To add insult to injury, he was stuck in a Toyota Tercel.

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/14310763

From the Article:

GOP lawmakers overstepped their constitutional authority when they used a committee to block certain gubernatorial actions, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court concluded in a 6-1 ruling.

Friday’s near-unanimous decision hands a major victory to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who filed a lawsuit arguing legislative committees like the GOP-led Joint Finance Committee violated the separation of powers established in Wisconsin’s Constitution.

The lawsuit cited moves by the committee, such as blocking the ability of Evers’ Department of Natural Resources to acquire land for conservation using funds that had already been earmarked by the full Legislature. In circumventing the DNR’s ability to carry out those purchases for what’s known as the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program, Wisconsin’s budget-writing committee “intruded” on executive power, six justices concluded.

“Maintaining the separation of powers between the branches is essential for the preservation of liberty and a government accountable to the people,” conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley wrote in the majority opinion. “By placing the power of the executive branch to carry out the law in a committee of the legislature, the legislative branch subsumed the executive power.”

Evers called the ruling a “victory for the people of Wisconsin” in a statement Friday.

“Republican lawmakers have spent years giving themselves outsized influence and power that they’ve used to unconstitutionally obstruct basic government functions and prevent my administration from doing the people’s work,” the statement said. “I’ve spent years working against near-constant Republican obstruction, and this historic decision rightfully resets constitutional checks and balances and restores separation of powers.”

Joint Finance Co-Chairs Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, and Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, said the decision was an “unfortunate” reversal of longstanding, “key components” of the land stewardship program that have been in place under both Democratic and Republican administrations. “These provisions have ensured taxpayer resources are spent wisely and that local communities and stakeholders have had a seat at the table on important projects impacting their area,” the statement said. “This decision removes our current legislative oversight process. Our entire stewardship program is now in jeopardy.”

Evers has long been engaged in a tug of war over authority with Wisconsin’s Legislature. Republicans hold a majority in both Wisconsin’s Senate and Assembly, but are just shy of the Assembly supermajority needed to override vetoes from the governor.

Huge win for democracy

After the Supreme Court of the United States legislated from the bench this past session, republicans celebrated.

But when Wisconsin's Act 10 was passed in 2011 it was very much unconstitutional from the get-go. A stacked, gerrymandered republican legislature and a republican WI Supreme Court, led by a judge who choked one of his fellow judges, ensured that our idiot governor at the time, Scott Walker, got his way around our state laws.

Now that a smart judge has ruled that indeed Act 10 violates WI State Law, it's suddenly NOT OK for judges to legislate from the bench. Here's a quote from Devin LeMaheieu, a sad little king of his sad little village of Oostburg WI:

“Once again, the only way the Democrats can get their way is through activist judges dropping decisions on a holiday weekend when no one is watching. Unfortunately, if this decision stands, it will cost Wisconsin's hard-working families millions of dollars.”

Fuck you and your hypocrisy Devin. Stand up and be for or against judicial legislation. You cannot praise the republican cult leader's interpretation of immunity from the SCOTUS as acceptable bench legislation, then turn around and get pissy when a judge points out serious factual errors within Act 10. You cannot have it both ways.

I call on you to speak up against trump, SCOTUS, and the immunity ruling from earlier this week, or come on and admit you were wrong about Act 10. Which will it be, sir? Is judicial legislation only OK for republicans? Come out and say that then. Say the quiet part out loud.

It's what your cult party does best.

cross-posted from: https://fedia.io/m/[email protected]/t/953332

A Delta flight from Detroit to Amsterdam was diverted to New York's Kennedy Airport on Wednesday after passengers were served spoiled food, airline officials said.

Edit: Following up on this, the vending machine was removed due to lack of sales.

https://wcyb.com/news/nation-world/grocery-store-in-alabama-removes-ammo-vending-machine-ammunition-guns-weapons-firearms-tuscaloosa-american-rounds-pell-city-grant-majors-ceo-fresh-value-360-facial-recognition-security-measures

Not quite as weird/odd as I usually post, but it does have a hamster driving a tank, so there's that.