Oh, snap.
The Wisconsin GOP gavelled this bill through withot proper notice, and now, on procedural grounds, it has been invalidated by a judge.
This is why procedure is important.
Link HERE.
[update]
State Senator Fitzgerald is actually making a straight faced argument about separation of powers... (no, really)
In fact, the separation of powers principle is precisely what allows a single judge to check the legal excesses of other branches of government.
One of the first things that Judge Sumi refers to in her judgement is Marbury v Madison. A U.S. Supreme Court case of some significance.
“This case is the exemplar of values protected by the Open Meetings Law: transparency in government, the right of citizens to participate in their government, and respect for the rule of law,” Sumi wrote. “It is not the court’s business to determine whether 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 is good public policy or bad public policy; that is the business of the Legislature. It is this court’s responsibility, however, to apply the rule of law to the facts before it.”
The Wisconsin GOP gavelled this bill through withot proper notice, and now, on procedural grounds, it has been invalidated by a judge.
This is why procedure is important.
Link HERE.
[update]
State Senator Fitzgerald is actually making a straight faced argument about separation of powers... (no, really)
"There’s still a much larger separation-of-powers issue: whether one Madison judge can stand in the way of the other two democratically-elected branches of government," said state Sen. Scott Fitzgerald in a statement. "The (state) Supreme Court is going to have the ultimate ruling."
In fact, the separation of powers principle is precisely what allows a single judge to check the legal excesses of other branches of government.
One of the first things that Judge Sumi refers to in her judgement is Marbury v Madison. A U.S. Supreme Court case of some significance.
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