We are talking about the Supreme Court not the Justice of the Peace in
Podunk village. Citizens more or less expect candidates for governor or
president to "forget" some details or even stretch the truth. But
voters have a right to believe that those seeking a seat on the Court
will be truth-tellers.
We have Truth in Sentencing; Truth in Advertising; Truth in Lending laws but when it comes to politics it is caveat vendor--buyer
beware. But we also have the expectation that if voters are misled, the
Court will protect the institution. Thus, if someone lies his way to
the Court and distorts (intentionally) his opponent's record, we expect
the Court to say "not on our watch."
How can the Court protect
the integrity of the institution? It must exact consequences for such
behavior or throw its hands in the air and reward this conduct by
seating the guy for ten years! On our ticket! To do so invites more
degrading and dishonest campaigns.
With the Ziegler victory
guiding them, WMC found a judge who would make the Ziegler campaign
seem like a model of good behavior. And, if Gableman is rewarded, the
next race will be even worse and with the Supreme Court secured for
their special interests, WMC and the wing-nuts will go after the Courts
of Appeal and the Circuit Courts. How will they pay for this assault?
Guess.
If we know someone is poisoning our well water, action is
taken to save the water. WMC is poisoning our "judicial water" and it
is time to say enough!
Miller Park: Seven years after the
JS hired lobbyists to push the economic package through the
Legislature, at 3:00 in the morning, to build Miller Park, the paper
has the chutzpah to now ask if the community at large has benefited.
Yikes. They accept as a given that the improvement on the field is
attributed to the new park. Who says? Bud Selig who got $14 million
last year as Commissioner. How big was the taxpayer gift to him seven
years ago? Very big!
The taxpayers moved highway 41; tore down
County stadium, paid for the new one via sales taxes, gave naming
rights and parking revenue to Bud--and now the paper asks, was it worth
it?
Don't forget it is Jim Hightower weekend raising
money for Fighting Bob.com--Barrrymore in Madison--Sunday at 7:00. See
you there with the Berrymans, Matt Rothschild, and lots of good friends.
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