Posted on 03/31/2021 7:23:44 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
What they’re saying in their ruling is that Evers did NOT have the authority to extend the mask mandate beyond 60 days, per our Wisconsin Constitution.
The Gov has 60 days to get an ‘emergency’ under control by whatever means necessary, but THEN he MUST get the approval of the State House and Assembly (Senate) to extend plans, go any further, make more demands upon the Citizens, extend mandates already in place, etc.
Evers just kept issuing ‘emergency orders’ with NO approval from our Legislature...who DID take this all the way to our SC, which pleasantly surprised MANY of us.
I’ll bet you a doughnut that other state Socialist Democrat Governors did this, too.
Checks and Balances in the Power Structure? Meh! Who needs THAT? Socialist Democrats ALWAYS know what is best for us!
*SMIRK*
You can take your mask off TODAY.
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Article: The court’s decision does not affect any local mandates that remain in place.
Dane & Milwaukee Counties will stay masked as long as they can get away with it. IOW, Forever!
I love that one! :)
Hagedorn voted to ditch mask. I am surprised this Judicial Judas sided with the good guys.
Many of us were!
“it places yet another roadblock to an effective governmental response to COVID-19”
Nonsense. You had 60 days to go to the legislature and get an actual law passed. If you can’t do that, then it’s the government’s own fault that it is “ineffective”, not the fault of the constitutional restraints placed on the governor.
“I’ll bet you a doughnut that other state Socialist Democrat Governors did this, too.”
They all did. In Illinois, one county court struck down the Governor’s continuing use of “emergency powers” after the deadline, and nullified all of them, but he just ignored that and kept issuing orders anyway, and all of the government agencies just pretend they are valid somehow.
“Evers declared a state of emergency on March 12, 2020. The legislature never extended it. Accordingly, any orders issued by the Governor more than 60 days thereafter are unlawful and void. While a pandemic will not follow the laws of men, the Governor must.” -
@JudgeBradleyWI
“The question in this case is not whether the Governor acted wisely; it is whether he acted lawfully. We conclude he did not.” -
@judgehagedorn
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