Email links Scott Walker to open records changes
Source: Wisconsin State Journal
Gov. Scott Walkers office was a key player in drafting legislation that would have exempted from public scrutiny government materials considered part of a deliberative process, newly released documents suggest.
Walkers staff worked on the language that would have amended the states open records law through the office of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, according to an email released to the State Journal through an open records request to Vos.
In a June 15 email to Vos aide Andrew Hanus with the subject line Governors request, Michael Gallagher of the Legislative Reference Bureau wrote:
In the interest of expediency, I am going to enter this as a Speaker Vos request and copy David Rabe from the Governors office on it. I just talked to David. He is fine with proceeding that way. Let me know if you want to do it differently. It should go out tomorrow morning.
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"In the interest of expediency"
Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)murielm99
(30,883 posts)that Walker throws people under the bus on a regular basis. Most of the time, they are his enemies. But he will betray people of his own party when it suits his agenda.
I don't know how he gets away with it. He must have dirt on everyone. I hope some people get brave enough to stand up to him. I won't care if they are Democrats or republicans. The man has to be stopped.
MBS
(9,688 posts)Half-Century Man
(5,279 posts)As to if, Robin Vos was a sycophant or a handler of Walker.
Vos is just one of the throw away pieces of Scott Walker's political armor.
There are several I have identified as probable pieces of sacrificial armor.
Both Kleefisch's (the Lt governor, and her husband the Assemblyman from the 38th district(Oconomowoc)). Rebecca Kleefisch is the figurehead in place when shit happens during Walker's run for Washington. Joel Kleefisch is famous for voting for absent members of the state assembly while on camera, and allowing a wealthy donor to ghostwrite proposed changes to the State's rules for child support (to protect his wealth by allowing judges to only consider up to $150,000.00 when determining child support).
Alberta Darling (State Senate 8th district) Partisan voter who's name keeps coming up attached to bad provisions in the new budget.
Stephan Nass (Senator 11th). Leading the charge against the University of Wisconsin system for Scott Walker. Openly opposes Liberal Arts, and over supports business courses. Will be the one to pay political costs when alumni lash back at Walker (protecting the appointed board members).
Probable Handlers of Walker
Leah Vukmir (Senator 5th). National First Vice Chairperson of Alec (as a woman, She shares vice-chair duties with a male from Iowa). Elected with the help of a flood of out of states campaign contributions. Serves in state Joint Committee on Finance.
John Nygren (Assembly 89th) Assembly appointed Co-Chairman of the Joint Committee on Finance. Wisconsin States chair for Alec.
old guy
(3,285 posts)The Koch repubs own Wi. They control the Assembly, the Senate, and the Supreme court thereby making Walker bullet proof. They fuss and fuss in public, but when they go home they drink the Koch supplied kool-aid, count their Koch supplied campaign money and sleep the sleep of the contented. They know their districts are safe as long as the vote the ALEC way.
HeartoftheMidwest
(309 posts)...and add that anyone who does the bidding of the Reich-wing Koch Overlords can count on cushy, well-paying jobs for themselves and their loved ones long after their "public service" is over. Ref: see definition of "cronyism."
Wikipedia: Cronyism is partiality to long-standing friends, especially by appointing them to positions of authority, regardless of their qualifications. Hence, cronyism is contrary in practice and principle to meritocracy.
Cronyism exists when the appointer and the beneficiary are in social contact. Often, the appointer is inadequate to hold his or her own job or position of authority, and for this reason the appointer appoints individuals who will not try to weaken him or her, or express views contrary to those of the appointer. Politically, "cronyism" is derogatorily used.[1]