Trempealeau County Supreme Court Recount Results

Trempealeau County Board Chairman Wally Geske stated the following in a letter about the recount demanded by Joanne Kloppenburg for Wisconsin Supreme Court: "The recent Wisconsin Supreme Court recount in Trempealeau County resulted in a zero "0" change. This should give citizens of Trempealeau County confidence in our elections and is a credit to Paul Syverson and his dedicated poll workers. Congratulations on a job well done. Even though there were no changes in the final count, there were ramifications. It took 10 workers three and one-half days to complete the task. It cost the taxpayers of the county $3,402.05. Thank you Ms Kloppenburg for adding this to our county budget."

Letter to Legislators: Top 10 Priorities

Republican members of the 3rd Congressional District constructed the following list of "Top 10" priorities our Republican Legislators need to focus on under the new GOP leadership. The letter was then composed and approved by the 3rd District Executive Committee and all the County Chairs. The letter was sent, in April, to all of our Republican Senators and Assemblymen in the 3rd Congressional District, Senate Majority Leader Scot Fitzgerald, Assembly Leader Jeff Fitzgerald, Governor Scott Walker, Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, US Senator Ron Johnson, Attorney General JB Van Hollen, State Treasurer Kurt Schuller, and RPW & RNC Leadership. The letter sent is as follows:


To the Honorable Republican Legislators:

Congratulations on gaining control of the Assembly, Senate, and Governor’s office! We worked hard this campaign season to help make this a successful election for Republicans, and we’d like to continue to help you set priorities for this legislative session. At the 3rd District Leadership Meeting held in January, a list was developed by members of the 19 county parties within the 3rd Congressional District to help you understand what your constituents believe are the most important issues facing us today. The list is to help you focus on what issues to tackle first and to remind you of what voters expect you to deliver on.

These are our top 10 priorities:
1. Economic Development: including job creation in the private sector, reduction in corporate taxes and deregulation of business.
2. Balance the Budget: Without raising taxes and without raiding designated funds.
3. Voter ID: and eliminate same day voter registration.
4. 2nd Amendment Rights: including concealed carry and maintain open carry.
5. Property Taxes: reduce property taxes and work to reduce and/or eliminate as many taxes as possible.
6. Illegal Immigration: deal with the problem honestly and without fear.
7. State Income Tax: reduce and/or eliminate personal state income tax.
8. Clean Bill Legislation: initiate Clean Bill legislation.
9. DNR: do not allow the DNR to interfere with business.
10. Social Issues: Adhere to social conservatism, respecting traditional family values, including the sanctity of life (from conception until natural death) and the definition of marriage as between one man and one woman.

Thank you for this opportunity to address you with the issues that are most prevalent in the minds of your supporters from the 3rd Congressional District. We recognize this is a volatile time for you as conservatives and the pressure you are facing from the left is immense. We want to assure you that we are here to support you and will continue to stand with you, as long as you continue to stand up for us and adhere to the conservative principles the Republican Party represents. Thank you for all you have done and will do to make Wisconsin great again. We believe in Wisconsin and we believe in you!

Respectfully,

3rd Congressional District Republican Party of Wisconsin

Proud, not ashamed, of Voter ID

by Deloras Vind

Shameless is defined as having or showing no feeling of shame, modesty or decency; brazen, or impudent.

Shameless is standing in the Senate chambers shouting; Shame! Shame! Shame! at your fellow workers because they have a different viewpoint and vote than yours. At least this time the 14 Senators were in the Wisconsin chambers not in Illinois hiding out, though most – including Senator Vinehout - did not voice a roll call vote though asked twice.

Its about time Voter ID is law. My vote will not be disenfranchised. I will gladly show my photo ID to confirm who I am and live in the district in which I vote. I like that my vote will not be cancelled due to the fraud of others. We must show photo ID for over the counter sinus medication, to write a check, buy a pack of cigarettes, visit the Doctor, get insurance, join the military, go to college, get married, open a PO Box, apply for food stamps, get Badgercare, etc … Just about everything in life … and now to vote.

Supreme Court Recount: Trempealeau County

The recount for the WI Supreme Court Race between Justice David Prosser and Joanne Kloppenburg begins Wednesday. Those that would like to help oversee the recount in Trempealeau County, should report to the Trempealeau County Courthouse in Whitehall at the County Board Room tomorrow morning.

The schedule for recount is as follows:

9:00am-Noon (Start)

Noon-1:00 (Lunch Break)

1:00-4:30 (Resume)

The recount will resume on Thursday and Friday, if necessary, at the same times. The Trempealeau County recount should be complete by Friday. The deadline given for the statewide recount is May 9th.

Incumbent Justice David Prosser won the election by 7,316 votes over challenger Joanne Kloppenburg. Prosser declared victory on April 18th after official state canvassing was complete. Kloppenburg decided to request a taxpayer funded recount. The cost of this recount is estimated to be a minimum of $575,000. The largest number of votes ever recovered during a recount in Wisconsin was 489.

Gov. Walker's First 100 Days

~by Sherry Nelson

As a taxpayer, lifelong Wisconsinite, policeman’s daughter, and mother of two young children, I am concerned by Mr. Danou’s and Ms. Vinehout’s constant attacks on Governor Walker. I stand proudly with Gov. Walker and applaud his efforts to make the necessary cuts to keep Wisconsin open for business.

Ms. Vinehout’s recent letter printed in the Blair Press contained several negative constituent excerpts in response to Governor Walker’s Budget. Naturally, the responses she used were largely from state and union workers or people working for small town local government. Ms. Vinehout is not accurately portraying her constituency. Not one excerpt hailed Gov. Walker’s budget, and yet there are many of her constituents who do.

Serious cuts do need to be made. However, I understand in order to fix our great state and nation, sacrifices need to be made too. Simply and practically stated, many groups need to learn to live with less. There are some wonderful programs out there, but right now Wisconsin needs to focus on repairing and growing the state economy by whatever means necessary. Gov. Walker does not make decisions lightly, nor does he make them maliciously.

Below are a few accomplishments from Scott Walker’s first 100 days taken directly from the www.Wisconsin.gov website. It is quite impressive.

• 13,000 Private Sector Jobs Created in January and February including 8,200 Manufacturing Jobs
• Executive Order: Creation of the Commission on Government Waste, Fraud, and Abuse to Help Save $300 Million
• Elimination of State Taxes on Health Savings Accounts
• Reform of Wisconsin’s Litigation Climate
• Relocation and Economic Development Tax Credit Legislation
• Tax Relief for Wisconsin’s Job Creators: Small Businesses
• Transforming the Department of Commerce into Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
• Supermajority for Passage of Tax Increase Legislation
• Right-Sizing State Government with Modest Requests on State Pension, Health Care
• Balancing Wisconsin’s FY 2011 Budget
• Proposed Budget that Balances $3.6 Billion Deficit and Reduces the Structural Deficit to Lowest Point in Recent History
• Applied to Upgrade Hiawatha Rail Line
• Introduced Online Brownbag Lunches so Constituents Can Hear Directly from the Governor
• Introduced 3^rd Grade Reading Taskforce: “Read to Lead” to Make Sure Every Wisconsin 3^rd Grader Can Read at Grade Level

As a member of the silent majority (the Republican party), I urge fellow conservatives to become active members of the democratic process, as Mr. Danou suggested in a previous letter. Let Sen. Vinehout and Rep. Danou hear your voices too. We need to effectively communicate our support for Gov. Walker and political solidarity to our legislators to encourage equal and fair representation, not merely the one-sided bias that has been overtly portrayed in the local newspapers.

POLITICS & PINTS: April

Politics & Pints is an informational social gathering where people can come and talk politics and current events over a beer and good food. Meet like-minded conservative friends, new and old. At Politics & Pints it is not taboo to talk politics! Hope to see you at the Welcome Bar in Independence this Saturday! Bring a friend.... New members always welcome.

3rd District GOP Tailgate Party!

La Crosse Loggers Opening Day

Saturday, June 4th

4:00pm Tailgate

6:05 pm Game time

$25.00 per person

Show your support for GOP Senators Dan Kapanke and Sheila Harsdorf as they face possible recall elections. GAME ON!!! Let's Play Ball!