Posted on 09/10/2014 7:45:22 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Last we checked on Gov. Scott Walker, he was (a) knotted in the polls with his Democratic challenger, and (b) fending off mind-bendingly dishonest media coverage of the scurrilous investigation into Wisconsin conservative groups — which has been summarily thrown out of court by two different judges. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals took up the ‘Joe Doe’ circus yesterday, as twice-thwarted prosecutors sought to have their secret probe reinstated; lawyers for the Wisconsin Club for Growth, one of the targeted organizations, argued that a scathing lower court ruling shutting down the investigation and exposing the prosecutors to misconduct lawsuits ought to be be upheld.
A press account of Tuesday’s oral arguments said the judges, “repeatedly quizzed lawyers…why the federal courts should weigh in on a state investigation” at all. Leading up to the proceedings, former FEC official Hans Von Spakovsky penned an op/ed in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel spelling out what’s at stake in the case:
The fact that such a secret persecution of citizen advocacy organizations even occurred ought to be an embarrassment to a state that prides itself on being a progressive bastion of individual freedom. It is more reminiscent of a banana republic than the world’s foremost democracy… The [conservative] group’s supposed “crime” was coordinating its efforts on public policy issues with elected officials such as Gov. Scott Walker and with other conservative advocacy organizations. This resulted in SWAT-like raids in the middle of the night by armed law enforcement officials to seize “evidence,” as if these organizations were dangerous drug cartels or mob operations. Last week, I joined three other former members of the Federal Election Commission in filing an amicus (“friend of the court”) brief for the organizations unfairly targeted.
(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...
“”””Former prosecutor says WI investigation fueled by “hyper-partisan” DA and union activist wife””””
Wow, do you think so?
Shouldn’t people be going to jail for this kind of harassment?
I mean it’s getting so every time the libs want a Repub out the pull crap like this. Tom Delay, Sarah Palin, Rick Perry and now Gov. Scott.
‘till people start going to jail this will continue I’m afraid.
Hotair picks up story of Milwaukee prosecutor’s wife driving John Doe probe against Walker.
FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.
It's Gov. Scott Walker. This is Wisconsin, not Florida.
BTW, Scott Walker is innocent -- has been found so by 2 courts. This is just noise to generate bad publicity to undermine his re-election campaign. Walker is a Boy Scout (Eagle rank)and the son of a minister. He's the real deal and a wonderful governor.
The Everlasting Gobstopper of partisan liberal tyranny.
Sorry about that and thanks for the correction. I am in Fla. and I guess I’m a little preoccupied with what’s happening down here.
Love Our Gov! :)
A lot of people make the same mistake. Just correcting the record.
The Walker campaign during the recall were loathe to connect the WH to the goings on. With this latest revelation no one can’t tell me that in either situation the WH and Holder’s office weren’t aprised and gave advice.
This time Walker should be urged to connect the dots by “Nationalizing” his run.
So why isn’t she the subject of a Jane Doe investigation?
I want him to clean up DC. He is a good man who has done a great job in spite of the spite and Bamarama.
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