Democrat liberals in Wisconsin have been trying for years to get Scott Walker. When Walker was first running for governor, the local Democrat prosecutor started an investigation into supposed wrongdoing in Walker's office. That investigation uncovered nothing, but the prosecutor did not give up. Instead, he began a so called "john doe investigation". That is an investigation in which the subject and the details of the investigation is not disclosed. For years after that, this investigation was used to harass conservatives and those who supported Walker. Police conducted raids in the middle of the night and told the people whose homes were invaded that they could not tell anyone of what had happened. All sorts of records and computers were seized. Day to day life for many of these people was disrupted as they were terrorized by ongoing police raids run by this prosecutor. Finally, a few years ago, a Wisconsin appellate court ordered the investigation to stop since there was no basis for it. The Democrat prosecutor, however, did not give up. An appeal was taken to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Today the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the investigation was improper and had to be stopped immediately. It is important to note that even though the court is split 4 to 3 along party lines, the ruling against the john doe investigation and the secret police methods of the Democrat prosecutor were condemned unanimously. Two of the seven justices disagreed in small part on one issue, but the condemnation of the investigation was still total.
To give you a flavor of just how bad the Wisconsin Supreme Court viewed the conduct by the prosecutor, here is one paragraph from the ruling:
¶133 Our lengthy discussion of these three cases can be distilled into a few simple, but important, points. It is utterly clear that the special prosecutor has employed theories of law that do not exist in order to investigate citizens who were wholly innocent of any wrongdoing. In other words, the special prosecutor was the instigator of a “perfect storm” of wrongs that was visited upon the innocent Unnamed Movants and those who dared to associate with them. It is fortunate, indeed, for every other citizen of this great State who is interested in the protection of fundamental liberties that the special prosecutor chose as his targets innocent citizens who had both the will and the means to fight the unlimited resources of an unjust prosecution. Further, these brave individuals played a crucial role in presenting this court with an opportunity to re-endorse its commitment to upholding the fundamental right of each and every citizen to engage in lawful political activity and to do so free from the fear of the tyrannical retribution of arbitrary or capricious governmental prosecution. Let one point be clear: our conclusion today ends this unconstitutional John Doe investigation. (Emphasis added.)
There are civil suits currently pending against the prosecutor and his henchmen for violation of the civil rights of those targeted. Given the Supreme Court's ruling, those cases will soon be settled. The only question now is how soon it will be before the prosecutor is impeached and removed from office.
Today the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the investigation was improper and had to be stopped immediately. It is important to note that even though the court is split 4 to 3 along party lines, the ruling against the john doe investigation and the secret police methods of the Democrat prosecutor were condemned unanimously. Two of the seven justices disagreed in small part on one issue, but the condemnation of the investigation was still total.
To give you a flavor of just how bad the Wisconsin Supreme Court viewed the conduct by the prosecutor, here is one paragraph from the ruling:
¶133 Our lengthy discussion of these three cases can be distilled into a few simple, but important, points. It is utterly clear that the special prosecutor has employed theories of law that do not exist in order to investigate citizens who were wholly innocent of any wrongdoing. In other words, the special prosecutor was the instigator of a “perfect storm” of wrongs that was visited upon the innocent Unnamed Movants and those who dared to associate with them. It is fortunate, indeed, for every other citizen of this great State who is interested in the protection of fundamental liberties that the special prosecutor chose as his targets innocent citizens who had both the will and the means to fight the unlimited resources of an unjust prosecution. Further, these brave individuals played a crucial role in presenting this court with an opportunity to re-endorse its commitment to upholding the fundamental right of each and every citizen to engage in lawful political activity and to do so free from the fear of the tyrannical retribution of arbitrary or capricious governmental prosecution. Let one point be clear: our conclusion today ends this unconstitutional John Doe investigation. (Emphasis added.)
There are civil suits currently pending against the prosecutor and his henchmen for violation of the civil rights of those targeted. Given the Supreme Court's ruling, those cases will soon be settled. The only question now is how soon it will be before the prosecutor is impeached and removed from office.
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