On his way out the door, Gov. Scott Walker and Republican leaders in the legislature are dismissing the will of voters and playing politics by calling a lame-duck special session to take away critical pieces of Gov.-elect Tony Evers’ authority before he takes office.
Politicians are moving at warp speed to pass several measures limiting the power of incoming Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul and changing the rules of our democratic process to favor their own party. The set of bills were only made public on 4:23 p.m. Friday evening. The Senate will convene today (Tuesday) at 11:00 a.m. and the Assembly today at 1:00 p.m. to vote on the lame duck power grab bills. Rushing through legislation at this speed with limited time for public debate and input is a betrayal of democracy.
We must continue to raise our voices against these lame duck special session partisan power grabs.
- Call 866-832-1560 and tell your State Senator and Representative that you oppose these outrageous lame duck bills that attack working families and our democracy.
- Send an email to your Senator and Assembly person.
Raising our voices is having an impact. The bill to move the 2020 Presidential primary date to favor a hand-picked conservative candidate was not voted out of the Joint Finance Committee. Many attempts to rig the democratic system to one party’s advantage are still moving, including:
- Taking away key pieces of power and authority of our newly elected Governor Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul before they take office.
- Stealing our democratic right to fully participate in the electoral process by limiting in-person absentee voting.
- Lowering hardworking construction workers’ wages by limiting the number of transportation projects subject to federal prevailing wage standards.
- Enshrining rules around Voter ID disenfranchisement into state statute making it more difficult for our new Governor to ease barriers to voting.
Take Action: Call your state senator and representative now at 866-832-1560. It is the duty of Republicans in the legislature to ensure that the menu of their lame-duck session includes more than just sour grapes.
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