The Last Guardrail
The American voters are the last hope – the last guardrail – for our democracy. The Supreme Court – the supposedly independent third branch of government – has failed in its responsibility to uphold the rule of law and hold the dictator wannabe accountable. Now only the voters can stop Trump from taking power again.
All the other checks and balances in our political system have failed. The legislative branch failed to reign in his past excesses and is now hamstrung by partisan gridlock, The executive branch dithered too long and failed to prosecute his crimes ...
Ultra-Rich are Working to Mount Anti-Democratic Coup
Under the cover of religion, and promotion of social-political issues, some members of our ultra-rich class have launched a coup. They have insinuated themselves in the government and judiciary to vote themselves huge tax breaks.
Under the last administration, a $1.7 trillion tax cut was enacted. It was heavily tilted to favor the top one-percent. No cuts in spending were enacted to pay for those cuts, so the amount of taxes not collected was added to the deficit.
That was highly inflationary. Also, who will pay the bills if the top one-percent does not? It is the ...
VOTE FOR DEMOCRACY, NOT DICTATORSHIP
Noticeably absent in the speeches at the RNC was any mention of Project 2025, obviously shielding us from the true horrors of this project until after the election in November when a second Trump administration could put it in place. Project 2025 Mandate for Leadership, also called the unitary executive theory, is a 900-page guidebook created by an umbrella coalition of conservative think tanks including the Heritage Foundation. Although Donald Trump has claimed he doesn't know anything about Project 2025, many of the authors of this mandate were operatives in the Trump ...
News from the Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition
Sometimes you have to reach across the aisle. While the only things Rep. Donna Rozar and I have in common are her work on this bill and our dislike of John Spiros, (she doesn’t like public unions, and she is prolife) she was a very kind and gracious person. I had the privilege of giving this award to her today in honor of and in memory of Gail Zeamer, who was so instrumental in starting the work of AB117/SB121. Representative Rozar did do a great job of parrying with the insurance lobbyists in the Assembly Health Committee. In January an amendment was added to remove ...
STUFF THE BUS CAMPAIGN
This year the North Central Wisconsin Central Labor Council will once again
do the Stuff the Bus Campaign as part of the Labor Day Parade (The parade is Monday, September 2 at 4 PM). While you are
out shopping for school supplies, please consider picking up an extra pack of
crayons, or an extra pack of pencils, a Backpack, or Kleenex. Our teachers and our
school districts depend on the generosity of our community. Please help so
everyone can learn and thrive. Thank you!
All supplies may be collected by your union and turned into the Labor Council.
Mo...
Wisconsin’s August Election and Constitutional Amendments
Wisconsin has an election on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. This is normally a partisan primary with some local nonpartisan elections. But this time the election also includes two constitutional amendments.
Voters may not know about these amendments or their impact if adopted. But they are important and will have negative consequences for many people. This is not an election to ignore.
This article provides information, background and resources to help voters understand these amendments and their potential impact. The text of the amendments is legalistic. The average ...
Project 2025 Explained: The Right-Wing Policy Map
Project 2025 Explained: The Right-Wing Policy Map For Trump – Promotes Mining in Indian Nation Lands, in the Boundary Waters, in Alaska & the Arctic Circle, in Arizona, in Colorado, & in New Mexico; and Eliminates Climate Change and Conservation Initiatives
Key Facts about Mining, Oil & Gas Drilling, Climate Change, and Conservation in Project 2025
Project 2025, spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation with help from more than 277 individual contributors and 100 other conservative groups, is a multi-part plan for the next conservative administration—...
Wisconsin’s Primary Candidates
The Wisconsin partisan primary is coming up on Tuesday, August 13th. This article highlights the backgrounds of the candidates for the Wisconsin Assembly 73rd and 74th districts. These are the races of interest for voters in far northwestern Wisconsin.
Voters should be aware that the 73rd and 74th Assembly districts boundaries have changed due to last year's redistricting settlement.
There are two good Democratic candidates for the 73rd Assembly district. Both have very similar position on the issues. Either one has a good chance of winning in November.
John ...
Heart of the 7th CD Picnic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 3, 2024
Democratic Candidates From Across Wisconsin To Speak at the “Heart of the 7th C.D.”
Picnic in Ojibwa, WI beginning at 1pm on Saturday, August 3. Ojibwa, WI
On Saturday, August 3, Democratic Candidates for the 2024 Primary and General Election
will speak to voters at a free brat barbeque and potluck in Ojibwa Park, in Sawyer County,
Wisconsin, south east of Hayward (W7911 State Highway 70, Ojibwa, WI). Invited candidate
speakers include Tony Evers, Tammy Baldwin, Ben Wikler, Sarah Rodriguiz, US 7 th
Congressio...