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Judge David Flanagan linked to Scott Walker recall. Twice.

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  March 7th, 2012 at 09:30 PM  | 

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Quick background, as to why you should care: Judge Flanagan has placed a temporary (although you can count on the Democrats wanting to put that adjective in scare quotes, and right quickly) restraining order on last year’s Wisconsin voter reform law mandating that voters show picture ID. There are a few “this just happens” involved, here:

  • This just happens to prevent Voter ID from being implemented in Wisconsin’s open Presidential primary in April 3rd. Normally that wouldn’t be all that big a deal, except that this year the Democrats are openly calling for disrupting the Republican nomination process.
  • This just happens to be a judge who last year signed a recall petition against Governor Scott Walker. And Flanagan neglected to admit to this event, prior to making his decision.
  • And this just happens to be a judge who has former Kathleen Falk (and current Wisconsin Education Association Council) adviser Melissa Mulliken as his campaign manager. This is important because Falk is of course running against Scott Walker in the recall election – and WEAC has preemptively endorsed Falk. Also, Mulliken has been prominent in the anti-Walker crusade.

None of this is illegal, of course. Shenanigans on this level usually are. And even a judge may sign a petition. But Flanagan is far too entangled in this situation for comfort; he should have recused himself, or at least preemptively acted to remove any questions about his impartiality. The fact that the judge instead kept quiet about them until the media started bringing it up is itself a lapse of judgement – and that s a particularly damning thing to say about a judge…

Moe Lane (crosspost)

PS: And, for the record: the Left is not actually allowed to pick and choose who gets the benefit of the doubt, and who does not. If they cannot live under their own set of rules, then they should abandon that ruleset and replace it with a viable one. And if they do not like hearing that… good.

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  • greyeagle

    This Judge is guilty of Judicial Misconduct and the decision should be vacated. The Governor should go to the State Supreme Court immediately.

  • carolina

    http://www.iverifytherecall.com/

    This searchable database was just made available to the public this evening. I still haven’t been able to get on it – I think the traffic is heavier than they can handle.

  • Darin_H

    .

  • earlgrey

    Any Badgers out there have any insight on what the flavor is locally on these shenanigans? I’ll be up there visiting next week?? I don’t live in WI, but do you think I could vote to recall Scott Walker?/sarc

  • carolina

    http://elections.wispolitics.com/2012/03/state-gop-files-complaint-against-judge.html

  • zachv

    … is a Dane County circuit judge, which means his constituency is approx. 80/20 liberal/conservative. Unfortunately, Judge Flanagan is probably not going to receive any backlash and will instead be cheered by local leaders. (I’m a resident of Madison.)

    How this plays outside of Madison is of course going to be way different, but there’s nothing they really can do about it because (1) they are outside the district and (2) all state business goes through Dane county because Madison’s the capital.

  • kelp

    Have you forgotten Justice Prosser’s ties to Scott Walker? Or is that okay because it favors Walker?

    Elected judges are, and always have been a stupid idea. This judge should not have a campaign manager regardless of whether she influenced this decision.

  • flapjackmaka

    He is one of the hopes for 2016

  • Martin Knight

    And yes … by definition, the Supreme Court is supposed to be better.

  • sophillyjimmy

    Kelp, please explain what Justice Prosser did for Governor Walker, is it only because Prosser is a Republican or did he pull a fast one on somebody regarding Governor Walker, if he did Governor Walker is still up for recall even though he has the State of Wisconsin balancing its budget and he did nothing illegal before or since he has been elected.

    Judge Flanagan not only signed the petition to recall Governor Walker along with numerous Mickey Mouse, Adolph Hitler signatures and all the dead peoples signatures, he/she wouldn’t give Walker’s people a chance to count and prove the fake signatures he/she ruled against everything that was put in front of him/her pertaining to Governor Walker.

    As a signer of the petition, Flanagan should have recused him/herself from anything that had to do with the recall, as a judge he/she made a mockery of the justice system in the Great State of Wisconsin.

    What Judge Flanagan may not have done anything illegal but the judge surly did do many things immorally.

  • major

    Finally! I hope the have a copy of everything, and read with a new url

  • celador2

    The recall all depends on voter turnout and from what I can see living in Madison the enthusiasm for the recallers is as strong as ever. They plan an anniversary march this weekend in Madison, Dane county.

    Walker’s WEAC, teachers union, backed opponent in recall Kathlene Falk age 61 is retired as Dane county executive. She also ran for governor but lost in primary to Jim Doyle and Tom Barrett about ten years ago. Falk lost for AG also. Scott Walker replaced Jim Doyle as governor and defeated Tom Barrett 2010.

    Voters in the same election returned Republicans to a majority in state Senate and Assembly. They also replaced Russ Feingold as US Senator with Ron Johnson 2010. Democrats reeled.

    Personal revenge, coming back from the dead and a jolted sense of entitlement drives this Democrat recall. But, as gov Waller says, you don’t need a reason to recall Recall for anything!

    Getting out the vote the old fashioned way, making phone calls to ID real Walker support and driving people who need rides is more helpful than more TV ads.

    This recall shows how unchecked liberals run amuck operate from GAB with its six Doyle appointments to this puppet judge Flanagan.

    Most the signatures were from LaCrosse on Mississippi river to Green Bay on Lake Michigan with south bound cities Milwaukee and Madison, Janesville- Kenosha. Most the population lives in southern third of state. Wisconsin has about 5.5mil residents.

    Motivating voters to keep the popular rookie governor, Lt gov and four state senators the people elected is our task— and sacred duty.

  • celador2

    If Flanigan fires Miliken then there is no coflcit with WEAC and Falk, right? if the heat is on he can do that quick fix.

    Falk, Flanigan all southern Wisconsin Democrats are puppets for WEAC. But forcing Flanigan out would be a due process victory to me.

    I do not like court fixes but think in this case some federal or constitutional violations are in play against the people of Wisconsin.

  • celador2

    AS Wisconsin recall approaches its time Falk, WEAC, teachers union, all challengers and funders step up and explain what they would do differently in a recession than the popular gov Walker. Walker lowered property taxes, he refused to raise any taxes. Wisconsin has some of the highest taxes in the nation and the highest paid workers.

    Would a Democrat raise taxes? How much?

    Walker balanced the budget.

    Walker saved jobs and avoided layoffs by balancing the books.

    I fear a recall with WEAC puppets in place would raise taxes and lead the state into deficits. It would also boost liberals who say that the tax money collected belongs to an entitled class not taxpayers. That can not be.

    I speak for myself but am a card carrying

    Friend of Scott Walker

  • johnt

    This operation would give Tammany Hall a bad name, but it’s the path that’s inevitable when people realize that politics can be a cow to be milked, The open brazeness of this is the real story, voter ignorance. Why hold up a bank? be a “progressive”. And this is the state of the well educated, sophisticated voter?
    Let the state rot while the pigs feed, it’s not the wave of the future, it’s here now, and not just in Wisconsin.

  • celador2

    The big public or government unions have a lot of control on voters in the one county that is headquarters to state, county and city emloyees, Dane county, Wisconsin.

    If the unions can pull out enough stops with irregular and dubious Dane county votes they think they can push former Dane county exec Kathlene Falk over the finish line and recall gov Walker.

    The WEAC judge Flanigan legislating from bench with no- ID- necessary ads to the Dane chaos of dubious votes.

    Outside Dane the ability to control votes diminishes imo.
    But then with enough Dane votes and the others do not matter as much says Liberal reasoning.
    Wait a minuite!

    Liberals and special interests are recalling a governor and overturning an election but diminish the requirements for voters to show thay can take part in overturning an election that Walker won by a five pt spread over Tom Barrett?

    This liberal – WEAC, teachers union, recall is starting to look more like a voting rights fraud.WEAC Judge Falnigan just muddied the voting rights waters with his partisan and disrespectful decision that no ID mandated by legislature is necessary to vote. Flanigan opens the gates for usurping the democratic process of voting.

    Stay tuned—

    Card carrying

    Friend of Scott Walker

  • celador2

    Gov Scott Walker spoke to a warm, animated audience at the recent CPAC gathering. I was not there but read some highlights. He warned that if he is recalled no one will take any risks to reform for a decade or maybe longer. He took some risks limiting bargaining on pension and health care when state was in deficit and recesion 2011.

    And gov Walker is now the symbol of what happens when an elected official challenges the entitled class of public employees and special interests’ unlimited access to public taxpayer funds.

    This is it, this recall is the showdown and standoff, a national issue that will ripple and intimidate others if recallers have their way.

    Card carrying,
    Friend of Scott Walker

  • zachv

    It’s entirely going to come down to GOTV efforts. Walker’s approval rating are standing just out of the water at around 53%. So it’s going to be a very close call.

    I pray that we’re going to successfully be able to defend Walker against these Recall goons.

  • cacharlie

    Please advise where my dollars will help most in securing a fair WI election? I’m trying to put my donations to specific good use for our nation – and don’t see that as being any of the usual “organizations.” If Tea Party Express is the best bet for retaining Governor Walker, I need to know it. Thanks!

  • celador2

    On the back of the Friends of Scott Walker card is a PO address and web site. This is Scott’s PAC and the one that sends Christmas cards and now defends Scott from recall

    www.ScottWalker.org

    The ‘Republican party of Wisconsin’ has been fundraising for recalls defenses since last year with the governor the main focus. Search
    ‘ Republican party of Wisconsin’

    and they will be overjoyed with your support.

    There are other residents who send out online politcal ads requesting funds for Walker but the two above are the ones to which I have donated and I know them to be legit.

    They are again–

    Scott’s PAC is ‘Friends of Scott Walker’ and the’ Republican party Wisconsin’.

    Scott’s PAC sends out Friends of Scott Walker cards you can carry proudly!

    And I do!

    Card carrying
    Friend of Scott Walker

  • earlgrey

    http://donate.standwithgovernorwalker.com/email/a/

    I have donated to him before and he must have gotten them because I get snail mail from him. Snail mail doesn’t work for me. My husband finds out I have been contributing and I don’t have the time to mail and send a check once home. I wish they would let us opt out of snail mail.

  • earlgrey

    https://donate.scottwalker.org/

  • earlgrey

    I thought it was a reply to cacharlie.

  • celador2

    The first recall 2011 coordinated by liberals was over the Sup Ct reelection of Judge David Prosser a constitutional conservative on the bench over ten years. The liberal public unions ran an EPA type bureacrat on a hate mongering platform attacking the new governor. Prosser won.

    Teaparty express toured the state in a bus on behalf of judge Prosser. Later Tea party express I think in April 2011 toured again with speakers and came to Madison where they spoke outside the Capitol on behalf of Walker. Breitbart and Palin were speakers.
    The tea party express has done some great work in the state.They have guts and determination.

    They can help a lot if they do grassroots outreach and rallies as they did 2011.

    Card carrying

    Friend fo Scott Walker

  • tlhanger

    The good people who elected him should be in an uproar. What is being said there? Are they use to the Democrats dirty practices and just waiting till election day to vote, or are forces there planning on stealing the election? Wisconsinites must stay strong and involved.

  • cacharlie

    celador 2 – following your advice by responding to my email this morning from:
    Defend Gov. Walker Campaign info@teapartyexpress.org,

    Really nice to see this site passing on Moe’s info noting “facts courtesty of our friends at RedState.”

    See teapartyexpress.org for lots of evidence this group is dedicated to a win for Walker!

  • ragstoriches

    showed a +11 spread with those who oppose the recall on top, if that means anything.

    I’m in Green Bay, which still tends to run too Dem for my tastes, thanks to heavy unionization, which means I see more “Recall Walker” signs than I do “Stand with Walker” signs…

    Not that this should be surprising, though a perusal of the recall database shows a surprisingly few number of signers in my neighborhood compared to the folks who had signs supporting the unions last year. Interesting, that.

  • huapakechi

    Is your name Mickey Mouse? No ID required…….

  • celador2

    Correct. The oversight board, GAB with six members from Democrat Jim Doyle years decided as long as a name had a Wisconsin address the signature was valid to recall Scott Walker. Mickey and Hitler had valid Wisconsin addresses. It took a court order to tell the oversight board to weed out obvious frauds, a valid address was not enough.

    The not so obvious frauds discovered by a tea party group have been rebuffed by GAB. They found several, like 10,000 sigs signed after the deadline and 5,000 by out of state residents among other suspects. The recallers missed the total million by 140,000 that they reported.

    They have far fewer signatures than the million they promised. Some teaps on the team of signature verification say there are enough suspicious ones to not meet the 540,000 valid sigs to recall.

    Wisconsin Club for growth online is my main source for recall news!

  • carolina

    hundreds of thousands since. Their shoestring system is on overload, so they are trying to raise $$ to add servers.
    I, personally, believe there will be a lot of fraud discovered once people look at the data base. It was obvious to me that a lot of people were signed up by others, who forged their signatures. The results of this petition ‘mill’ were quite obvious.
    Legitimate petitions look completely different than the ‘mill’ petitions that were filled out en masse.

  • celador2

    Thanks for having such an interest and support in this recall. Tea party express is a class act, man, that bus tour across the state to areas where everyone knows them from Dane county all to the north made a difference.

    That RS posters like Moe and others also cover the recall is reasuring to all who want to keep the gains we have made.

    I got two kits in mail from Friends of Scott Walker with bumper stickers and the prettiest posters the governor wants us to hang so he can see them. LOL he is traveling statewide for support and is upbeat. The upper 60% is pro Walker and was in 2010

    If he can get out the vote at a 45% level in this special election in northern part of state the lower third can average the high 65% and we still can break even.

    Dane county where the city, county and state workers are can pull off over 70% turnout and did so in mayors race Feb 2011. Close by counties also can turn out at 50-60% but may not.

    In Nov 2010 the voters in lower third of state mostly Dane were not able to save Democrats with high turnout in general.

    This is a recall special and getting voters to polls is more difficult.

  • celador2

    So far the tea party verification helpers of Scott Walker have been rebuffed and their requests to GAB ignored. They discovered an overcount in total signatures handed in by recallers, names signed after deadline and thousands of out of state signers.

    Walker recently said the 100,000 outsider protesters the unions invited to Madison a year ago went on to Occupy WS, that crowd. They are pro Democratic party protesters even when a Dem is in WH.

    I suspect they may return as residency to vote is short and I would not be surprised to find that thousands of voters to recall were here only briefly. Some may return Saturday for a big march again.

    Recallers are spreading toxic hate but Walker holds so far, He is not afraid to lose. He thinks he will not but he does wha the thinks right.

    His record is stellar on taxes, balancing buudget and jobs
    What will his opponents do differently?

    Do we really want to return to the stagnate deficit spending and high taxes of the Doyle years?

    Walker recall, says Scott Walker , is about the future not his past actions.

  • celador2

    Thank you for the links and interest. Its all new ground and it looks like tough road ahead with these weird signtures verifiers doubt!

  • celador2

    That is the best news I have heard in a long time. Thanks for posting it.

    I have seen little polling other than PPP and older material from last year PPP that also opposed recall. Then last fall that shifted to they did support. Now we see some approve somewhat of Walker’s job performance in a Rasmussen poll, I think, 53% approve somewhat or more. Since GB is part of the upper edges of recall zone of support, its great news to see opposition to recall.

    For a man who has done his job and kept his promises why recall? Same for Lt gov and state senators. They won the election and did the people’s will. To recall officials who have kept their promises is a disservice to the voters who put them there.

    Did you see the Democrats and Shultz killed the mining jobs bill? That is what the recall is about removing growth and jobs.

    Green Bay had Rep Marc Green for years then Kagan one term, Now a Republican is back 2010. The recallers spent time in GB last year so handed out lots of signs. Friends of Scott Walker has mailed a kit that has the Stand with Walker bumper stickers and signs.

    STAND WITH SCOTT WALKER
    and
    SCOTT WALKER MOVING WISCONSIN FORWARD

  • celador2

    What will GAB do with challenges, will GAB continue to rebuff and act as if tea party verifiers do not exist? Will GAB accept signatures that an expert says are forged or by one writer?

    If there are 540,000 legit signatures the recall can be set. Still,

    To hold the high ground, Recallers do not need a lot of baggage over the signatures they gathered as valid. They do not need noise and bad karma hanging in the air. But they seem to lack a clean list of petitions.

    Stand with Scott Walker