Wisconsin lawmakers are considering a potential vote on impeaching the newest member of the state Supreme Court.
While campaigning earlier this year, Justice Janet Protasiewicz stated that the maps determining the congressional and legislative boundaries in Wisconsin are “rigged” and “unfair.”
Imagine a defendant appearing before a judge who said his contract was rigged and unfair. A normal person would see that as having a personal bias or prejudice against the defendant. This is why Justice Protasiewicz must recuse herself from this case. Who would benefit most from the court throwing out the current congressional and legislative maps and drawing new ones that strongly favor Democratic candidates? The Democratic Party of Wisconsin. Apparently, Justice Protasiewicz isn’t listening to candidate Protasiewicz.
Of course, the irony is that many of the people running around with their hair on fire were leading the charge years ago for recalls against me, the lieutenant governor, and GOP members of the state Senate. Apparently, the “will of the people” and “democracy” weren’t so important to liberals when they didn’t like the officials elected by the people. They wanted to replace Republicans with Democrats.
If Justice Protasiewicz refuses to recuse from the redistricting case and a majority of the members of the State Assembly voted to impeach her, it would go to the state Senate. If two-thirds of the members of that body voted to convict, the governor, Democrat Tony Evers, could appoint a new justice.
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