Wisconsin Supreme Court ends Investigation into Walker

JSOnline:

Madison— Dealing Gov. Scott Walker a victory just as his presidential camapaign gets underway, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday the governor's campaign and conservative groups had not violated campaign finance laws in recall elections in 2011 and 2012.
The ruling means the likely end of the investigation, which has been stalled for 18 months after a lower court judge determined no laws were violated even if Walker's campaign and the groups had worked together as prosecutors believe.

It could also prompt the escalation of other litigation over the probe.
The ruling dealt with three pieces of litigation, and the justices split 4-2 on the campaign finance laws that were at the center of the probe.
Writing for the majority, Justice Michael Gableman found a key section of Wisconsin's campaign finance law is "unconstitutionally overbroad and vague" and that the activities prosecutors had investigated were not illegal.

"To be clear, this conclusion ends the John Doe investigation because the special prosecutor's legal theory is unsupported in either reason or law," Gableman wrote. "Consequently, the investigation is closed. Consistent with our decision and the order entered by Reserve Judge (Gregory) Peterson, we order that the special prosecutor and the district attorneys involved in this investigation must cease all activities related to the investigation, return all property seized in the investigation from any individual or organization, and permanently destroy all copies of information and other materials obtained through the investigation. All unnamed movants are relieved of any duty to cooperate further with the investigation."

 

What is going on in Milwaukee, Daily Shootings

The shooting continues in Milwaukee as another person was shot overnight.

The scary part is the age of some of these shooters.  A 13 year old was arrested for murdering another 13 year old.  Earlier in the day yesterday a 15 year old was ordered to stand trial as an adult for murder.

This has nothing to do with the gun laws in Wisconsin or anywhere else.  This is plain and simply the world these kids are growing up in.  The neighborhoods and the atmosphere that has been allowed to foster these things.

We need drastic changes and we need them now.

Milwaukee Becoming a Killing Zone

What is going on in Milwaukee?

The Police Chief, Ed Flynn, was just given another 4 year term by the Mayor and Fire and Police Commision?

Has any of these people turned on the news lately?  Milwaukee is so far ahead of its statistics in Homicides that  it is scare.  We are in the middle of 10 dead in 7 days?  Not to mention the numbers of kids being killed.

What is being done to stop this violence?  The Chief and Mayor blame the Legislature because of its gun laws.  Are you serious?  People who murder people aren't really all that concerned with laws period, let alone gun laws.  They put together and trumpeted a gun buyback program that fell apart, they had a hotline that got no calls, what next?

This DA has been trumpeted by the left for his programs to help keep African Americans out of jail.  We learned one of those that he kept out of Prison used his second chance to shoot a police officer.  How many more of these experiments by DA Chisholm have come back to haunt us?

There needs to be big changes in this city if they are truly going to take on this violence.  The Mayor, Chief of Police and DA all need to be replaced by someone that will take this seriously and quit trying to pin the blame on someone else.  It is your job to clean it up.

Milwaukee Bucks Ownership Lays out Plans for Entertainment District

The Ownership of the Milwaukee Bucks layed out the ambitious plans for a $1 Billion entertainment district and new arena.

There is little doubt that this would be a good thing for Milwaukee.  The problem is that the Milwaukee Mayor and the Milwaukee County Exec don't want to invest in this project.  Both have stayed out of the conversation except for Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett supporting the State Government to help finance it.

We all are aware that Milwaukee will be hard pressed to find funding after agreeing to spend $100 Million plus on the Barrett StreetCar.

The Mayor of Milwaukee and the Milwaukee County Exec both want the Taxpayers of the entire state to help fund a major project in Milwaukee that will benefit Milwaukee?

Chief Justice of Wisconsin Supreme Court Files Lawsuit

It is amazing that the Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court would file a lawsuit to try and hold on to the Chief Justice Title.

Even more amazing is that she signed the paperwork for lawsuit even before the voters of Wisconsin had voted to allow the other Justices to vote on the Chief Justice.

The Legislature and the voters have both decided that they want the Supreme Court Justices to vote for who they want to be the Chief Justice.  Apparently it is too important to Justice Shirley Abrahamson that she has filed suit to keep the job through 2019.

Amazing!!!  The Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court has said that she doesn't care what the Constitutional Amendment says she is going to fight it.

Right to Work in Wisconsin Moving Through Legislature

The left is in an uproar that Right to Work legislation is moving through the Legislature at such a fast pace that people are being caught off guard. 

The problem is, Right to Work Legislation has been discussed at length for the last few years.  The legislation itself may be going through the process quickly, but it isn't a surprise to anyone.

It never ceases to amaze me at how the left can complain about the process when it is being used against them, but have absolutely no problem using it themselves.

The problem for the left and their supporters right now is that they really have no way to stop this legislation.  The right holds all the cards in Wisconsin.  They controlled both houses of the Legislature and the Governors office. 

Yes they will tell you all about how the great people of Wisconsin are against this and that, they will protest with all of their protestors, many from outside the state, but the problem for them is.....
The Great People of Wisconsin voted in this legislature and have also voted in the Governor repeatedly over the last 4 years.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin Hires High Powered Attorney

It appears that Sen. Tammy Baldwin is preparing for the fireworks coming her way. 

Right Wisconsin:

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist Dan Bice reports that Baldwin hired Marc Elias, a high powered Washington D.C. attorney, for representation in any court proceedings that might occur as a result of the termination of staffer Marquette Baylor. Baylor was fired in the wake of reports that Baldwin's office failed to act on a report of opiate abuse at the Tomah VA that resulted in the death of a Marine.

So who is this Attorney?  Read more from Right Wisconsin:

According to a Washington Free Beacon profile last Fall, Elias "has long been the legal mind that guides Democrats through troubled waters." Just look at his resume from recent years.

 

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D., La.), for example, brought in Elias to handle the storm that arose when it became clear that Senate funds were used to pay for private charter flights, including for campaign events.

 

Elias conducted a full review of Landrieu’s travel expenses, and wrote a letter to the Senate Ethics Committee assuring it that all future taxpayer-funded charter flights would be “cleared in advance by counsel.”

 

Elias’ review resulted in Landrieu reimbursing the federal government $33,727.

 

He was also the lawyer brought in by Sen. Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.) when she was accused of improperly using government funds to pay for charter flights, and wound up returning $88,000 to the Treasury Department.

 

Elias was also the lawyer brought in by Sen. Kay Hagan (D., N.C.) when it became clear that her husband received hundreds of thousands worth of federal stimulus money.

 

“[Hagan’s] only involvement [with the stimulus grants] was when she made sure that a respected ethics attorney was consulted to ensure that it was appropriate, and the attorney found that it was,” said Hagan’s spokeswoman Sadie Weiner.

 

Kentucky Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes’s brought in Elias when it was revealed that she was using vehicles, including a luxurious tour bus, that were owned by her father’s catering company explicitly for her campaign.

 

Elias issued a statement in response to the Politico report that Grimes was violating campaign finance laws, and argued that the bus was being rented from her father’s company at “normal and usual” rates and therefore the campaign was in compliance with all laws.

 

Reid turned to Elias earlier this year when it was revealed that his campaign directed $31,000 to his granddaughter and wrote it off on filings as “holiday gifts.”

 

Elias employed what was described as a “rope-a-dope” strategy to the FEC inquiry, sending back a response that contained little to no additional information beyond the “holiday gift” description. The strategy got the FEC off the campaigns back for enough time for Reid to reimburse the money and settle the issue.

 

Elias is not just some Washington D.C. lawyer. He is the go-to lawyer for Democrats in very deep trouble. He is the guy they call in to put out the fires and save the bacon of elected Democrats.

Stolen Cars Issue in Milwaukee

What happens if your car gets stolen in or around Milwaukee?  Don't ask.

It all started with a TV News investigation of a man who got his car stolen from a Milwaukee suburb.  He reported it stolen.  He got the call that they had found his car, it was totaled and he needed to come have it towed away from the accident scene.  Then weeks later he was hit with a past due parking ticket from when it was stolen.  That is when the story really took off.  The parking ticket was issued while the car was stolen.  He had to send in proof that the car was stolen.  The bigger question was why wasn't the car taken when they issued the ticket? It had been reported stolen.

Well here is where we found out something that we didn't know.  In Milwaukee, the parking checkers only have a list of cars reported stolen in Milwaukee, not the suburbs.  What?  With the technology we have today they only have Milwaukee?  Yep,  that is what the DPW says.  They claim that the handhelds that the parking checkers use doesn't have enough space to hold the database required.  So we can afford a $120+ Million street car, but can't even get the technology to help stop car theft?

Then the story went to a local radio talk show and boy did things really become pretty clear of how car theft is handled in the city of Milwaukee.  Basically if your car is stolen good luck and go get a new one.

The radio show was call after call from people who talked about their stolen car stories.  Multiple reports of cars stolen and ticketed by the Parking checkers, some even stolen in the city of Milwaukee.  Guess the database in the handhelds couldn't even handle the Milwaukee stolen car list. 

What was even worse was the apparent low priority the Milwaukee Police put on car theft.  Many of the callers reported that when they were notified of the tickets they were able to go find their cars.  However the Milwaukee Police never responded and even in some cases told the victims to use their spare keys and go get the car themselves.  Really?

The are several things that the story really made crystal clear.  Milwaukee has a car theft issue, 21 cars reported stolen just a couple of days ago.  If you steal a car from the suburbs you can cruise around Milwaukee without much worry of being caught.  Lastly if you get your car stolen, good luck and don't wait for that call that they have your car, they really aren't looking for it.

I know the Milwaukee Police probably have a lot more important things on their plate than stolen cars.  However I keep hearing about all this money that we need to spend to make Milwaukee a destination for the new younger and hipper worker.  I am pretty sure that having a lower crime rate is one of them.

More Bad News for Sen. Tammy Baldwin

It would appear that things are going getting much worse for Sen. Tammy Baldwin.

JSOnline:

A former top staffer to U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin has rejected a proposed severance deal that would have required her to remain silent regarding what she knew about the problems at the troubled Tomah VA Medical Center.

Now Marquette Baylor, ex-deputy state director for Baldwin and chief of her Milwaukee office, has hired a team of attorneys to explore litigation for wrongful termination or sexual discrimination. A source said Baylor believes she was one of the highest ranking heterosexuals on Baldwin's staff.
Baldwin is the first openly gay member of the U.S. Senate.

"The deadline has passed, and Marquette rejected the offer," said one source close to Baylor.
A second source said the issue is now "in the senator's court."

"Marquette didn't want to be hogtied by the deal," the second source said. "She can now move on without any restrictions."

Baldwin's office had no comment. Bill Murat, Baldwin's chief of staff, was in Milwaukee on Tuesday but declined to talk to a reporter who visited the office.
The senator had clearly wanted this issue to go away.

But that's not going to happen.

No Quarter reported that Baldwin canned Baylor on Jan. 22in response to the growing controversy at the troubled Tomah VA Medical Center. Baylor made $80,000 in 2014.

But Baldwin and her staff won't even acknowledge terminating Baylor. More important, they won't disclose the proposed five-figure severance deal offered to Baylor that would have required her to keep quiet about the Tomah mess.

Now the head of the state Republican Party is calling on the first-term Democratic senator — in the middle of the biggest controversy of her career — to disclose the terms of the secret proposal.
"Baylor's allies are directly connecting Senator Baldwin to this questionable deal and coverup, and Baldwin should have the integrity to stop hiding and address this serious situation," said Joe Fadness, executive director of the state GOP.

Protestors Again Target Walker's Private Residence

The Unions and their supporters got together and again decided that it was a good idea to protest the private residence of Gov. Walker.

They have tried this several times in the past and have done little more than draw backlash from people who also live in the area and from people who believe that you shouldn't be targeting the families of Politicians.

Personally I find it totally ridiculous to attack a Politician at their home or their family.  If you want to protest go ahead, do it at their offices.

How about a bunch of people get together and go picket and protest in front of these people's homes.  In front of their families.  I am sure that they wouldn't much care for it either.

There just is no respect and decorum left.