LB—the court can declare anything it wants.
All the Governor has to do is declare a state of emergency in the building, and then act.
The truth is, the judiciary has no say on the running of a legislative facility. Otherwise we don’t need a legislative branch—the judiciary can run everything.
There is such a thing as separation of powers. And the judge crossed it.
The Governor CAN tell the judge his jurisdiction is not recognized.
What is the judge going to do? Arrest the Governor? On what charge? Disobedience of a court order that is superceded by a declared state of emergency?
The judge has no jurisdiction to determine if the state of emergency is valid or not.
The Capitol was not closed, so there was no need for the judge to say anything. He overacted in a show of solidarity with the unions, you know, legislating from the bench when elections fail to do the job, a typical Dem tactic.
All I know is, if tomorrow comes and nothing changes, it is game over for Walker, for Wisconsin, and for the rest of us, because the thug tactics on display in Madison over the past 2 weeks will be amplified across the country.
Walker has never backed down before, and I am counting on him not to back down this time.
I have read on another thread that one Dem Senator has returned to Wisconsin. If so, the State Police need to escort his @ss into the chamber tomorrow morning and sit him down in his chair and end this charade.
Or it is game over.
All I know is, if tomorrow comes and nothing changes, it is game over for Walker, for Wisconsin, and for the rest of us, because the thug tactics on display in Madison over the past 2 weeks will be amplified across the country.
You’re exactly right.