What conflict of interest? State AG Van Hollen is Tommy Thompson's campaign chair.
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OK, let me get this straight.
Republican J.B. Van Hollen was elected Attorney General of Wisconsin because 20,000 more ballots were counted for him in Waukesha County than were cast.
Van Hollen takes on the obvious conflict of interest by agreeing to be Tommy Thompson's campaign chair in Tommy's run for the Senate Seat now held by Herb Kohl.
As AG, Van Hollen is trying to get the (Republican-stacked) State Supreme Court to bypass normal judicial routes and take on the "voter ID" bill that a lower court ruled unconstitutional. A bill purportedly designed to solve a problem that has never existed.
What conflict of interest?
Live in FitzWalkerstan? No rights for you!
In one story, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is again trying to circumvent the course of due justice by pleading for the second time in four months for the Supreme Court to bypass the appellate court and arbitrarily impose a restriction on the people's right to vote.
Keep in mind that there has not been one documented case of voter fraud in which the voter suppression law would have made a difference. In other words, the only "problem" that Van Hollen and the Republicans are trying to resolve is that they could lose elections if people are allowed to exercise their right to vote as guaranteed in the constitution.
Also keep in mind that this would throw the electoral system into chaos. In the most recent elections, there have been a multitude of stories of poll workers not being clear on the current status of voting laws and giving people incorrect information and wrongfully denying some people their right to vote.
Lastly, and maybe most significantly, Van Hollen has a direct conflict of interest since he is the campaign co-chairman of Tommy Thompson, who is running for the US Senate. Van Hollen cannot ethically file a lawsuit asking for the voting rights of people who are more likely to vote against his candidate during the height of the campaign season.
Also covered in the article: In another effort to suppress dissent, the Wisconsin DOJ is going after Walker's harsh critic "Segway Jeremy" Ryan for allegedly bringing a sign and camera into a legislative chamber. The horrors!!
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