs]

2. Republicans can't help being Deplorable can they?

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. One can be deplorable and not be Republican, but can't be Republican and not be deplorable.