{"id":25976,"date":"2015-07-06T15:55:57","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T19:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=25976"},"modified":"2015-07-06T15:58:50","modified_gmt":"2015-07-06T19:58:50","slug":"when-politics-gets-totally-out-of-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=25976","title":{"rendered":"When Politics Gets Totally Out Of Hand"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am a conservative. I totally disagree with liberal policies. I do what I can to see that conservatives who believe in the U.S. Constitution<\/a> get elected. However, I am willing to believe that there is some common ground between conservatives and liberals and I believe they are as entitled to work for their causes as I am for mine. I am not sure how many liberals share that belief.<\/p>\n

National Review<\/a> posted an article today about an attack on conservatives in Wisconsin<\/a> that has been going on for a while. I mean a physical attack based on something called a John Doe<\/a> law.<\/p>\n

The article tells the story of one incident:<\/p>\n

It was still dark outside when \u201cJonah<\/a>\u201d (not his real name) heard the pounding on his front door. As luck would have it, he was awake \u2014 or mostly awake. He\u2019d gotten up at 4:00 a.m. on October 3, 2013, to see his parents off to the airport. They were leaving on a quick trip to raise money for the children\u2019s charity his father runs. Jonah was 16 at the time, old enough to stay home alone for a short time, but not old enough to deal with what awaited him on the other side of the door. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The pounding continued, and Jonah peered out the window to discover its source. To his horror, he saw uniformed officers, their guns drawn. \u201cPolice,\u201d they yelled. \u201cWe have a warrant.\u201d An officer shined a flashlight on a document Jonah couldn\u2019t read. Unsure what to do, but unwilling to defy the authorities, he let them in.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jonah was ordered not to tell anyone what had happened–even officials at his school. When he asked first to call his parents and then to call a lawyer, he was told no both times.<\/p>\n

The article further reports:<\/p>\n

The pretense for the October raids was suspected \u201ccoordination\u201d between various conservative organizations and Wisconsin governor Scott Walker<\/a>\u2019s campaign \u2014 activity that a trial court has held constituted nothing more than entirely legal \u201cissue advocacy,\u201d if it even occurred. Because they\u2019d had the temerity to engage in this issue advocacy \u2014 constitutionally protected free speech \u2014 multiple conservative citizens were subjected to so-called John Doe proceedings by Milwaukee County District Attorney<\/a> John Chisholm<\/a>, a Democrat.<\/strong><\/p>\n

…At present, John Doe II is halted. In response to a challenge from Wisconsin conservative activist Eric O\u2019Keefe<\/a> and the Wisconsin Club for Growth, a trial judge blocked multiple prosecution subpoenas, holding that they \u201cdo not show probable cause that the moving parties committed any violations of the campaign-finance laws.\u201d This ruling has been appealed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court<\/a>, and a decision that could potentially end Chisholm\u2019s witch hunts once and for all is expected any day. At least one victim isn\u2019t waiting for such a decision before she takes action. Cindy Archer has filed a civil-rights lawsuit against Chisholm, and more suits may be coming.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have posted other stories about the activities of the Milwaukee<\/a> Country District Attorney here<\/a> and here<\/a>. Regardless of which side of the political spectrum you choose to occupy, this story should concern you. If public servants are allowed to use their offices to intimidate political opponents, we are in serious trouble. I hope all of the people whose houses were stormed into by misguided police sue everyone responsible. That may actually be the best remedy, as the courts, as of yet, do not seem overly concerned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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