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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on the April 4 referendum to amend the constitution to
Reform bail
A constitutional amendment on bail reform bail reform allows courts to consider more relevant factors when setting bail for violent criminals. It strikes a balance between presuming innocence, public safety, and ensuring our judges have the appropriate tools to deal with repeat violent offenders.
The city of Milwaukee broke its homicide record for the third year in a row in 2022 and according to a 2021 news investigation, 1 out of every 5 homicide suspects was already out on bail or signature bond for another felony crime.
That means 20% of violent criminals in Milwaukee are reoffending! This amendment creates a two-tier system for bail between violent crimes and all other crimes. It does not eliminate a right to bail and does not interfere with the American principle of setting reasonable bail.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 48 states allow courts to consider “dangerousness.”
Bail reform had bipartisan support in both the Assembly and the Senate. Both chambers in the Wisconsin State Legislature have approved this constitutional amendment for two consecutive legislative sessions, the amendment will now be proposed to the voters on the April ballot.
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The local power struggle mirrors the divide over the national chairman
Ronna McDaniel has done the very best she could do under circumstances that are not favorable to the RNC and has managed to build up trust between the non-Trump and pro-Trump factions within the GOP in a way very few others could thread the needle and build the relationships.” …
The problem is not really Ronna and the RNC but at the state level. They point to the problems at the state GOP level in Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. One committeewoman, who is not a Trump fan at this point, told me, “Ronna can’t fix Kelli Ward, but Ronna is fantastic at mitigating those types.”
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Madison mayoral forumCandidates Satya Rhodes-Conway, Gloria Reyes, and Scott Kerr.
7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Monday, January 30
Sequoya Library Conference Room, 4340 Tokay Blvd
Join Zoom Meeting Link: https://cuwaa.zoom.us/j/91242996181
Meeting ID: 912 4299 6181
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Candidates Satya Rhodes-Conway, Gloria Reyes, and Scott Kerr.
7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Monday, January 30
Sequoya Library Conference Room, 4340 Tokay Blvd
Join Zoom Meeting Link: https://cuwaa.zoom.us/j/91242996181
Meeting ID: 912 4299 6181
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Blaska Policy Werkes 
Did The Democrats “Tank” The Second Trump Trial?
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They knew it was a ridiculous charge. They knew the senate would not convict. They knew Justice Roberts refused to preside.
So yes. They only want to be able to say they impeached him twice.
A farce of a sham of a travesty. Just like the first one.
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“Trump told us to come (January 6)”
“More and more insurrections are admitting they came at Trump’s direction.”
In my opinion these are literal false flag rationalizations. A false flag operation is an act committed with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on a second party. A rationalization is the action of attempting to explain or justify behavior or an attitude with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate. These kinds of false flag rationalizations are trying to state or imply blame on President Trump for the criminal actions of others. President Trump is an unethical jerk but he did not tell the others to engage in criminal activities like rioting, attacking police, vandalizing, storming the Capital building, threaten members of Congress and the Vice President, etc, etc. President Trump is not criminally liable for how extremists and/or anarchists choose to interpret and/or bastardize his words trying to immorally justify their own criminal actions.
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Steve, I understand your point. But since last summer, finding himself well behind in the polls, Trump has laid the groundwork for claiming a rigged election. Is he clairvoyant or just CYA. He brought scores of legal challenges, all repudiated. His A.G. found no evidence. So he schedules a rally for the very day Congress is scheduled to confirm the Electoral College vote? He demands that his vice president overturn the election and criticizes him when he won’t. Not in private but to the crowd. From what authority in the Constitution? And yes, the President IS responsible for how extremists interpret his words. Not criminally liable, but politically. He needed to say the election is over. It was not stolen. Even the joint chiefs of staff felt the need to state the military would take no part in a coup. What was the alternative to conceding? January 6 was the alternative.
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Dave wrote, “Trump has laid the groundwork for claiming a rigged election.”
The election was rigged in that it was manipulated or controlled by deceptive or dishonest means. The Democrats and the media have been rigging the 2020 election since November 2016 and the unconstitutional and illegal things related to voting that were implemented due to COVID-19 are part of it.
Dave wrote, “He brought scores of legal challenges, all repudiated.”
That statement implies that all of the cases were rejected based on the merits of the case and that is simply not true. Nearly all of the cases never got into court they were rejected for other reasons that were not based on the merit of the cases.
Dave wrote, “His A.G. found no evidence.”
I’m pretty sure the A.G. said he found no evidence of “voter fraud” or “fraud” but the A.G. did not say that there weren’t illegal or unconstitutional things that happened in the states where suits were raised.
Dave wrote, “So he schedules a rally for the very day Congress is scheduled to confirm the Electoral College vote?”
So what?
Dave wrote, “He demands that his vice president overturn the election and criticizes him when he won’t. Not in private but to the crowd. From what authority in the Constitution?”
That’s NOT what President Trump asked Vice President Pence to do; we’ve already talked about this.
Dave wrote, “And yes, the President IS responsible for how extremists interpret his words. Not criminally liable, but politically.”
You’re skating down a really slippery slope with that “not criminally but politically” statement. If the President actually incited insurrection as the impeachment states, then he is CRIMINALLY liable in criminal court. The problem is that President Trump’s speech was constitutionally protected free political speech, the SCOTUS has already ruled on such things. President Trump did not incite therefore he is not liable, the politicians are lying to “We the People” and bastardizing the United States Constitution with another unconstitutional impeachment and a Senate trial of a private citizen which is clearly unconstitutional..
Dave wrote, “He needed to say the election is over.”
You’ll get no argument from me on that, I agree; however, making an irresponsible speech, even presenting lies in a speech, is still Constitutionally protected free speech.
Dave wrote, “It was not stolen.”
I never liked using the word “stolen” when describing what happened in the election, I much prefer the word rigged.
Dave wrote, “Even the joint chiefs of staff felt the need to state the military would take no part in a coup.”
There was no coup, there was a riot and there were some really bad people inciting that riot as it was happening and there were some really bad people in that riot that did and said some really terrible things. The rioters and inciters need to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
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The nearly endless montages of clips shown today by Trump’s lawyers, as Senator Johnson, absolutely legally eviscerated the case against Trump. Blew it out of the water, as RoJo said.
It’s time to end this ridiculous political charade and acquit.
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An “irresponsible speech” is putting it mildly! Donald Trump, then the President, is not some street corner preacher. He is the commander in chief, sworn to protect and uphold the Constitution. The insurrectionists invoked his name in their assault on the Constitution. That the beer hall putsch (coup) failed does not mean it was not attempted.
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You are dancing faster and faster, Squire.
Not helping your case.
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Nikki Haley latest to desert Trump. I suppose another RINO and traitor but they are adding up. Not seeing Trump make any new converts, just losing previous allies. It might be his cause that needs help, not mine.
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Don’t think Trump is losing allies. From just a few days ago.
“https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-02-09/70-of-republicans-would-consider-joining-new-party-formed-by-donald-trump-poll-finds”
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