Note the lock-step brain-lock message on Elon Musk’s cap. This is how authoritarianism works. It typically leads to overt fascism and the death of a democratic government. Photo courtesy Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
The smell of musk is an acquired taste, and I don’t mind it alt all. Yet the stench of Elon Musk grows stronger and more wretchedly foul each day, especially as the Wisconsin Supreme Court election nears, on April 1.
Billionaire Musk will hold a rally in Green Bay Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. at a yet-undisclosed lovcation, less than 48 hours before polls open to give a campaign “talk” for Republican candidate and Trump suck-up Brad Schimel. He’ll also hand out a million dollars to the second preson who commits to having voted agaist “activist judges” by signing a petition of his. He’s already doled to a cool milion to one person. His definition of “activist judges”?
Trump has indicated that would be any who have rued for the illegality and uncontitutionality of any Trump executive action ot destructive acts by his toadie fellows, such as Musk and his DOGE gang.
“Entrance is limited to those who have voted in the Supreme Court election,” Musk wrote, though he did not specify how that would be verified.
Musk also wrote that he would present the second of two $1 million checks “in appreciation for you taking the time to vote.”
Stop to think how corrupt and lame that reasoning is. He’ll have thousands willing to sign and vote for Schimel but only two get the big dough, I suppose as a symbolic gesture of his financial power to do all he can to buy this election for the Trump toadie in waiting.
Sure, the two million bucks isn’t lame in itself, it’s pure financial power. But it is morally depraved, in this action. Unless you think it’s cool for one person to date to donate $20 million to influence for the outcome of a state judicial race. Musk is the richest man in the world in a society where a small handful of billionaires have more wealth than the financial bottom half of American citizens, as Sen. Bernie Sanders pointed out recently .
Circuit Judge Brad Schimel. Courtesy AP
The race is being closely watched nationally as an early indicator of mid-term election trends. Locally it will determine the ideological balance of the court, which now has a one-seat advantage for liberals.
Musk, a close ally of President Donald Trump, personally and via two groups has poured about $20 million into the race to back conservative candidate Brad Schimel. Finance law allows unlimited donations of they are given to a group other than the canidate, typically the candidate’s political party (Republican) which then passes it “legally” on to the candidate. How corrupt is that? Thanks also to the Supreme Court ruling on “Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission” of 2010.
We should prepare to act swiftly. As soon as word breaks of where Musk appears in Green Bay, we must go there to protest him.
Here’s the report from the Journal-Sentinel:
Dane County Judge Susan Crawford. Courtesy AP
On a more positive note we can do all we can to support and elect Judge Susan Crawford, Schmiel’s opponent. She has an admirable track record of humane, common sense rullings in seveal judicial positions she’s held.
Impressive, to me, is this editorial endorsing her. Why? Because it’s not from some flaming lefty, it’s written by three Wisconsin bsiness leaders who explain how Crawford will be much better than Schimel for the state’s economy. Please check out this editorial, also published in the Journal-Sentinel (Ideas section):
Thanks for reading, caring and voting.
State Supreme Court candidates Crawford and Schimel before their debate in March. AP
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