They are stripping the power of incoming elected Democrats.
What happens when losers of elections won’t relinquish power?
Wisconsin's Supreme Court is allowing the stench of Scott Walker to linger over the state: https://t.co/I2pf0ovj1V
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) June 13, 2019
Breaking: Scott Walker signs lame duck GOP legislative coup stripping his Democratic successor of power & making it harder to vote. This is the kind of thing autocrats do
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) December 14, 2018
A very dark day for democracy in Wisconsin
It's official: Walker will sign the bills. To grasp the extremity of the anti-urban animus in the Wisconsin GOP, here's my 2014 cover story on the toxic racial politics of metro Milwaukee: https://t.co/aVfHbpoXIw https://t.co/YdbbQU7kkB
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) December 14, 2018
We will sue to stop Wisconsin Republicans from undermining our democracy.
— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) December 14, 2018
Scott Walker leaves as he governed: with no regard for the wishes of the people of his great state. Totally obedient to the special interests and his party. To lead you have to be bigger than that. https://t.co/3seTUyHsV5
— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) December 14, 2018
Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker signals support for a series of bills that would curb the power of his Democratic successor https://t.co/3T4os84QgZ pic.twitter.com/yJugYeFhtb
— CNN (@CNN) December 11, 2018
Wisconsin Gov.-elect Tony Evers says he plans to make a personal appeal to outgoing GOP Gov. Scott Walker to veto legislation that would strip the new Democratic administration of some powers.
— POLITICO (@politico) December 9, 2018
If that doesn’t work, Evers might sue. https://t.co/acjeGWxwdG
It’s time for the companies supporting Wisconsin’s extremist Republican Party — like Walgreens — to speak up for democracy. https://t.co/wZMzDihCJR
— David Leonhardt (@DLeonhardt) December 10, 2018