This is another reason NOT to put any credence into the outcome decision by the RW court-it was a political ruling!! Simple as that!!
http://budget.wispolitics.com/2011/06/abrahamson-accuses-majority-of-giving.htmlTuesday, June 14, 2011
5:30 PM
Abrahamson accuses majority of giving case 'short shrift'
Justice Shirley Abrahamson accused the majority of reaching a hasty decision that’s light on legal analysis, opening them up to the unnecessary charge that they “reached a pre-determined conclusion not based on the facts and the law, which undermines the majority's ultimate decision.”
Abrahamson agreed in her opinion that the the challenge to the legislation raises fundamental constitutional questions. But she did not join the majority opinion because she believes the court should follow its own rules and the constitution in such a case. Thus, she believes the case should have followed the normal appeal route rather than the court taking original jurisdiction and issuing a decision that gives the case “short shrift.”
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“In rendering a decision, a court is to provide not merely an answer but also a reasoned, accurate explanation,” Abrahamson wrote. “A reasoned, accurate explanation is not an inconsequential nicety that this court may disregard for the sake of convenience or haste. It is the cornerstone of the legitimacy of judicial decision-making.”
-- By JR Ross
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