Wisconsin Supreme Court justices write dissenting letter to DNC’s request to remove Green Party candidate from ballot | WSAU News/Talk 550 AM · 99.9 FM

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices write dissenting letter to DNC’s request to remove Green Party candidate from ballot | WSAU News/Talk 550 AM · 99.9 FM

MADISON, WI (WSAU) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court faces a potentially important election decision before voters go to the polls in November. Two justices penned a letter Thursday warning against political influence on the court.

According to the New York Post, the court recently decided to grant the DNC’s request to disqualify Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein from the Badger State ballot. The court challenged the legality of Justices Rebecca Bradley and Annette Ziegler, joined by their electors, in writing their dissenting brief. It stated, “The (liberal) majority goes beyond its neutral role in arguing the case on behalf of the DNC, and so appears to allow for an expedited review of this original measure.”

The legal dispute came to the fore last week when Wisconsin DNC deputy director of operations David Strang filed a lawsuit with the state challenging Stein’s eligibility, claiming the party violated state election law by lacking eligible voters. After the lawsuit was dismissed by Wisconsin’s top election board, Strang filed a petition to remove Stein from the ballot and took the case to the state Supreme Court, which is dominated by a liberal majority.

Stein’s campaign manager Jason Call told the Washington Post that the campaign has no intention of quitting quietly: “We have legal counsel and we will fight it. We will file a response by the incredibly short deadline of 5 p.m. Friday,” and he went on to thank Judges Bradley and Ziegler, saying: “We appreciate the dissenting opinion of SCOWIS that the time frame set was too short, and we believe the time frame was politically motivated by the liberal majority on the court.”

“We will do the same in every state where Democrats sue to disqualify us from voting. One of our goals now is to punish the anti-Democrats for their use of election lawfare. The people deserve better from the political system of a democracy,” Call concluded.

Four of the last six presidential elections in Wisconsin have been decided by less than one percent of the vote, or about 20,000 votes, while Stein received over 30,000 votes in Wisconsin in the 2016 presidential election. The latest polls show Vice President Kamala Harris has gained significantly in recent weeks, but she is currently tied with or just one percentage point ahead of former President Trump on average in the Badger State.

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