Monday, March 26, 2012
Lobbyists, Guns and Money - NYTimes.com
Lobbyists, Guns and Money - NYTimes.com
"Think about that: we seem to be turning into a country where crony capitalism doesn’t just waste taxpayer money but warps criminal justice, in which growing incarceration reflects not the need to protect law-abiding citizens but the profits corporations can reap from a larger prison population.
Now, ALEC isn’t single-handedly responsible for the corporatization of our political life; its influence is as much a symptom as a cause. But shining a light on ALEC and its supporters — a roster that includes many companies, from AT&T and Coca-Cola to UPS, that have so far managed to avoid being publicly associated with the hard-right agenda — is one good way to highlight what’s going on. And that kind of knowledge is what we need to start taking our country back." Paul Kugman Read Full Article Here | NYTimes.com
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Message to the Government Accountability Board: Protect Our Recall Elections | Wisconsin Citizens Media Co-op
Message to the Government Accountability Board: Protect Our Recall Elections | Wisconsin Citizens Media Co-op
Graphic by Armchair Patriots
By Jim Mueller
Presented to the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board on March 20, 2012
I am a former clerk of the Town of Middleton and I am a founder of and legal counsel for Wisconsin Citizens for Election Protection and for Wisconsin Counts, organizations that were formed for the purpose of protecting our elections from election fraud. Many of us are very concerned that Wisconsin is not prepared to prevent, detect or correct the election fraud that may accompany an election of the importance of the upcoming recall elections.
A fact of life is that when there is an important election, frequently someone tries to win by cheating. In Wisconsin, we have evidence of this fact as early as the election for Governor in 1855. That election was so filled with election fraud that the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned the announced re-election of the incumbent.
On June 5th, 2012 there will be an election to recall Governor Scott Walker. That Recall Election may be the most important non-presidential election ever held in this country. Going into that election it is important to remember that Scott Walker’s campaign for a student office at Marquette University was marred by cheating. This recall election is vastly more important than was that election and deserves the highest level of vigilance by election officials. Read More Here | Wisconsin Citizens Media Co-op
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
CMD asks Wisconsin Candidates: What Would You Do About ALEC? | Center for Media and Democracy
CMD asks Wisconsin Candidates: What Would You Do About ALEC? | Center for Media and Democracy
The Center for Media Democracy contacted Governor Scott Walker and the four candidates who have filed to run in the recall election against him. We asked them all to comment on the influence of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) on the state of Wisconsin and what they might do about it as governor.
Three Democrats and one Independent have announced that they are running against Governor Walker; a primary is likely May 8. There is speculation that other candidates may still announce their intentions to run. The general election is expected to be June 5.
Governor Walker did not respond to our request, but the other candidates did. Below we reprint their comments in full. Read More Here | Center for Media and Democracy
Facing recall, Sen. Galloway retires from state Senate
Facing recall, Sen. Galloway retires from state Senate
madison.com | (134) Comments | Posted: Friday, March 16, 2012 4:30 pm"Galloway is one of four GOP senators now facing recall elections. Her departure leaves the Legislature evenly split 16-16. It comes at the end of the legislative session, but it will change the makeup of committees, including ones that continue to be active when the Legislature is out of session. Fitzgerald said he plans to meet with Miller, D-Monona, on Tuesday to discuss changes.
A year ago, Republicans held a 19-14 majority in the Senate, but that narrowed to 17-16 in August after Democrats ousted two GOP incumbents in recall elections. Republicans lose majority of that house with Galloway's departure." Read More Here | Galloway retires from state Senate
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