Republican Partisanship in the Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
The Wisconsin April 1, 2008, election includes a contested election for justice the State Supreme Court. There are two people running for this office.
Justice Louis Butler and Burnett County Circuit Judge Michael Gableman have a fundamental difference. They both promise to uphold the constitutions of the United States and Wisconsin. But, Gableman is against defense attorneys. The premise of truth finding is that the facts AND law are debated so the fact finder can make a presumably informed decision. Without defense attorneys, that will not happen.
This morning, I had a recorded message from Republican Congressman Paul Ryan urging Republican support for Gableman. This is disgusting.
First, the Wisconsin Supreme Court race is nonpartisan. Judges are expected to be fair and impartial so the notion of voting for a candidate because of political party affiliation is repugnant.
Second, Ryan does not represent my district in Congress. So why is he mucking about in an area where he has no business?
I also get disgusted with recorded calls, and the calls tend to turn me toward the other candidate. I got one from Gableman the other day.
Plus, since the Republican Party was hijacked by religious extremists, I do not support Republicans.
The campaign has been messy. Third party panderers of paranoia have pumped out advertisements pimping their “hard on crime” stances and “those terrible sex predators” as a reason to choose one candidate over the other. These so‑called family groups actually make things worse for children with their ignorance. The greatest danger to children is parents.
Gableman has gone as far as claiming that since Butler was a defense attorney, he has no business being a judge. People like Gableman fill prisons and jails with the innocent. If any reader thinks if they are accused of a crime (easier done than not) they will be better off without a defense attorney, they will regret that decision.
The fact that Gableman is anti‑defense is enough to vote for Butler. I doubt that Gableman should even be a judge with such an attitude.
But, the injection of Republican partisanship by Representative Ryan is just bad and unethical.
by Brian McCorkle
in category Rants
