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2013-11-17 Home Front: Politix

Subpoenas hit allies of Scott Walker as his re-election campaign looms.

[WSJ] Americans learned in the IRS political targeting scandal that government enforcement power can be used to stifle political speech. Something similar may be unfolding in Wisconsin, where a special prosecutor is targeting conservative groups that participated in the battle over Governor Scott Walker's union reforms.

In recent weeks, special prosecutor Francis Schmitz has hit dozens of conservative groups with subpoenas demanding documents related to the 2011 and 2012 campaigns to recall Governor Walker and state legislative leaders.

Copies of two subpoenas we've seen demand "all memoranda, email . . . correspondence, and communications" both internally and between the subpoena target and some 29 conservative groups, including Wisconsin and national nonprofits, political vendors and party committees. The groups include the League of American Voters, Wisconsin Family Action, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, Americans for Prosperity--Wisconsin, American Crossroads, the Republican Governors Association, Friends of Scott Walker and the Republican Party of Wisconsin.

Posted by trailing wife 2013-11-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top

#1 ...Mr. Schmitz seems to be something of a mystery...: <LINK>

Posted by Uncle Phester 2013-11-17 00:47|| 2013-11-17 00:47|| Front Page Top

#2 ...here we go...: <LINK>

Posted by Unle Phester 2013-11-17 10:49|| 2013-11-17 10:49|| Front Page Top

#3 ...not certain why this story intrigues me...

More info on the (now retired from the DOJ) Mr. Schmtz here: <LINK>

Also interesting that Mr. Schmitz seems to be especially interested in the spread of diseases (owing to similarity with ideas or information?): <LINK>

...hope Gov. Walker has a clean closet...

Posted by Uncle Phester 2013-11-17 11:05|| 2013-11-17 11:05|| Front Page Top

#4 The left in Wisconsin may as well put on the brown shirts and jackboots now. They don't mean to compete in the political arena, they mean to silence their opponents by force (police raids) and threats of force (the gag orders on the subpoenas that isolate the recipient on pain of police action if they reveal the existence of the warrant).

Seems to me the way these processes are done, they would be unconstitutional because those affected (namely the donors) have no ability to hear the charges nor confront their accusers nor oppose what seem to be largely illegal search and seizure of personal information.

If this were the wild west, that Milwaukee mayor and his pet city attorney behind this abuse of the legal system would be swinging from trees for this (after conviction of course)

Posted by OldSpook 2013-11-17 13:59|| 2013-11-17 13:59|| Front Page Top

#5 Uncle P, it doesn't matter if Walker has a clean closet - they can shovel plenty of dirt in there anyway.

Posted by Glenmore 2013-11-17 14:07|| 2013-11-17 14:07|| Front Page Top

#6 The left tend to project. This probably means those behind the operation have very dirty closets...

Time for 'pubs to have a look.

I'll wager there's skeletons falling into Narnia.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2013-11-17 14:20|| 2013-11-17 14:20|| Front Page Top

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