Key takeaways:
- Wisconsin Republicans have announced a plan to address the 2011 gerrymander and potential impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz.
- The plan includes a panel of three former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices to investigate possible impeachment.
- The plan is seen as a last-ditch effort to retain legislative control, and Governor Tony Evers has spoken out against it.
Wisconsin Republicans have announced a new plan to address the controversy surrounding the 2011 gerrymander, as well as the potential impeachment of newly elected Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz.
Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announced Wednesday that he has created a panel to investigate impeachment criteria, as he considers taking that step against the liberal state Supreme Court Justice. This comes the day after Vos and Republicans introduced a plan to have a Legislature-picked and Legislature-approved staff draw new maps.
The impeachment criteria panel will be made up of three former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices, whom Vos told the Associated Press he would not name until after their work is done. The move to further investigate possible impeachment against Protasiewicz comes after she made comments during her winning campaign about redistricting and nearly $10 million in donations she received from the state Democratic Party.
The new plan proposed by Republicans is seen as a last-ditch effort to retain legislative control, as a newly liberal-controlled state Supreme Court is expected to toss out the 2011 gerrymander. Governor Tony Evers has spoken out against the plan, saying that it is an attempt to “circumvent the will of the people.”
The panel created by Vos is expected to investigate the potential impeachment of Protasiewicz and make a recommendation to the Assembly. It is unclear when the panel will make its recommendation or when the Assembly will take action.
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