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Madison — Prosecutors allege Gov. Scott Walker was at the center of an effort to illegally coordinate fundraising among conservative groups to help his campaign and those of Republican state senators fend off recall elections during 2011 and '12, according to documents unsealed Thursday.
This is a major political bombshell. Looks like Governor Walker, who is considering a presidential run in 2016, is about to be indicted for corruption, but let me put a little wrinkle in this:
What is a felony in Wisconsin is perfectly legal in many other states, which begs the question..... Does Walker really deserve to go to prison over this? And this begs yet another question.... Is this politically motivated?
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Article is here.
Yet another witch hunt... Walker handed the Dems. one of their biggest defeats and they will do anything to attack him. My guess is that this will end up in the same trash heap as the other false allegations against Walker.
The evidence shows that Walker broke the law. Does freedom of speech extend to freedom to break the law? On the other hand, as I already brought up, Walker's lawbreaking in Wisconsin is not lawbreaking in a number of other states. So what does this do to the concept of "equal treatment under the law"? Should this become a Federal issue, or does states rights apply here?
The evidence shows that Walker broke the law. Does freedom of speech extend to freedom to break the law? On the other hand, as I already brought up, Walker's lawbreaking in Wisconsin is not lawbreaking in a number of other states. So what does this do to the concept of "equal treatment under the law"? Should this become a Federal issue, or does states rights apply here?
The evidence doesn't support it, the accusations do. So far, the evidence is piss -poor and well refuted by Walkers people.
All this says to me is that the dems consider Walker a credible presidential candidate for 2016 and thus a threat to be neutralized/sleazed.
How about using a little logic, instead of ranting that it's all the Democrats' fault?
When it's a Republican.Yet another witch hunt...
He broke the law--where are the "select committees"?Walker handed the Dems. one of their biggest defeats and they will do anything to attack him.
In the Midwest, we send our crooked governors to jail, as in Illinois with the last two--one DEM and one GOP >My guess is that this will end up in the same trash heap as the other false allegations against Walker.
Very Real--since he clearly broke the law--as dana pointed out--no liberal.All potential 2016 Republican who may run against Hillary must be added to some legal issue - real or not.
It is a BS case brought by crybaby losers. Nothing more. This just makes the Dems and prosecution look like morons when they nit-pick over this crap. Get over it, YOU LOST TWICE.
I'm from WI and could care less if Conservative groups helped Walker's recall election. Seems as though it was fair. Sounds like a very thin line. I don't mind Walker, but I'm guessing the unions are still pissed and funding this moronic cause.
A one sentence post is hardly a rant. No need to go into your own rant just because I struck on what you know is the likely truth of it.
How about using a little logic, instead of ranting that it's all the Democrats' fault? There is smoking gun paperwork which catches Walker dead to rights. However, there are 2 ways that Walker can beat this, because, as you should well know, not every law is a good law. In fact, the laws that Walker broke were passed during Democratic administrations in Wisconsin. Were they afraid that big money could beat them, and so passed these laws? Here are the 2 ways Walker can beat the charges:
1) First Amendment - This is what Walker's legal team is pushing now, and in light of the Citizens' United decision, it could very well work, by declaring Wisconsin's law against outside money and coordination unconstitutional.
2) There is yet another way Walker can beat this, which involves the 14th Amendment. What Walker did is perfectly legal in several states, which brings up the idea of "equal protection". In Federal court, Walker's legal team can argue that he has been denied equal protection, since what he did, although illegal in Wisconsin, is legal elsewhere.
This is not a witch hunt. The prosecutors are doing their job, and they have proof that Walker did what they are saying he did. However, is the law they are going after Walker on Constitutional? This is where the fight is, and this is where Walker could come out on top. Actually, I would say that the odds are in Walker's favor.
Yet another witch hunt... Walker handed the Dems. one of their biggest defeats and they will do anything to attack him. My guess is that this will end up in the same trash heap as the other false allegations against Walker.
got laws ?
No, the recall election has come and gone.It is a BS case brought by crybaby losers. Nothing more. This just makes the Dems and prosecution look like morons when they nit-pick over this crap. Get over it, YOU LOST TWICE.
I'm from WI and could care less if Conservative groups helped Walker's recall election. Seems as though it was fair. Sounds like a very thin line. I don't mind Walker, but I'm guessing the unions are still pissed and funding this moronic cause.
The equal protection defense is a no-go. It won't work because states have always had laws that differ from state to state. They don't infringe on equal protection because they apply to everyone's actions in that state. It doesn't matter who you are, or what state you reside in; If you engage in the prohibited behavior in that state, you have broken the law.
Nice that you quoted only the first sentence, in order to try and convince others that this was just a rant. I think my response was quite well thought out, and actually in Walker's favor. So I am going to post what you cut off from my last post again, Mr. O'Keefe:
There is smoking gun paperwork which catches Walker dead to rights. However, there are 2 ways that Walker can beat this, because, as you should well know, not every law is a good law. In fact, the laws that Walker broke were passed during Democratic administrations in Wisconsin. Were they afraid that big money could beat them, and so passed these laws? Here are the 2 ways Walker can beat the charges:
1) First Amendment - This is what Walker's legal team is pushing now, and in light of the Citizens' United decision, it could very well work, by declaring Wisconsin's law against outside money and coordination unconstitutional.
2) There is yet another way Walker can beat this, which involves the 14th Amendment. What Walker did is perfectly legal in several states, which brings up the idea of "equal protection". In Federal court, Walker's legal team can argue that he has been denied equal protection, since what he did, although illegal in Wisconsin, is legal elsewhere.
This is not a witch hunt. The prosecutors are doing their job, and they have proof that Walker did what they are saying he did. However, is the law they are going after Walker on Constitutional? This is where the fight is, and this is where Walker could come out on top. Actually, I would say that the odds are in Walker's favor.
I quoted only the first sentence because I was sheltering you from your own hypocritical accusation. But I see you doubled down with another rant.
This is indeed a politically motivated witch hunt. We know this because he is up for re-election this November, and the dems are desperate to regain the state.
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