Politics
Guns Are Not the Answer
Over the weekend of March 19-20 there were nine mass shootings across the country. Eight people were killed and 60 wounded including children and unlucky bi-standers.
These incidents happened in diverse locations and a variety of social settings. The usual reasons given for gun violence – a mentally ill “lone wolf”, “bad guys,” drug gangs, ethnic or religious hate – don't seem to apply. From the limited information available, there appears to be only one common thread to these incidents – the presence of guns.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: 4 shot at a party
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Local Elections Matter
I am sending you a little last-minute reminder if you have not already voted early or voted by mail, Tuesday, April 5, is your day to get out there and vote. Local elections are so important. Often our local elections are won by a small margin. Local elections can affect us more so than a larger race, such as a presidential election.
Something equally important I want to share with you is trusting in our elections. Anyone who has worked the polls before knows that people of all political persuasions participate as election workers. Each of Wisconsin’s 1,850 municipa...
Help Us Sue Ron Johnson, Tom Tiffany, and Scott Fitzgerald for Aiding the Insurrection
by Kirk Bangstad March 13, 2022, used with permission
This story today is gonna be a doozy, so if you don’t have 5-10 minutes to read it, here’s the super short version:
The Minocqua Brewing Company Super PAC is trying to remove U.S. Senator Ron Johnson and U.S. Reps Tom Tiffany and Scott Fitzgerald from the 2022 ballot with a lawsuit claiming they aided and abetted the January 6th insurrection. We think we have a strong case and we’re going to need some help funding the lawsuit.
Take a moment to read that paragraph again because this is pretty huge ...
GET OUT AND VOTE
Spring elections are just around the corner and generally have a low turnout. It seems so many people vote in a presidential election but not in their local races. Are you aware that local and state governments have a more direct power over our everyday lives than state and federal elections? Take a look at municipal races, the people you elect for these positions are deciding zoning policies, transportation, and roads in your area, as well as parks, policing, and libraries! School board races are another important race. Elected people here are looking at how to recruit, ...
The Cost of Gerrymandering By Phil Anderson
The Cost of Gerrymandering
Phil Anderson
Democracy does not exist in Northwest Wisconsin when it comes to congressional representation. Because of the extreme gerrymandering of the district people essentially have no choice. Republicans are virtually assured of winning any election for the House of Representatives in the 7th Congressional District.
This is not just a problem for Democrats. It is not that Democrats are sore losers who don't have the support of the people in the district. Gerrymandering produces “safe” districts that allow ...
Fairness, least change and gerrylaundering
Governor Evers asked the commission to create legislative and congressional maps without partisan bias or advantage, while holding true to traditional redistricting criteria.
How to steal an election in 20 nearly impossible and hard to hide steps
“What would it take to perpetrate such a spectacular and massive fraud? What are the obstacles?” Kehoe asked, posing and then answering the question to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections on Wednesday. “There are a few.”
Sanctions kill
Instead of killing people with weapons of war, we now plan to kill them with economic sanctions.
Ron Johnson is crazy like a fox
What has become of the happy-go-lucky, country club Republicans of yore, who just wanted to make more money, pay less in taxes, and sip their martinis on the golf course without worrying their pretty heads about unpleasant matters like racism, inequality and climate change?
Evers delivers State of the State address into a political whirlwind
Gov. Tony Evers began the last State of the State address of his first term and, effectively, the kickoff of his re-election campaign, in his trademark folksy style.