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26 Jul, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Wisconsin Republicans, who took off more than half the year last year in the height of the pandemic, are calling an extraordinary session tomorrow to attempt a veto override on as-yet-unspecified legislation.
postcrescent.com/story/news/pol…
This is a political stunt. Last year, @GovEvers, @WisDems, and the WI state Senate and Assembly Democrats joined forces for a campaign called Save the Veto, to prevent GOP supermajorities. It worked. The GOP's dream of gerrymandering its way to veto-overriding power failed.
The fact is, Wisconsin voters have chosen Democrats over and over, statewide. The Republican Party doesn't have an agenda or a vision for the state, and voters have rejected it.
Update: Looks like the oh-so-urgent matter that the GOP is reconvening the legislature on is... attacking enhanced unemployment benefits for Wisconsinites. Taking money out of your pocket: the GOP's top agenda item.

Governor Evers calls the GOP's bluff, and raises the stakes. They want to pull the legislature together to vote in a special session tomorrow? Okay, says @GovEvers—let's not just vote on yanking UI benefits. Let's also vote on investing in our kids.

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~{ Some personal news }~

Starting today, in addition to tweeting about politics, I will occasionally be posting about the newest member of the Wikler household: Pumpkin.
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DEADLINE: Democracy is under attack—and Wisconsin is the key. We’ve got to beat Ron Johnson AND reelect @GovEvers. @WisDems are ratcheting up organizing, but need 104 more monthly donors by midnight Wed to hit our end-of-quarter target. Can you sign up? secure.actblue.com/donate/defend-…
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