Republicans had floated the idea of impeaching Janet Protasiewicz, newly seated on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, before she could undo the party’s legislative gerrymander. But on Thursday, they backed off.

They’re still threatening to impeach her if she rules that gerrymandering violates the state constitution though:

Now, Mr. Vos said, the focus would be on what Justice Protasiewicz does “in office.” He said that if the court ruled against the Republican-drawn maps and other conservative causes, he would appeal its decisions to the U.S. Supreme Court. Impeachment, he said, remained “on the table” but was not something Republicans would pursue now.

  • @skozzii@lemmy.ca
    11•11 months ago

    So if they aren’t complicit in crime, they want to impeach?

    Ohhh America, what happened to you…

    • Dark ArcEnglish
      3•11 months ago

      The US is a big country… It’s kind of like saying oh Europe what happened to you because the UK is off the rails…

      Everybody is having problems; hopefully we can collectively get through them.

    • @stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml
      1•11 months ago

      Keep in mind that the average US state is larger than the average EU country. Think of the diversity not only between them, but within them. Sadly, the US government was set up specifically to hide tax money away from the British and that’s what it keeps focusing on.