Take a stand, Wisconsin!

[hermetic]

A truly shocking & naked power grab underway in Wisconsin. Dems won every statewide race this Nov. Now, the GOP unveiled sweeping bills to straightjacket the Gov & AG, stomp on early voting, & lock in power on state Sup Court.
The plans have been rumored for weeks, but the WI GOP waited until Friday afternoon to unveil their stack of bills, plans ONE hearing on Monday, and votes on Tuesday. So opposition is needed *now.*

CALL YOUR SENATORS! Tell them to oppose the special session bills. Key targets:

Sen. Rob Cowles 608-266-0484, [e-mail]
Sen. Luther Olsen 608-266-0751, [e-mail]
Everyone else: Legislative hotline [phone], 8:15a-4:45p M-F

This Monday, GO TO MADISON. The Joint Finance Committee hearing on the power-grab bills opens 12:30pm in room 412 East. Fill the room! Then at 5:30pm, rally outside on State St steps!

An Emergency #RespectMyVote rally to stop the Wisconsin GOP power grab: MONDAY 12/3, 5:30pm, State Street steps of the Capitol building in Madison—spread the word! Retweet, and then click over to Facebook, mark "interested," and invite everyone you know.

[GemDigger]

1. kick

[BlueWI]

2. Thanks for this reminder.

The Republican legislators nearest to me may be persuadable, Warren Petryk and Kathleen Bernier. I will definitely call and encourage others to do so.

[Power 2 the People]

3. They never stop!

[BlueWI]

4. So we better not stop!

I am going to check and see if I can get to Madison tomorrow for the session.

[CincyDem]

5. Didn't this happen in NC a few years ago when the Gov went from R to D ?

How did that work out ? I have this vague recollection that the incoming D gov challenge it all in court and won ?

Any recollections

[hermetic]

6. Dunno

I don't have any ties to NC but I have spent a lot of time in and next to WI.

I also know this same thing is happening in MI right now. Repugs really play dirty.

[Danascot]

7. You remember right

and it was quite the saga as the articles below suggest. Resistors in WI might want to look back to see what the GOP tried to pull and what the Dems had to go through to stop it. The GOP are evil shits and they hold on to power like barnacles.

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/north-carolina-gop-tries-strip-powers-governor-elect-n696576

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/08/514101776/n-c-court-blocks-attempt-by-state-lawmakers-to-limit-incoming-governors-power

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/04/north-carolina-republicans-dilute-governors-power-and-curtail-voting-rights.html

http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-north-carolina-governor-legislature-power-ballot-measure.html