Wisconsin Governor Walker signs bill restricting secret investigations

[IDemo]

Source: Reuters

Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker on Friday signed a bill into law that prohibits prosecutors from using the state's secret investigation law to probe political crimes - a measure used to convict four of his aides and investigate his campaign.

In Wisconsin, prosecutors can use a so called "John Doe" proceeding law to call witnesses, request search warrants and offer immunity without probable cause that a crime has been committed.

Under the legislation Walker signed, prosecutors can no longer use the law to investigate cases of bribery or political misconduct. Instead, the law is limited to the investigation of certain crimes, such as ones involving violent felonies.

"We may never know if there are political crooks popping champagne corks today knowing that their crimes will now be very difficult to investigate and even harder to prosecute," said Democrat Rep. Peter Barca in a statement.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/24/us-wisconsin-lawmaking-idUSKCN0SI02X20151024

[calikid]

1. Disgusting piece of poop. nt

[atreides1]

26. But

He was a disgusting piece of poop elected by the majority of Wisconsin voters, not only once but twice! Which means the people of Wisconsin(majority) are disgusting pieces of poop or stupid beyond compare?

I'm inclined to go with stupid beyond compare!!!!

[jtuck004]

2. What an inspiring group of people these Wisconsonites are, to elect this fella 2 or 3 times

to lead them.

[Feeling the Bern]

5. I have exactly ZERO sympathy for the people of Wisconsin. They voted for, rejected a recall and

then re-elected this turd. They are getting everything they voted for.

[jtuck004]

7. I have my moments. Can't forget what Harriet Tubman said...

"I saved a thousand slaves. I could have saved twice that many if only they knew they were slaves."

The people today see that they aren't themselves in chains, and so think they are free.

But you don't need chains when you control their minds.

[Archae]

11. *I* didn't vote for the SOB!

It's mostly due to Walker's cronies the corrupt Koch brothers and their money that he was voted in 3 times.

Now Walker has appointed yet another of his cronies into the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

The only big fail Wisconsin's GOP had was the attempt to make our government records secret.
They tried to sneak that one in the budget, but they ended up getting a lot of guff for that, even from fellow republicans.

[NonMetro]

18. But Those In Wisconsin Who Did Vote For Him Do Want This -

Just as they wanted and end to collective bargaining for state employees, just as they want poor people and women put in their place. I'm just across the lake in Michigan - same thing here!

[Archae]

22. Do they want it?

Or is the imagery more prevalent?

Loyalty to a party.

Belief in what the ads tell them.

Simple rank stupidity.

[Myrina]

25. Diebold. Gerrymandering. And the Milwaukee county elections chick with her own software ....

I suspect Snot didn't survive the recall without a little help from his shady friends.

[SmittynMo]

3. Imagine if this POS

would have implemented this on a national level. I hope Wisconsin has had enough of this corrupt weasel and get him out of there.

So in essence, lets protect our cronies, and SCREW everyone else. TYPICAL REPUBLICANT!!!!

[Dustlawyer]

4. For the one that voted for that ass wipe, how do you like him now?

[UCmeNdc]

6. Corruption!

Legal Corruption!

[Turbineguy]

8. That's the best way.

Making corruption legal. That will put an end to it.

[olegramps]

9. They elected him regardless that he was a stinking bastard. They deserve whatever happens.

[Lulu KC]

10. I'm not sure that they did elect him

Based on the uncovered corruption so far, how do we know that he really even won?
After the 2000 presidential election, I'll never trust the results again when it's someone who is clearly unprepared for the job.
Look at Kansas and the investigation into voting machines in Sedgwick County--led by a university statistician.

[Enthusiast]

13. I seriously doubt any of the current crop of Republican governors actually won.

[L. Coyote]

15. Trusting recent elections in Wisconsin isn't easy, corrupt officials & vote counting = bad mix.

Unbelievable statistics isn't proof enough to prosecute anyone.

[murielm99]

23. I'm with you.

There were too many irregularities in that recall election. There was a great deal of discussion about it here.

I have family in Wisconsin who swear it was stolen. One of them was an election judge for forty-nine years, and she is convinced of it.

[Enthusiast]

12. Well isn't that convenient?

[The Animator]

14. This reminds me of their solution for police violence.

Instead of taking a good hard look at the police and creating policies that strongly diacourage the kind of behaivior that is so ofyen caught on video these days, their solution is to just make it illegal to catch it on video...

[IDemo]

17. The Supreme Court says no to that:

Police Must Respect the Right of Citizens to Record Them

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/04/police-must-respect-right-citizens-record-them

[lark]

16. He's the worst of the worst.

So freaking glad he's out of the race for president. I do feel sorry for the state of WI, don't believe they ever elected him, they just have a really bad clerk who manages to mfg. R votes out of thin air and voila Walker wins again. Bet she trashes lots of Dem votes along the way as well, it sure looks like that from the weird demos.

[riversedge]

19. Yes, we in WI know that. so sad what WI has become under Republican rule.

[lark]

24. Seems absolutely heartbreaking

[elmac]

20. Tricky Dick Walker

just like Nixon, if you know your guilty fire everyone investigating you or legislate charges out of existence. The party of crooks are all for that.

[riversedge]

21. Walker signed the bill eliminating John Doe investigation in private today . slithering snake.

Micky Regis ?@Garykinda 17h17 hours ago

@GovWalker signed the bill eliminating John Doe investigation in private today . slithering snake.