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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA must read 7/23/17 Wisconsin State Journal .... Evidence of republicans rigging the state
Democrats' short-lived 2012 recall victory led to key evidence in partisan gerrymandering case
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/democrats-short-lived-recall-victory-led-to-key-evidence-in/article_d5cfb956-6e93-5c81-8403-050493b5412e.html
Lawyers representing the plaintiffs in the case, Gill v. Whitford, say the short-lived majority allowed Democrats to force the Legislature's private lawyers to cough up documents, leading to a court-ordered release of computer hard drives with deleted spreadsheets.
The story, pieced together from court documents and new interviews, of how an otherwise meaningless transfer of power could potentially overturn the centuries-old practice of political gerrymandering in the United States is a reminder that in politics even the little victories matter.
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Among the documents were the secrecy pledges Republican senators signed to review their district maps, strict rules for anyone entering the map room and talking points about the significance of the redrawn maps. There was also a print-out of a spreadsheet showing the partisan effect of the final map, but Earle said the document only told a partial story.
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Forensic investigator Mark Lanterman, a former U.S. Secret Service official, testified that his review of the hard drives found evidence that hundreds of thousands of files had been deleted many in the week before the files were turned over to Miller's office.
malaise
(268,680 posts)LOCK THEM UP!
Botany
(70,445 posts)Not only gerrymandering but out and out manipulation of the vote too.
malaise
(268,680 posts)M$Greedia has not spent enough time of ReTHUG election stealing.
Dustlawyer
(10,494 posts)their chances reduced to nothing without cheating. TPTB want to keep control over our government so they can keep shoving 12% approval bills down our throats!
dalton99a
(81,391 posts)malaise
(268,680 posts)Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)And have EVERY DEMOCRATIC talk about nothing else; not score political points, but to save our Democracy.
Botany
(70,445 posts)malaise
(268,680 posts)Dems should have made way more noise after they stole Feingold's seat
LiberalLovinLug
(14,164 posts)Hackable voting machines as well
Now the Trumpublicans have their yesman and a majority back in the SCOTUS just in time for a ruling on this.
jpak
(41,756 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,565 posts)gademocrat7
(10,643 posts)These jerks need to be prosecuted.
SunSeeker
(51,508 posts)MrPurple
(985 posts)Stone isn't the most reliable source for anything, but he knows dirty tricks.
diva77
(7,629 posts)has been found; rather the issue is that the voting machines cannot guarantee that votes are being counted as cast.
The machines do not meet the burden of proof that they cannot be rigged or hacked.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Milwaukee voting is the key to WI elections.
lostnfound
(16,162 posts)Isn't that in itself criminal behavior? I don't understand why there should be a secret deal that allows them off the hook for deleting evidence.
BSdetect
(8,994 posts)This is no shining example of democracy.
Nitram
(22,759 posts)gathered and presented in court means the democratic system is working. This could be the straw that broke the Gerrymander's back.
Nitram
(22,759 posts)numerous red states. This will be a game-changer because it is solid and irrefutable proof that detracts were drawn with only political power in mind. We've long known that to be the case, but courts need proof. Now we have it in spades.
Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)Investigate Hillary's email server!!
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)k & r
vkkv
(3,384 posts)Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,760 posts)Thanks for posting.
oasis
(49,323 posts)Please wake up.
CrispyQ
(36,419 posts)colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)Hackable machines, gerrymandering, republicans just throwing away provisional votes, CrossCheck. Also in poorer neighborhoods maybe just one rickety old machine, hence long lines that time some folks out. Cushy middle and upper class suburbs have plenty of newer, working machines.
When, oh when will democrats go after this hard?
JDC
(10,114 posts)Egnever
(21,506 posts)Kicking
SergeStorms
(19,177 posts)they're bullies, liars, cheaters, and CAN'T WIN ON A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD!
turbinetree
(24,683 posts)But 53 minutes pretty explains it.............