Republicans are requesting a liberal Wisconsin judge recuse herself from potentially considering reviewing the Badger State’s congressional maps.
Earlier this month, Democrats asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider the state’s congressional maps, using the high court’s opinion in a separate elections maps lawsuit as reason to consider a redo over Wisconsin’s congressional maps.
But five members of Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation filed a motion Tuesday asking Justice Janet Protasiewicz to recuse herself from hearing the case, pointing to comments she made when she was a candidate running for a spot on the court last year as reason to not weigh in.
Among some of the comments Republicans pointed to included her calling the state’s maps “rigged” and saying she “would certainly welcome the opportunity to have a fresh look at our maps.” However, neither she, nor her Republican opponent, detailed how they would vote on a potential case while on the campaign trail.
It’s an elected office. For better or worse, she had to run a campaign, and she had to make campaign promises.
If she’s not allowed to fulfill her promises, then what’s the point?
Woah woah woah. Hold on. Only Republicans are allowed to do that!
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Republicans fulfill campaign promises? I thought they lied through their teeth and then used their time in office to enrich themselves while destroying social safety nets.
Oh, of course, they never do. But the point is that only Republicans are allowed to do it. Whether or not they actually do is besides the point.