If Vos and Fitzgerald had any real case against this event in city parks designed to register voters and receive legitimate absentee ballots, they would have brought it up months ago and made their case for shutting it down. Mitt Romney will show up at a Black Lives Matter protest. Posted on one of your previous columns about Vos and Fitz back in June, but re-posting here because it's simply too appropriate, (and yet in a testament to their volume doesn't overlap at all with your list of their sins here except for the lame duck session):I'd add when Vos and company tried to exempt themselves (in a last minute amendment free of public scrutiny) from needing to obtain or share nearly any public records of their offices' actions: https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/records-show-robin-vos-asked-for-public-records-changes/article_4b661265-a84f-593c-9ce3-58ce81e4a79a.htmlOr when Vos and Fitz amended a bill at the last minute that made it nearly impossible for first responders to receive workman's comp if they test positive for COVID-19https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/22/coronavirus-wisconsin-business-lobby-pushed-change-relief-bill/5143865002/--while demanding their caucus members sign off before they even had a chance to read it (and to the chagrin of local first responders): https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/09/wisconsin-lawmaker-voted-amendment-and-month-later-asked-what-contained/5326195002/Or when Vos helped draft a law in 2005 making if very difficult for the government to take someone's property through eminent domain by designating it as blighted, only to turn a blind eye while residents in his own district had their perfectly habitable homes and farmland declared blighted against their will so the state could take it to build the Foxconn plant: https://isthmus.com/opinion/opinion/gop-officials-silent-on-eminent-domain-grab-for-foxconn/Or when he falsely claimed Evers made troops wait for hours to meet the governor: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/24/gop-leader-robin-vos-falsely-claims-gov-tony-evers-made-troops-wait/1219884001/Or when he called fellow Republicans terrorists because they wouldn't sign off on the state budget: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/23/scott-fitzgerald-top-leader-calls-fellow-republican-terrorist-wisconsin-budget-vetoes-receives-rebuk/789948001/Or here's a whole other list from the Cap Times: https://madison.com/ct/opinion/column/dave_zweifel/plain-talk-boss-vos-the-legislature-s-true-bully/article_31a1e1b1-466f-5b5b-9d75-dfcc6559afa6.htmlIt includes Vos' greatest hits like:-Accusing paralyzed Democratic Assemblyman Jimmy Anderson of "grandstanding" after Vos refused his requests to attend meetings remotely due to his disability. So many poll workers quit ahead of Tuesday's election that Milwaukee consolidated its 180 polling places down to just five locations, and nearly 300 of the state's National Guard troops replaced volunteers who quit. You also know they’re serious when they’re being redundant as the definition of manifest is, well, obvious. They really are out to get you. A lot of people who are confident in their ideas wouldn’t have any trouble competing in the political arena fair and square. The state Supreme Court's ruling was the culmination of days of efforts by Evers to delay the primary or shift it to voting-by-mail only. As Assembly Speaker, Robin Vos was a key leader in the 2015 effort by the Republican-controlled legislature and outgoing Gov. Vos told the Journal Times on Tuesday that it "made no sense to cancel the election and just push it off to a future date." Mostly they were there to accept absentee ballots because many voters were nervous about sending them in the mail. 1 …
Just when you want to write people off and say to yourself, “whew, I can cross that off my list at least,” people like this make you think again.
Instead, they waited until it was just about to happen, and made a big stink about how people's votes wouldn't count and blah blah blah. From the Milwaukee Journal about legislature's court cases about voting: That's a costly proposition for taxpayers. Robin and Scott hired a lawyer at taxpayer expense to send Madison City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl a “cease-and-desist” letter to try to stop her from making voting easier for people. Last Spring's primary had 23,000 votes from registered voters not counted mostly because the address of the witness was left off. The two express indignation over Tony Evers' mask mandate, and, yet while they have the power to overturn it, they do nothing but criticize him. Tony Evers' executive order, signed Monday, to delay the primary until June. You gotta like the attitude. This isn't a legal maneuver, more like a PR trick to scare Madison voters.
Washington (CNN)Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, a Republican, wore a mask, gloves and other protective gear as he sought to assure voters it was "incredibly safe" to vote in person for Tuesday's election amid the coronavirus pandemic. Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, led fundraising in the state Assembly over the first six months of 2019, pulling in $29,280.
But in a world of uncertainty there is Robin Vos and Scott Fitzgerald. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, left, and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos practice social distancing at a March 25 press conference. opposed all efforts to stop in-person voting. Updated 2358 GMT (0758 HKT) April 7, 2020. Vos blamed two things for the rise in vitriol over the past decade: social media and national news television.
The late John McCain voted against repeal of Obamacare. She wrote that the threat Witzel-Behl’s program posed to the integrity of the process was “manifestly obvious.” Whoa. Two other law firms hired by Republicans are being paid by taxpayers, including one, Husch Blackwell, that includes lawyers who make as much as $820 an hour. A lot of public officials will toss you a curveball once in awhile. You can count on them to do the wrong thing every time. When it comes to doing the wrong thing these guys never cease or desist and that’s manifestly obvious. Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) ... Clint Berge is the Social Media & Digital Content Manager for Eau Claire’s Own WQOW News 18. | Madison, Wisconsin | USA. They’ll never let you down because they’ve never lifted you up.
What brought this to mind is their latest caper. In this crazy mixed-up world you can’t seem to count on anything, So it’s good to know that there is Robin Vos and Scott Fitzgerald. But in statements released Tuesday, neither Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald or Assembly Speaker Robin Vos signaled any intention of calling … Postal Service and to raise doubt in people’s minds about the process. Don't be afraid of voters. Not right. The legislature would be viewed more favorably if only they would legislate and hold real hearings. Here’s the big picture. Witzel-Behl had the creative idea to set up stations in parks, staffed by sworn elections personnel trained by her office, to help voters through the process. Scott Walker to change state open records laws to create a massive loophole that would have allowed legislators to evade disclosing records. The Racine Journal Times slams Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos for a lack of leadership on coronavirus safety. The state Supreme Court on Monday evening blocked Democratic Gov. Thousands of people requested absentee ballots ahead of last week's deadline, but they won't receive those ballots in time to mail them back, according to data reported by local clerks to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. And I’ve just scratched the surface. Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, a Republican, wore a mask, gloves and other protective gear as he sought to assure voters it was "incredibly safe" to vote in … ISTHMUS is © 2020 Red Card Media, Inc. | All rights reserved. Sometimes … Vos and Republican State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald. (Which was proved to be even more baloney when the Assembly was easily able to meet remotely during COVID)-Ramming through laws to give him and Fitz more power in the lame-duck session after Walker lost. He praised election officials and said, "I am super proud of the job that they did, and I am glad that we are able to have the election.". Chief Justice John Roberts and even conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn will side with the liberals from time to time.
That’s what’s so great about Vos and Fitzgerald. Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announced a new task force Monday that will address issues like racial disparities and public safety. And, by the way, they were nervous about that because the president that Vos and Fitzgerald support has done everything he can to hobble the U.S. Vos leads Assembly fundraising. This kind of behavior is frustrating. Anything that can be done to assist voter turnout in troubled times needs to be applauded. Both men referred to Evers’ action as illegal, but said court challenges, rather than legislative remedies should be pursued.
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