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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
Tag Archives: War on Police
Freedom Inc. blames police for East high school brawls
They got ‘a smart mouth!’ Few have done as much harm to kids of color that the local BLM affiliate, Freedom Inc. Not George Corley Wallace, not Bull Connors, or all the tiki torch toters in Charlottesville. It was Freedom … Continue reading
The kids are not alright
They don’t feel safe in Madison’s public high schools. The progressive BLM project is in trouble right here in the Emerald City — and don’t they know it! Students are walking out of Madison’s high schools in protest. Not just … Continue reading
Would you take a bullet for Madison?
What will it take? Ask yourself this question: Would you sign up for a job where you could get SHOT? Worse, the guy who shoots you is out on bail even after jumping a previous bail? Yeah, signature bond given … Continue reading
Why does Tony Evers hate cops?
He’s one reason Kenosha burned. UPDATE: POLICE OFFICER SHOT 12:30 a.m. Sunday 10-10-21 on State Street. Expected to survive. (Will Tony and Satya send Get Well cards?) Yesterday (10-08-21), the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, announced there was … Continue reading
Are Madison schools exempt from state law?
The answer is No (btw) because assault and battery is still a crime! Wisconsin law is clear. If violence breaks out in school, you call the police and you call them first thing. Madison’s public schools violated state statue when … Continue reading
Quit blaming police for crime!
Hello? Anybody home? The essential Heather Mac Donald in the Wall Street Journal: Police officers aren’t making minority neighborhoods unsafe; criminals are. The four victims of fatal police shootings in Chicago in 2021 were all armed. [They comprise] 0.7% of … Continue reading
Education
Blaska Policy Werkes 