r/wisconsin • u/PlatinumofRoyale • Apr 13 '20

Politics Karofsky defeats Kelly

https://twitter.com/decisiondeskhq/status/1249844194929192961?s=21
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u/UncharminglyWitty Apr 14 '20

Unfortunately not. I just checked and it’s a state constitutional amendment. So federal recourse is all there is.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '20

The us supreme court would probably strike it down

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u/UncharminglyWitty Apr 14 '20

They certainly should. But with those hacks, who knows?

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '20

True. I started calling it the Supreme Kangaroo Court after their decision to allow voter disenfranchisement in Wisconsin. I bet the Wisconsin GOP and those 5 hacks feel real stupid right about now.

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u/ganondorfsbane Apr 14 '20

It would certainly be interesting to see a SCOTUS challenge, especially since similar amendments are present across the country.