By wcmcoop The Walker Administration’s crackdown on the Solidarity Sing Along is continuing through a steady flow of citations sent by certified mail. See this timeline for September’s citations. Capitol Police Chief Erwin’s strategy appears to be the targeting of citizens he has identified as “leaders.” Five of the seven tickets issued so far in October […]
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A Color Coded Timeline for September Capitol Citations
Photos by Leslie Amsterdam, Lisa Wells, Rebecca Kemble, Callen Harty, Dawn Henke, and Erica Case. In the month of September 2012, the Capitol Police issued 59 citations to 22 citizens for exercising their rights to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly. The timeline above illustrates what those who come to the Capitol already know: that […]
My Gorgeous Tree: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
By Jeri Jafek Troia This tree was strangling itself via its own root system. About five yrs ago I realized what was happening and hacked away at the girdling roots. At the time I knew that there were three possible prognoses… It would die from strangulation OR I would kill it from destroying the offending […]
“Am I Breaking a Rule? Am I Breaking a Law? What About My Activity is Illegal?”
By Lady Forward and Jason Huberty Last Friday, Jason Huberty, a free speech advocate and outspoken critic of Capitol Police Chief David Erwin’s two-month-long crackdown on dissent, took to chalking a message on the public sidewalk in front of the Capitol: “Wisconsin State Constitution, Article I, Sec 4, Freedom of Speech Shall Never Be Abridged.” […]
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