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Meanwhile, in Wisconsin:
Oh, and for good measure, the WI GOP wants to block Governor Evers from being able to ban guns from the Capitol.
I can't stop thinking about the WI GOP attempt to block the governor from seeking *any* flexibility on any federal program. It's initially targeting the terrible Medicaid rules that @Tony4WI wanted to revisit. But it goes way beyond that. As @TopherSpiro or @ASlavitt or, uh, anyone who has worked on federal or state policy can tell you, there's a constant process of seeking tweaks and adjustments for state implementations of federal laws. It's how the US makes federalism work. The WI GOP wants to take it hostage.
The same principle applies vis-a-vis ripping powers away from the Attorney General and arrogating them to the GOP legislature. Every issue becomes an opportunity for the GOP to take hostages. It's a recipe to break governance. Intentionally. It's a punch in the gut to voters.
And the way these things work in combination is chillingly cold-blooded. They gerrymander the legislature to end majority rule. They move powers from democratically elected offices to the undem legislature. They entrench by suppressing votes & protecting partisan Sup Ct justices.
Warning to our friends across the country: what happens in Wisconsin doesn't stay in Wisconsin. Last-minute power-grab rule changes to override the will of voters after losing governorships is fast becoming the new normal for the GOP. It’s not just Wisconsin and North Carolina—now it’s happening in Michigan too.
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