As usual, the left and the media is going berserk over the supposed moves by the Wisconsin legislature to limit the power of the incoming Democrat governor in that state. If you look at the headlines, the Republican controlled Legislature is passing legislation that severely limits what the new governor will be able to do. It's just another media hoax, however.
The Wisconsin Senate passed bills last night. The Assembly is expected to follow suit and governor Scott Walker is expected to sign those bills. Here's what these bills do:
1. Wisconsin has a requirement that able-bodied adults on Medicaid must either work or make reasonable efforts to gain employment in order to stay in the program. The new legislation moves that work requirement from a regulation to a law. Nothing is changed.
2. Wisconsin currently has early voting that begins on the third Monday before election day. That means there are 15 days of early voting maximum if the polling stations stay open on every day possible (including weekends). The new legislation sets early voting at two weeks maximum by law rather than by regulation. It's not much of a change.
3. Wisconsin presently lets the Attorney General dismiss or settle lawsuits called for by the Legislature. The new law says that the Legislature has to consent to that action. That has nothing to do with the governor.
4. The new law says that the Executive branch of the Wisconsin government cannot enact new laws by regulation unless there are laws that allow that to happen. It's a limit on new regulations. It doesn't let the executive or the regulatory agencies claim to have "inherent" power to make new rules. It is actually a restatement of current Wisconsin law, not a change. It does prevent the Wisconsin courts from finding "inherent" regulatory powers, though.
These are hardly earth-shaking changes. They are not an attempt to take away or limit the powers of the new governor. But, as usual, the truth has little effect on the media or the Democrats.
The Wisconsin Senate passed bills last night. The Assembly is expected to follow suit and governor Scott Walker is expected to sign those bills. Here's what these bills do:
1. Wisconsin has a requirement that able-bodied adults on Medicaid must either work or make reasonable efforts to gain employment in order to stay in the program. The new legislation moves that work requirement from a regulation to a law. Nothing is changed.
2. Wisconsin currently has early voting that begins on the third Monday before election day. That means there are 15 days of early voting maximum if the polling stations stay open on every day possible (including weekends). The new legislation sets early voting at two weeks maximum by law rather than by regulation. It's not much of a change.
3. Wisconsin presently lets the Attorney General dismiss or settle lawsuits called for by the Legislature. The new law says that the Legislature has to consent to that action. That has nothing to do with the governor.
4. The new law says that the Executive branch of the Wisconsin government cannot enact new laws by regulation unless there are laws that allow that to happen. It's a limit on new regulations. It doesn't let the executive or the regulatory agencies claim to have "inherent" power to make new rules. It is actually a restatement of current Wisconsin law, not a change. It does prevent the Wisconsin courts from finding "inherent" regulatory powers, though.
These are hardly earth-shaking changes. They are not an attempt to take away or limit the powers of the new governor. But, as usual, the truth has little effect on the media or the Democrats.
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