The Wisconsin GOP will hold its in-person state convention next week in Brown County - a noteworthy locale these days because Brown County is ranked #2 in confirmed Covid-19 cases among Wisconsin's 72 counties.
The choice is super-ironic, given that the state's positive case load is again spiking after state GOP legislative leaders won at the State Supreme Court a lawsuit which ended the Governor's statewide Covid-19-control emergency plan.
A connection noted by a Forbes business staff writer, here.
Furthermore, the GOP's legislative leaders who won their case never came forward with their promised alternative plan because they said local governments - you remember that long-dead WI GOP talking point, don't you - were free to craft plans locality-by-locality, as if create a crazy-quilt of uneven rules statewide was smart, or even a 'plan.'
Ironically, Green Bay media have taken note:
The choice is super-ironic, given that the state's positive case load is again spiking after state GOP legislative leaders won at the State Supreme Court a lawsuit which ended the Governor's statewide Covid-19-control emergency plan.
A connection noted by a Forbes business staff writer, here.
Wisconsin Sees Coronavirus Spike 2 Weeks After Abrupt ReopeningNot to mention that State Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack during the Court's online pre-decision discussion pooh-poohed the heavy Brown County Covid-19 caseload already heavy at that time by suggesting that 'regular folks' there - and not the local meat-packing workforce - weren't the virus's primary victims.
Furthermore, the GOP's legislative leaders who won their case never came forward with their promised alternative plan because they said local governments - you remember that long-dead WI GOP talking point, don't you - were free to craft plans locality-by-locality, as if create a crazy-quilt of uneven rules statewide was smart, or even a 'plan.'
[GOP Assembly Speaker Robin] Vos downplayed the concern, saying “we don’t necessarily need a statewide approach.”
“We already know that local health departments have the ability to utilize their power, which is already there to deal with those situations if they feel it’s unsafe,” Vos said.Except that a Racine County District Court Judge just overturned the City of Racine's Covid-19 control ordinance, and if that ruling becomes a statewide template there could be even fewer Covid-19 control measures across Wisconsin where we're written up as one of a handful of states where everyone is pretty much on their own.
Ironically, Green Bay media have taken note:
Wisconsin one of four states with no statewide face mask requirementsSo while I believe the Green Bay convention center where the GOP convention will be held does not require visitors to wear a mask - the party says it will provide them - the Green Bay Packers franchise which is set to play some games at nearby Lambeau Field this season will require attendees to wear face coverings.
Packers say masks will be required, seating could be limited if fans allowed at gamesAnd while you process these ridiculous consequences spawned by the Wisconsin GOP-delivered Covid-19 fail - and take in that possible convention attendee Ron Johnson still isn't sold on meeting and masking -
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) was spotted carrying — not wearing — his mask into a senators-only lunch on Tuesday and said, “I haven’t seen how particularly effective these are.”- at least one likely attendee at the GOP's convention has already shown he knows how to mask-and-suit-up.
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| Vos worked at a Racine County polling place during the April election after saying it was "incredibly safe" to venture outside. |