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Dan Kelly's "Rule of Law" Tweet Against Janet Protasiewicz Reeks of Desperation

Wisconsin's spring election is just a few days away (April 4), and perhaps the most-watched election of 2023 will be decided, determining whether the state Supreme Court will have a liberal- or conservative-bloc majority. The conservatives have controversially run the things for many years — don't just take my word for it, there's a whole section on Wikipedia about their misdeeds and unfair (not to mention, unsafe ) orders. The court has also consistently sided with the Republican-controlled state legislature. Dan Kelly, a former conservative justice of the court (who attained that status by appointment only, not election by the people), is vying to return to the bench. His main opponent is Judge Janet Protasiewicz, who is the liberal candidate. Featured image credit: Channel 3000/YouTube, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) All signs point to Protasiewicz becoming the likely winner of the spring election, although things are still very, very close — so close that turnout...