Wisconsin, the site of the rise of Progressivism more than a century ago under the esteemed “Mr. Progressive”, Republican Governor and Senator Robert M. LaFollette, Sr., has gone through a long reactionary period in the past 15 years under former Republican Governor Scott Walker.
But yesterday, a state Supreme Court victory for the “progressive” candidate, Janet Protasiewicz, marked a turning point for the future on the significant issues of abortion rights and redistricting, which has been horribly distorted to make Wisconsin one of the most gerrymandered states for the state legislature and US House seats.
There will now be a progressive majority on the State Supreme Court after a decade and a half of horrendous right wing control of that body!
Once again, in so many races since the Presidential Election of 2020, liberal and progressive candidates have triumphed in elections, and abortion rights have been upheld in many state referendums and elections since the Supreme Court overturned Roe V Wade in June 2022 in the Dobbs V Jackson Women’s Health Organization!
This is such good news on so many levels Professor.
The future of women having control of their own health concerns.
The last election we saw the stability of the election results in Wisconsin was only upheld by one Supreme Court vote, when the “Trump Enabling Republicans” tried to overthrow the voter’s decision’s that had been cast.
In Tennessee, the state legislature is voting to expel 3 Democrats for taking part in an anti-gun protest.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/06/us/tennessee-democrats-office-removal-vote/index.html
Of the 3, they saved the white female Democrat and expelled the two black male Democrats.
ReThuglicans are going after medication abortion pills.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/texas-abortion-pill-mifepristone-ruling/index.html
Guarantee you they will go after birth control next.
Idaho’s new abortion law is first to challenge the right to travel to get an abortion.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/07/opinions/idaho-abortion-law-right-to-travel-ziegler/index.html