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Offline corbe

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Judge blocks laws passed by Wisconsin Republicans in lame-duck session

by UPI
21 Mar 2019


March 21 (UPI) — A Wisconsin judged ruled to block laws passed by Republicans in the state during a lame-duck session and restored powers to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul.

Dane County Judge Richard Niess issued a temporary injunction Thursday, stating that all of the laws passed during the session were unlawful because the so-called “extraordinary session” they met to pass them during isn’t explicitly permitted in the state’s constitution.

“There can be no justification for enforcement of the unconstitutional legislative actions emanating from the December 2018 ‘Extraordinary Session’ that is consistent with the rule of law,” Neiss wrote in his ruling.

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https://www.breitbart.com/news/judge-blocks-laws-passed-by-wisconsin-republicans-in-lame-duck-session/
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I guess the question is one of whether the State Constitution prohibits such behaviour on the part of the Legislature, and if so, did this fit within those circumstances.
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https://jwyjh41vxje2rqecx3efy4kf-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/190110LegCouncilMemo.pdf :pondering:

https://www.jurist.org/news/2019/03/wisconsin-judge-temporarily-strikes-down-laws-limiting-governors-power/

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/constitution/wi/000229/000012
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Meeting of legislature.

Section 11. [ As amended Nov. 1881 and April 1968] The legislature shall meet at the seat of government at such time as shall be provided by law, unless convened by the governor in special session, and when so convened no business shall be transacted except as shall be necessary to accomplish the special purposes for which it was convened. [1880 J.R. 9S, 1881 J.R. 7A, 1881 c. 262, vote Nov. 1881; 1965 J.R. 57, 1967 J.R. 48, vote April 1968]
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How God must weep at humans' folly! Stand fast! God knows what he is doing!
Seventeen Techniques for Truth Suppression

Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.

C S Lewis