Flap’s Links and Comments for March 24th on 14:42

These are my links for March 24th from 14:42 to 19:10:

• Wisconsin Supreme Court: Kloppenburg, Prosser Spar Over Impartiality – With Wisconsin's Supreme Court expected to take on a case that came out of Gov. Scott Walker's plan to curb collective bargaining rights for public workers, a debate between a justice seeking re-election and a prosecutor challenging him for the seat quickly turned to impartiality Monday.

  Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser and Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg began talking about the issue in their opening statements during a debate at Marquette University. Each accused the other of not being able to act independently.

  Prosser, a former Republican lawmaker, said he would provide "moderate sound judgment" for the next 10 year term, while Kloppenburg said she would be impartial, independent and fair.

  "I, unlike my opponent, will approach cases with an open mind and without having prejudice on the matters that come before the court," she said. "I, unlike my opponent, will move the court forward, away from partisan and personal quarrels."

  While there was no explicit mention of a Dane County judge's decision to issue an emergency order to block the state's contentious new collective bargaining law, Prosser acknowledged the attacks against him on Klopperburg's Facebook page were from people hoping to elect someone to decide "cases that come out of the governor's budget bill."

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  Read it all, especially about the Facebook comments – I am the turd?

• Video: The Candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court Debate – Justice David Prosser and Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg will discuss their qualifications, judicial philosophies, and the important issues facing the state’s highest court during a one-hour debate in the Appellate Courtroom of Eckstein Hall. Assistant Attorney General Kloppenburg has been a litigator and prosecutor at the Wisconsin Department of Justice since 1989. Justice Prosser was appointed to the Court in 1998, and elected to a 10-year term in 2001. The election will be held April 5th.

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  An important election vis a vis the collective bargaining reform law in Wisconsin or will the case be decided prior to the beginning of the term where the new Justice will be seated?

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• Madison teachers given until April 15 to rescind fake doctors’ notes – Madison Wisconsin teachers given until April 15 to rescind fake doctors' notes
• Rep Elton Gallegly Announces New Camarillo District Office | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Rep Elton Gallegly Announces New Camarillo District Office #tcot #catcot