tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post2009557912599068846..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: How WI GOP-Approved Ballot Restrictions Will Depress Milwaukee VoteJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-2054884120118492512014-03-15T07:38:42.463-05:002014-03-15T07:38:42.463-05:00This law obviously targets who can vote, laying do...This law obviously targets who can vote, laying down undue burdens and is thus unconstitutional under the Wisconsin Constitution. And when the legion of unconstitutional laws get challenged in court and temporarily enjoined during trial, we know the GOP will make mischief with https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2013/related/amendments/ab161/ssa1_ab161 - Grothman's vague legislation reading in part, "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2013/related/amendments/ab161/ssa1_ab161 :"813.025 (3) If a circuit court or a court of appeals enters an injunction, a <br />9restraining order, or any other final or interlocutory order suspending or restraining <br />10the enforcement of any statute of this state, the injunction, restraining order, or other <br />11final or interlocutory order is immediately appealable as a matter of right," passed by the legislature and I'm guessing soon to be signed into law by Walker.MALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503524741573516284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-91781251949517428622014-03-14T11:46:33.774-05:002014-03-14T11:46:33.774-05:00This law is a travesty to the throngs of people wh...This law is a travesty to the throngs of people who would ordinarily be able to vote. Democracy is about encouraging more people to vote, not creating barriers to prevent people from voting. I do not see how this could pass Constitutional muster, either Statewise or Federally.<br />This begs for a lawsuit to prevent this from taking place in November.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-44185268160540484132014-03-13T18:51:16.094-05:002014-03-13T18:51:16.094-05:00Milwaukee should open various locations throughout...Milwaukee should open various locations throughout City Hall, like one or several located at every entrance to each building and one on every floor in the atrium, and let anyone try to stop them from early voting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-7043079248617025752014-03-13T17:44:27.675-05:002014-03-13T17:44:27.675-05:00When only one site per municipality is permitted f...When only one site per municipality is permitted for early voting, and the number of days and hours are also drastically reduced - as has occurred in this recently enacted outrageous one-size-fits-all state law, which, for absolutely no good reason, imposes an arbitrary statewide restriction on all municipalities - the difference between (for example) the City of Milwaukee (with a population of over half a million people, and only one early voting site) and the County of Ozaukee (with a total population of less than 100,000 people and more than a dozen early voting locations liberally distributed over a total land area which is about the same size as the City of Milwaukee), in regards to the glaring inequity in early voting opportunity impacting Milwaukee, which has been arrogantly imposed on local municipalities by the current majority party controlling the state legislature, is a blatant denial and violation of both the privileges and immunities of citizens clause and the equal protection of persons under the law clause of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. To say nothing of violating basic fair play and principles of decency and democracy. It likely violates the Wisconsin Constitution, too. Check it out. <br /><br />Read "An Election Tale of Two Cities"<br />http://clydewinter.wordpress.com/2006/08/06/an-election-tale-of-two-cities/<br /><br /><br />For a nice solution, try: <br /><br />http://clydewinter.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/lottery-selection-of-public-officials/clydehttp://clydewinter.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com