Republicans are requesting a liberal Wisconsin judge recuse herself from potentially considering reviewing the Badger Stateā€™s congressional maps.

Earlier this month, Democrats asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider the stateā€™s congressional maps, using the high courtā€™s opinion in a separate elections maps lawsuit as reason to consider a redo over Wisconsinā€™s congressional maps.

But five members of Wisconsinā€™s GOP congressional delegation filed a motion Tuesday asking Justice Janet Protasiewicz to recuse herself from hearing the case, pointing to comments she made when she was a candidate running for a spot on the court last year as reason to not weigh in.

Among some of the comments Republicans pointed to included her calling the stateā€™s maps ā€œriggedā€ and saying she ā€œwould certainly welcome the opportunity to have a fresh look at our maps.ā€ However, neither she, nor her Republican opponent, detailed how they would vote on a potential case while on the campaign trail.

  • logicbomb@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    66
    arrow-down
    1
    Ā·
    6 months ago

    Itā€™s an elected office. For better or worse, she had to run a campaign, and she had to make campaign promises.

    If sheā€™s not allowed to fulfill her promises, then whatā€™s the point?

      • chuckleslord@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        12
        Ā·
        6 months ago

        Republicans fulfill campaign promises? I thought they lied through their teeth and then used their time in office to enrich themselves while destroying social safety nets.

        • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          5
          arrow-down
          1
          Ā·
          6 months ago

          Oh, of course, they never do. But the point is that only Republicans are allowed to do it. Whether or not they actually do is besides the point.