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| Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, left, with the help of the Mary and Don Miller family from Plainfield, Wis., flipped the switch to light the state Christmas Tree in the Capitol Rotunda, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018 at the Capitol in Madison, Wis. The Senate and Assembly are set to send dozens of changes in state law to Walker's desk Tuesday. (Steve Apps/Wisconsin State Journal via AP) |
The Legislature met deep into the night Tuesday to pass a series of bills, first unveiled Friday, that would weaken the governor’s office and transfer power away from the Democratic-elect attorney general and give it to the Legislature. The Legislature wasn’t expected to complete its work until early Wednesday morning.
Walker has signaled support, but he couldn’t escape anger over the rare lame-duck session even during what is normally an upbeat holiday tradition.
The governor, wearing a Santa tie, appeared unfazed as he flipped the switch to light the Christmas tree while one protester shouted “Hey Walker! Go home!” He left without taking questions from reporters about the bills being considered in the rare lame-duck legislative session. Walker, who has signaled support for the measures, later tweeted that he “can handle the shouts,” but he urged protesters to “leave the kids alone.”
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And Walker’s other parting gift is to kneecap his successor by changing the laws to thwart the will of the electorate. They used to say that evidence of a strong democracy in America is the orderly transition of power from one administration to another following an election.
But as we are seeing in Wisconsin, Michigan and North Carolina, democracy is on attack by Republicans. Republicans are providing a disorderly transition — a political coup. Republicans really despise democracy because it frustrates their fondness for authoritarianism.
http://econbrowser.com/archives/2018/12/scott-walkers-parting-gift-to-wisconsin
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