Friends,
We wanted to make sure you saw this important message from Mandela.
The Republican majority in the Wisconsin State Legislature has threatened to impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz in an attempt to seize power and maintain their heavily gerrymandered maps.
It’s abundantly clear that the GOP has too much power. To baselessly impeach an elected Justice would undercut our democracy and ignore the voice and will of Wisconsinites. This is clearly politically motivated and we can’t let this continue.
This fight goes far beyond Justice Protasiewicz. It’s a fight to protect our democracy.
If you have a moment, please read Mandela’s original message below.
The team at the Long Run
Friends — When we helped to elect Justice Janet Protasiewicz in Wisconsin, it marked a historic day for our movement, Wisconsin, and our democracy.
That day, an overwhelming majority of Wisconsin voters flipped the majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. They chose to be represented by a Justice who will not put politics over the freedoms guaranteed by our democracy.
But since Justice Protasiewicz was sworn into office last month, Republicans have threatened an unprecedented and dangerous way to usurp power: Impeaching Justice Protasiewicz.
This is a direct attempt by the GOP to undercut the voice of Wisconsinites and undermine a coequal branch of government — a blatant attempt to keep their heavily gerrymandered districts and Wisconsin’s draconian anti-abortion laws alive.
Republicans in the State legislature have indicated that they would support impeaching her, and with their majority in the Assembly and supermajority in the Senate, it's a real threat.
This is a desperate power grab and an attack on our democracy. And we must do all we can to mobilize and organize to prevent these undemocratic stunts.
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This is just the beginning of our battle to protect our democracy. We need your continued support to turn Wisconsin blue up and down the ballot.
Thank you in advance for your contribution. Change is on the horizon.
Mandela
