September 2, 2020 – Germantown, WI – While doing business errands today I noticed a make-shift corner display with some very well-meaning citizens asking passers-by to stop and sign a recall petition against Governor Tony Evers and Lt. Governor Mandella Barnes. My first thought was ‘good for them’ for taking the initiative.
The more I thought about it, though, I realized the most effective way to stop the Governor, and for sure the least expensive, is to neutralize his power by electing a veto-proof state legislature. This means voters need to hold all the current Assembly seats and add 3 more to give Republicans a 66-vote majority in that house.
In the State Senate, 16 of the 33 seats are up for election and by upping their 19-14 majority by 3 seats the Republicans could have a 22-11 veto-proof majority.
This kind of power in the Madison Statehouse would effectively neutralize Evers in that the two houses could override any vetoes he might conjure up during the balance of his term. It could also save taxpayers millions of dollars by not having a special recall election. And keep in mind, if there is a recall election, all the spending limits normally imposed are tossed out, which means millions in out-of-state funding could be funneled into a campaign to save him in his seat as Governor.
So while we applaud those citizens and their efforts with their hand-made recall signs, that energy and focus could perhaps be better spent on working to get all Republicans elected to seats in the State Assembly and Senate. And don’t forget the election of Republican candidates on the ballot or the U.S. House of Representatives.
Carroll Merry
Germantown
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Sorry Carroll Merry… while your attempt at neutralizing Evers sounds good… in practice it would never work. Evers still has executive powers that can over ride the state congress. Your plan sounds like YOU are an Evers backer and want to insure the Fuhrer remains in power. Evers should NEVER have won…. the ONLY thing that gave him the win was a mysterious box of ballots found in a school room closet and 11 o’clock at night on election day. Just WHY that was never contested is still a VERY SORE POINT AMONG VOTERS! Evers needs to be recalled along with his side kick who is worthless and a violent man himself (there is video proof of Mandella shoving a reporter into the side of a building for asking his some tough questions when he thought the camera was turned off). EVERS has shown his amazing intelligence when he requires people to wear masks IN THEIR OWN HOMES WHILE ON THE COMPUTER IF THEY ARE ZOOMING OR SKYPING… REALLY?…. OR HIM WRITING A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ASKED HIM TO NOT COME TO OUR STATE…. WHEN WE ELECTED THE MAN PRESIDENT?…. AND THIS MAN IS GOVERNING OUR STATE? We need to recall Evers NOW before he joins in with the “squad” and implements their outlandish GREEN NEW DEAL in our state AND DEFRINITELY BEFORE HE PUTS ANY MORE RIDICULOUS MANDATES REGARDING A VIRUS THAT NOW HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE LESS FATAL THAN A GENERAL FLU. (LESS THAN 6% OF REPORTED DEATHS ARE ACTUALLY FROM COVID ALONE). Open up our STATE and let the people start living again…. let the people open their businesses and let them start feeding their families again…. LET US EXERCISE COMMON SENSE AND PROTECT OURSELVES FROM VIRUSES AND DISEASES AND STOP THINKING WE ALL NEED A CHEIF NANNY TO TAKE CARE OF US. THIS POWER GRAB HAS GONE TOO FAR… RECALL EVERS NOW!
Now is the time to get rid of this tyrant, sign a petition and make your voice heard. Evers himself was just caught walking from his condo with people with no mask in place and tried to enter a restaurant to eat with no mask. When asked that he put on a mask, he said he didn’t have one. Really, it’s your own law and you can’t even follow it. Signings are going on at many local parks and business. Visit the West Bend farmers market. I was there last Saturday and ran out of forms so planning on coming back every sat with lots more and hopefully some help. What a great way to spend a Saturday morning. Sign and support local farmers at the market.