Gov. Scott walker sues GAB over recall procedure

Gov. Scott Walker

The Republican lawsuit, filed in a WS county court is a bit odd. It  asks a judge to order the Government Accountability Board (GAB) to look for and eliminate duplicative signatures, obviously fake names such as Mickey Mouse and clearly illegible signatures on the recall petitions.

According to the GAB this work needs to be completed by a staff who represents Gov. Walker, not the GAB.

The GAB reviews petitions to ensure there are sufficient  signatures to trigger a recall. It  will verify that signatures are accompanied by a Wisconsin address and dated within the recall period. 

The board argues that state law says it's up to the office holder affected by the recall petition to contest the validity of signatures, identify illegible signatures and to find  duplicates.

The lawsuit filed by Walker's campaign and the state Republican Party argues that the review process violates the U.S. Constitution's equal protection clause. 

The lawsuit asks a judge to get the GAB to do this work. 

Rightardia finds the lawsuit hilarious. United Wisconsin is hoping to get between 600,000 and 700,000 signatures that would make the review almost moot. 

It looks like Scott Walker will next try to get an  injunction on the recall to delay it until this frivolous suit is resolved.

Check out this web site. It lists some of the activities of the Walker Brown Shirts to suppress the recall:

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2011/12/13/recall-of-scott-walker-met-with-violence-abuse-fraud/

source: http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20111216/APC0101/112160504/Walker-recall-effort-hits-90-percent-group-says-GOP-sues-board-over-signature-vetting-process?odyssey=nav%7Chead

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