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  • Ginni Thomas pressured Wisconsin lawmakers to overturn 2020 election results

    09/01/2022 12:10:07 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 33 replies
    The HIll ^ | 09/01/2022 | CAROLINE VAKIL
    Conservative activist Ginni Thomas, the spouse of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, reportedly pressured several Wisconsin lawmakers to change the 2020 election results in the state, according to emails obtained by both The Washington Post and CBS News. Ginni Thomas reportedly reached out to the chair of the Wisconsin Senate Elections Committee, state Sen. Kathy Bernier (R), and state Rep. Gary Tauchen (R). In emails sent to both lawmakers through the FreeRoots platform on Nov. 9, 2020, she said, “Please stand strong in the face of media and political pressure,” according to the Post, which obtained both emails through a...
  • 2 abuse cases, 2 very different responses by Iowa lawmakers

    03/26/2017 8:40:35 AM PDT · by davikkm · 4 replies
    washingtontimes ^ | BARBARA RODRIGUEZ
    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The death of a 16-year-old Iowa girl has led to finger-pointing at the Legislature, and it’s an indication of how much has changed in the 17 years since the death of another child prompted a bipartisan inquiry and passage of legislation to protect children from abuse. Five months after the death of Natalie Finn, Republican lawmakers have been split over whether to investigate her treatment. The governor has criticized a senator who spoke out about the case and Democrats have accused GOP leaders of being reluctant to take up the matter because of possible questions...