Posted on 07/14/2015 1:14:44 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Madison— Secretary of State Doug La Follette sued Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday, arguing the budget he signed Sunday violates the state constitution by interfering with his ability to maintain state records.
The spending plan Walker approved cut La Follette's budget by about half,transferred some of his duties to Walker's Department of Administration and called for moving La Follette's office from rented space into smaller space in the basement of the state Capitol.
The lawsuit comes a day after the Republican governor launched his presidential campaign.La Follette is a Democrat.
The state constitution requires the secretary of state to"keep a fair record of the official acts of the legislative and executive department of the state." La Follette's lawsuit,filed in Dane County by attorney Roger Sage,contends Walker's budget impedes his ability to do that.
"The constitutional and statutory mandate of the office of the secretary of state requires that the office of the secretary of state be adequately funded and have sufficient staff and physical space to faithfully perform the duties required of the office,"Sage wrote in the lawsuit.
La Follette is asking Circuit Judge Rhonda Lanford to block implementation of the budget measures affecting him and ensure his office has adequate staffing,space and funding.
Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel will defend Walker in the case,according to Schimel spokeswoman Anne Schwartz.She said his office is reviewing La Follette's complaint.
La Follette has three aides and one temporary worker.Walker's budget reduces that to one aide and one temporary worker.
The space in the Statehouse basement the administration has designated for La Follette is about 900 square feet,according to the lawsuit.That's about a quarter of the size of La Follette's current office.
The budget provision is the latest attempt to weaken the powers of La Follette,who has been in office for 36 years and has seen his staff and duties repeatedly minimized.
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And take your red Swingline stapler with you!
I was scrolling down to see how long before someone posted that after I read that line in the article...LOL
I love it!! A happy warrior that wins our battles.
Yes.
And Walker started to make moves on the Wisconsin Idea and all hell broke lose (so he moved forward on taking tenure out of the constitution and they’ve been served notice).
Drip.
Drip.
Drip.
Did you notice at the link?:
Education
Politics
Media
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_Idea
This has been spread all around higher education and academia - so they’re all anxiously watching what’s happening.
A possible President Scott Walker will be fought against, no holds will be barred.
“called for moving La Follette’s office from rented space into smaller space in the basement of the state Capitol.”
Love it. Throw the leftist scum into the basement with the slugs and mushrooms. Mr. Walker has the science of punishing leftists down to a T. Hoorah for the governor.
Doug La Follette is trying to set up a 2016 recall run against Walker, or a 2018 run if that fails.
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