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Wisconsin legislators call it quits at near-record pace
ironmountaindailynews.com ^ | 5/2/22 | TODD RICHMOND

Posted on 05/02/2022 5:25:14 AM PDT by cotton1706

Republican Sen. Kathy Bernier, a former Chippewa County clerk and chair of the Senate elections committee, is retiring after 12 years in the Legislature. She took intense criticism for defending local clerks’ elections performance and questioning Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ decision to hire former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman to investigate the election. Gableman called on her to resign.

“It just seemed to me something had to be said and something had to be done,” she said. “After getting the slings and arrows from people in my own caucus . . . they came to realize there was nothing they could say or do or no bill that they could write that would make the Trumpians happy. They just decided to keep quiet. They want to move on. I don’t know if they can.”

Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke announced in January that he would not seek reelection. He ran afoul this winter of a faction of Assembly Republicans who demanded the body decertify the 2020 election results. Vos and the rest of the GOP leadership refused, saying it couldn’t be done.

Steineke called his decision “just good timing” after 12 years in Madison, but also said he’s been dealing with criticism over his election stance that has at times been irrational.

“Somebody called (from) my district frustrated with the 2020 election,” Steineke recalled. “As we walked through all the issues he believed were wrong in the election, I explained every single one of them and what the reality was. He still couldn’t accept that and then inferred elected officials are agents of foreign governments . . . There’s a segment of our citizenry that is incredibly frustrated and looking for an outlet and often times elected officials become an outlet for that frustration.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: elections; jimsteineke; kathybernier; nevertrumpers; rinos; robinvos
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Legislative bodies large and small will be remade after November.
1 posted on 05/02/2022 5:25:14 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

A good thing, I believe.


2 posted on 05/02/2022 5:31:34 AM PDT by airborne (Thank you Rush for helping me find FreeRepublic! )
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To: cotton1706

Gee. No one likes getting cheated. Imagine that.

If you believe these people, it only shows that they are stupid and people cheated right under their noses, with them not caring.


3 posted on 05/02/2022 5:33:13 AM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: cotton1706

This is the Paul Ryan/Romney Traitor wing of the party. These are the trojan horses that were installed by the oligarchy and they have to be taken out root and branch.


4 posted on 05/02/2022 5:35:31 AM PDT by WinstonSmith1984 (The DOJ is a far left militia.)
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To: cotton1706

These legislators are getting out of town before the posse. While they may not be made legally culpable, they acted in poor faith with poor judgement. They carried on as if sunlight was anathema and their citizens were gullible fools.


5 posted on 05/02/2022 5:39:25 AM PDT by JayGalt (For evil men to accomplish their purpose it is only necessary that good men should do nothing.”)
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To: cotton1706

not an inkling of doing what is right. And preventing what is wrong.


6 posted on 05/02/2022 5:40:49 AM PDT by kvanbrunt2
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To: cotton1706
It was RINO-controlled state legislatures of WI, PA, GA, AZ, and MI that made the 2020 Steal possible.

A Republican sweep in the Mid-Terms won't mean a thing if we don't flush out the RINO traitors in the primaries this year.

7 posted on 05/02/2022 5:41:13 AM PDT by HandBasketHell
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To: cotton1706

There’s a segment of our citizenry that is incredibly frustrated and looking for an outlet and often times elected officials become an outlet for that frustration.”


As our Founding Fathers designed is the preferred method of revolution.

The 2nd, is the backup and should always be ready. But remember the 2nd is about a “well regulated militia” meaning the people, with with “tools”.


8 posted on 05/02/2022 5:48:46 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: cotton1706

Good. Another RINO Steal Enabler will be out. We need to flush as many of these turds as possible in the Republican primaries this year. If they sneak through, I advise all MAGA patriots to sit out those elections. Better a Democrat than a RINO traitor. At least if a Democrat is in office there is the prospect of replacing them with a real Republican in the next election. If RINOs are allowed to stay in control of the Republican party, nothing will ever change.


9 posted on 05/02/2022 5:53:45 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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Legislative bodies large and small will be remade after November.

Yes, but we must work hard to make it so.
10 posted on 05/02/2022 6:02:02 AM PDT by Montana_Sam (Truth lives.)
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To: cotton1706

They think they will be safe after they “retire”. It’s just the beginning. They are going to have to answer for their crimes.


11 posted on 05/02/2022 6:03:49 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus (Fauci is a murderer)
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To: Empire_of_Liberty

Little known fact: There were about 3-1/2 decades during which the Republican Party couldn’t contest election fraud due to a consent decree. Amazing, but it is true. This only ended in 2018.

During that time I believe the Dems brought voter fraud to a high level of effectiveness, and contesting dirty elections atrophied among Republicans.

It will take a long time to fix the problems this created.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/09/rnc-ballot-security-consent-decree-328995


12 posted on 05/02/2022 6:05:41 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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There’s a segment of our citizenry that is incredibly frustrated and looking for an outlet and often times elected officials become an outlet for that frustration.”

I know! Can you believe that sentence?

From John Adams:

“Rulers are no more than attorneys, agents, and trustees for the people; and if the cause, the interest and trust, is insidiously betrayed, or wantonly trifled away, the people have a right to revoke the authority that they themselves have deputed, and to constitute abler and better agents, attorneys, and trustees.”


13 posted on 05/02/2022 6:05:44 AM PDT by cotton1706
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It will take a long time to fix the problems this created.

Assuming GOP Governors wake up and do what DeSantis has done with election reforms.

14 posted on 05/02/2022 6:06:30 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: cotton1706

“… and often times elected officials become an outlet for that frustration.”…

Dear Miss Steinke:

The correct term is not “officials”… the correct term is PUBLIC SERVANTS. Andsince you obviously can’t discern the difference, you SHOULD retire.


15 posted on 05/02/2022 6:06:43 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.She was, indeed, a hottie… Rest in peace, Joanne.)
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Mr. Steinke… correction


16 posted on 05/02/2022 6:07:55 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.She was, indeed, a hottie… Rest in peace, Joanne.)
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Rulers are no more than attorneys, agents, and trustees for the people; and if the cause, the interest and trust, is insidiously betrayed, or wantonly trifled away, the people have a right to revoke the authority that they themselves have deputed, and to constitute abler and better agents, attorneys, and trustees. - John Adams


17 posted on 05/02/2022 6:12:00 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: FreedomPoster

Thank you for pointing that out. It’s like the Conservatives’ acceptance of the “Fairness Doctrine” in broadcast media.


18 posted on 05/02/2022 6:13:17 AM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: cotton1706

Follow the money...
These so called people got paid industrial sized drums full of cash to throw the 2020 election.
Find the illegal money and arrest them when you do.


19 posted on 05/02/2022 6:30:07 AM PDT by joe fonebone (And the people said NO! The End)
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To: cotton1706

John Adams was a very wise man


20 posted on 05/02/2022 6:52:46 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.She was, indeed, a hottie… Rest in peace, Joanne.)
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