Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled state legislature, in a lame-duck session, voted to limit the powers of incoming Dem. Governor Tony Evers.
Okay, that does sound lame, am I reading it right?
Yes. GOP lawmakers of Wisconsin, who held on to majority in Nov. midterm elections thanks to manipulated voting maps despite losing popular vote (btw. aren’t we sick of hearing this?) don’t want the incoming Democratic governor to fulfill his campaign promises. So they sneak-passed bills early morning that will make it hard for the new governor to provide affordable healthcare, expand voting rights, and renegotiate on a terrible deal (we’ll get to this in a moment) made by the outgoing GOP governor Scott Walker. Walker, who only has 5 weeks left, is expected to sign the bills.
That’s some shameful shit
Indeed. Some protesters gave the GOP lawmakers the Cersei treatment (see tweet below) but it wasn’t enough to stop Republicans from passing the bills.
Senate gallery erupts in chants of “Shame!” after Republican Senate president @SenatorRoth orders it cleared during debate of lame-duck session bills pic.twitter.com/De11kFjFlo
— Scott Bauer (@sbauerAP) December 4, 2018
Conned by Foxconn
Blocking people from getting affordable healthcare and limiting voting rights are usual Republican BS but what makes the situation worse is the horrible deal made by outgoing GOP governor Scott Walker. Let’s break down how badly he got finessed.
- Walker lured Apple manufacturer Foxconn to Wisconsin by offering $4.1 billion subsidies.
- That’s $1,774(!)per household for Wisconsin residents.
- The deal was supposed to bring in 13,000 jobs to the state.
- Soon after it was signed, Foxconn scaled down the plan and the jobs will mostly be filled by foreign workers, not local residents.
- To make matters worse, Walker gave Foxconn exemptions from environmental regulations, effectively gave them free pass to pollute Wisconsin.
Incoming governor Evers promised to right the wrongs when he begins his term in January but Republican lawmakers just made it harder for him to renegotiate. Very #MAGA of them.
