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midnight

(26,624 posts)
Sun Nov 9, 2014, 07:29 AM Nov 2014

"John Doe officials have effectively acceded to a corrupt federal judge's ruling that was expected

to be overturned in federal appellate court in a bizarre legal move yesterday."



Randa faced a judicial slap-down and possible ethical investigations in federal appellate court so now all parties have decided to cover up for Randa by moving the case to state court.

The GAB and John Doe officials have reached an agreement with Citizens ... moving the case to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, (Marley, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel) and narrowing Randa's injunction of Wisconsin campaign finance law under Randa's novel and contrived theory of the First Amendment.

Partisan Republicans enjoy a four-to-three majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which has lost legitimacy as an impartial judicial body.

When the rightwing group, Citizens for Responsible Government Advocates, filed its suit in early October, it gamed the court paperwork so Randa would hear the case, which happened and Randa subsequently fast-tracked the case, instead of waiting until after Election Day (Marley, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel).


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"John Doe officials have effectively acceded to a corrupt federal judge's ruling that was expected (Original Post) midnight Nov 2014 OP
What....the....hell? AleksS Nov 2014 #1
I certainly do not understand what is going on. They riversedge Nov 2014 #2
They might as well have just sent it back to Randa. AleksS Nov 2014 #3
Randa should be impeached d/t incompetence, obstruction of justice, & lack of judicial ethics. hue Nov 2014 #4

AleksS

(1,665 posts)
1. What....the....hell?
Sun Nov 9, 2014, 01:59 PM
Nov 2014

Are GAB and the John Doe folks stupid?

Any "agreement" that involved taking things to the state supreme court is effectively ceding the case entirely. I wonder what they got in exchange for rolling over and giving up?

riversedge

(70,191 posts)
2. I certainly do not understand what is going on. They
Sun Nov 9, 2014, 05:23 PM
Nov 2014

honestly can not think the Republican controlled WI SC would side with theM????

AleksS

(1,665 posts)
3. They might as well have just sent it back to Randa.
Sun Nov 9, 2014, 08:18 PM
Nov 2014

I mean, given the "justices" on the WSC, they're really not different at all from Randa.

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