October 24, 2008
From jsonline.com:
“Most of us are in much more danger from a drunk driver than we are from a person that is going to break into our house,” he said. “I don’t think we should have a ban (on checkpoints). . . . I think it can be a useful tool, used appropriately and in a limited way.”
The Democratic governor said courts have set criteria for the constitutionality of checkpoints. Any new Wisconsin law would have to follow those guidelines, ensuring stops are not made in a discriminatory fashion, he said.
Putting the civil rights aside for one moment, HOW ABOUT SOME ACTUAL PRISON TIME FOR PEOPLE CONVICTED OF DRUNK DRIVING? That might get some results, as opposed to stopping everyone driving through the wrong place at midnight on Saturday. Especially since once the police catch them, nothing will happen.
Now then:
Having disregarded our Second Amendment rights, vetoing concealed carry that had overwhelming support, Doyle now goes after the Fourth! What’s next? Maybe a few soldiers quartered in our homes?
I don’t care how you apply this, it is a violation of our rights, and an inconvenience for people who aren’t drinking and driving. That a governor is so willing to discard them should bother anyone.
Want something even more disturbing? There is talk of a cabinet position for Doyle in an Obama administration. Maybe even AG. While that is obviously speculation, it is frightening.
Runner up for today’s quote of the day (from IM) -
Peter: there is talk of [Doyle] getting the AG position in an Obamarama administration
Greg: of course he would. obama is too busy violating the 1st and 2nd amendments to have time to mess with the 4th, so he’d need to hire someone with experience
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Posted by Peter
June 11, 2008
Serial CCW vetoing Governor Jim Doyle spent a good part of Tuesday at a golf outing to raise campaign funds while Wisconsin was dealing with flooding that caused millions of dollars in damage, including washing away houses.
Doyle spokesman Lee Sensenbrenner said the governor attended “part of” his campaign’s sixth annual golf outing at University Ridge Golf Course in Verona, which had a suggested contribution of $1,250 per golfer. Doyle has said he will decide later this year whether to seek a third term.
Sensenbrenner said Doyle arrived at the golf outing in the morning and left before 2 p.m. Later that day, he conducted a briefing for reporters on flooding problems resulting from severe storms and downpours that soaked the state over the weekend and caused a rupture that emptied Lake Delton. The governor returned to the golf outing later in the day, the spokesman added.
Good to know where Governor Doyle’s priorities are.
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Posted by Peter
June 2, 2008
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports
Gerhard Witte, the 70-year-old physician charged Wednesday with slitting his ex-wife’s throat in a downtown parking garage, repeatedly threatened to kill the woman after she filed for divorce in early 2005, once telling police he wouldn’t need a gun because “he is a medical doctor, and he knows precisely where to cut someone.”
Elisabeth Witte, who was killed Sunday after performing with the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus, was so afraid of Gerhard Witte, according court records, that she temporarily moved to Germany. But the threats continued.
“He stated he considers his wife no more than an intruder who intends to steal his property,” according to the incident report. “Witte states it is now war between himself and his wife, and he has given her an ultimatum with three choices:
“She can come home, . . . leave without any of his money, or be killed.
“When asked if he had any firearms, Witte stated he will not use a gun. Witte stated he is a medical doctor, and he knows precisely where to cut someone.”
According to the complaint charging Witte with first-degree intentional homicide, he carried through on that threat Sunday.
Gerhard Witte had repeatedly threatened to kill his ex-wife, indicated how he would do it, and yet the state of Wisconsin left Elizabeth with no more than a piece of paper to protect herself. Would she have chosen to carry a gun to protect herself? Maybe, maybe not, but shouldn’t she have been given that option? So far, 48 states have some form of right-to-carry, with 39 of those being shall-issue. Only 2 states, Wisconsin and Illinois, have no from of right-to-carry. None of the RTC states has seen a rise in crime due to the right-to-carry, with most seeing a decrease in crime. None have seen fit to tighten the restrictions, although some have loosened them. It is time for Governor Doyle to stop playing games with the people of Wisconsin. Twice, the legislature passed a right-to-carry bill, twice Doyle vetoed it. How many senseless killings do we have to see before this law is passed? Wisconsin residents should be afforded the right to choose to protect themselves, and how they want to do that.
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Posted by Peter
March 20, 2008
The A.P. is reporting a story out of Wisconsin of a 71 year old real estate agent, Ann B. Nelson, who was found dead in a house she had been showing earlier in the day. She was found in a bedroom with a smoldering mattress and wounds to her head. This certainly looks like a case of being able to get someone to a secluded place by way of their job, and murdering them. This is yet another instance of what happens when citizens are not allowed to defend themselves. The Wisconsin Legislature has previously passed a concealed carry bill, which Governor Doyle vetoed, maintaining Wisconsin as a victim disarmament zone. Would Ann Nelson have been carrying a gun? I don’t know. But then again, neither would anyone seeking to do her harm. Because Wisconsin prohibits carrying concealed weapons, criminals can rest easy knowing that the likelihood of attacking someone who is armed is so low. In the last year we have seen several pizza delivery drivers attacked, and some killed in Milwaukee. The one driver that defended himself, Andres Vegas, was faced with a misdemeanor concealed weapons charge, which a judge fortunately threw out. But an honest citizen should not have to deal with the court, hiring lawyers, etc. for an obvious case of self defense like this. Paul Schumann wasn’t so lucky. December 8th, 2008, he was robbed by Quincy L. Baker, who then shot him in the back of the head. Members of Schumann’s family said the longtime pizza deliveryman had been shot twice before. Where was the Governor for these people? Where were the political appointee police chiefs that bucked the opinions of the rank-and-file, and opposed CCW? They could not be there, the hard truth is, at the time a crime of violence occurs, there is often only the criminal and the victim. If the criminal is bigger, stronger, or better armed than the victim, what chance does the victim have? They have none, unless they are allowed the tools to defend themselves with. Is it unreasonable to think that if delivery drivers, real estate agents, and many other people whose jobs land them in potentially life threatening situations alone, were allowed to arm themselves it would be less likely that these people would have died? To quote from our friend on the left “If we could save just one life” wouldn’t it be worth it? Maybe neither of the people that died would have been carrying. Maybe they still would have died. But at least they would have a chance.
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Posted by Peter
March 14, 2008
It looks like Wisconsin’s Governor Doyle finally got one right. Yesterday he signed AB-581, the “Katrina Bill”, into law. The bill prevents anyone with emergency powers, such as in a time of natural disaster or extreme civil unrest, from confiscating or restricting legally owned firearms and ammunition. While it may be unthinkable to some, this is exactly what happened in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. In the time when people needed them the most, the police were confiscating a citizen’s best means of protection. The passage of this bill will go a long way to help prevent this from happening if such a disaster ever occurs in Wisconsin.
I suppose this means I have to call Doyle’s office and thank him for signing it… First having to call and thank Feingold signing the Amicus brief, now Doyle…
What a great problem to have.
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