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Scott Walker is as corrupt as they come... (Original Post)
Playinghardball
Nov 2015
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dembotoz
(16,820 posts)1. we are soo proud
Scuba
(53,475 posts)2. It will take decades to undo the damage Wanker has done to Wisconsin.
cilla4progress
(24,760 posts)3. Was his ascendance purely the result of
gerrymandering, or were WI voters asleep at the wheel?
jeff47
(26,549 posts)5. Ran against DLC-style Democrats.
He's another one of the DLC's success stories.
Betty Karlson
(7,231 posts)7. Soon coming to a national level near you....
* shudder *
Takket
(21,607 posts)4. some context....
http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/Wisconsin-legislative-leaders-reach-agreement-on-John-Doe-326785771.html
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he'll sign legislation banning so-called John Doe investigations into potential political corruption, a measure that passed the Legislature this week.
Speaking at a groundbreaking in Milwaukee Thursday afternoon, the Republican governor said he looks forward to approving the bill. He says it's just a matter of how quickly it gets to his desk, whether that's "in the next day or two or early next week."
Republicans have been united in their support for the plan. They say prosecutors can use other tools, such as grand juries, to uncover political wrongdoing.
Democrats, meanwhile, voted together in opposition, saying a block on the secretive fact-finding probes would lead to more undetected corruption.
Walker was investigated by two John Doe probes but was never charged.
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he'll sign legislation banning so-called John Doe investigations into potential political corruption, a measure that passed the Legislature this week.
Speaking at a groundbreaking in Milwaukee Thursday afternoon, the Republican governor said he looks forward to approving the bill. He says it's just a matter of how quickly it gets to his desk, whether that's "in the next day or two or early next week."
Republicans have been united in their support for the plan. They say prosecutors can use other tools, such as grand juries, to uncover political wrongdoing.
Democrats, meanwhile, voted together in opposition, saying a block on the secretive fact-finding probes would lead to more undetected corruption.
Walker was investigated by two John Doe probes but was never charged.
msongs
(67,433 posts)6. and the voters elected him three times so what's the prob? it's democracy in action nt
Go Vols
(5,902 posts)8. Study shows Wisconsin most gerrymandered in 42 years