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Title: More Details Emerge in Wisconsins Chokegate
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URL Source: http://www.nationalreview.com/corne ... -chokegate-christian-schneider
Published: Jun 28, 2011
Author: Christian Schneider
Post Date: 2011-06-28 12:49:38 by no gnu taxes
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Views: 3983
Comments: 15
With the Wisconsin Supreme Court devolving into a storyline only Vince McMahon could love, rumors are still swirling about what actually happened when two justices engaged in a physical confrontation behind closed doors on June 13. Justice Ann Walsh Bradley claims Justice David Prosser choked her. Prosser denies he choked Bradley, and claims she initiated physical contact. In the past two days, multiple sources with first-hand knowledge of the incident have been able to provide more details as to what exactly happened behind closed chamber doors.
The week before the legislature was set to re-pass the collective-bargaining provision, three of the four conservative justices were ready to issue a ruling reinstating the union law as originally passed. Prosser, on the other hand, wanted to wait longer, to avoid the appearance that the court was rushing their decision through. Prosser thought he had an agreement with liberal Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson to delay release of the opinion until Tuesday of the following week.
As Monday arrived, there was no word from Abrahamson on whether the decision would be issued the next day. At 5:30 p.m., Prosser and the other conservative justices marched around the chambers, looking for Abrahamson, who was found in Justice Bradleys office. Prosser stood outside Bradleys door, talking to the justices in Bradleys office. The discussion got heated, with Prosser expressing his lack of faith in Abrahamsons ability to lead the Court.
According to one witness, Bradley charged toward Prosser, shaking her clenched fist in his face. Another source says they were literally nose to nose. Prosser then put his hands up to push her away. As one source pointed out, if a man wants to push a woman who is facing him, he wouldnt push her in the chest (unless he wants to face an entirely different criminal charge). Consequently, Prosser put his hands on Bradleys shoulders to push her away, and in doing so, made contact with her neck.
At that moment, another justice approached Bradley from behind and pulled her away from Prosser, saying, Stop it, Ann, this isnt like you. Bradley then shouted, I was choked! Another justice present replied, You were not choked. In a statement following the incident, Bradley maintained Prosser put his hands around my neck in anger in a chokehold.
On Monday night, Bradley called Capitol Police Chief Charles Tubbs to talk to him about the incident. On the morning of Wednesday, June 15, Tubbs joined the justices in a closed-door meeting, where he discussed issues relating to workplace violence.
During the meeting, Chief Justice Abrahamson actually reenacted the incident on Chief Tubbs no doubt an amusing sight, as the diminutive Abrahamson mimicked choking the tall, portly police chief. During her demonstration, Abrahamson emphasized that Prosser had exerted pressure on Bradleys throat.
There was no pressure, interrupted the justice who had initially broken up the incident between Bradley and Prosser. Thats only because you broke us apart, shot back Bradley. This exchange led several meeting attendees to believe Bradley was making up the charge, as they took her rejoinder as an admission that there was no pressure applied to her neck.
During the Wednesday meeting, Bradley urged the justices present to take a vote on whether Prosser should be forced into anger-management counseling. The threat was implicit if they didnt vote her way, she would be forced to take the next step against Prosser, which they took to mean filing a restraining order against him. The other justices balked, wondering whether they even had the authority to order Prosser into any type of counseling. Some thought it would be demeaning to Prosser to have to go to counseling when he had done nothing wrong. In the end, Bradley realized she didnt have enough justices on her side and no vote was taken.
To date, Bradley has not filed any kind of charges against Prosser. Instead, the story was leaked to the George Sorosfunded Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, who used three anonymous sources to back up Bradleys story. There were six justices present at the time of the incident, four of whom would be more likely to back Prossers version of the story. That leaves Abrahamson and Bradley as the only two remaining justices present. One source present speculated the third source may have been Bradleys law clerk, who likely didnt actually see the confrontation but may have head Bradley shout I was choked.
Speculation is abundant as to why Bradley decided to forgo a criminal complaint against Prosser, deciding instead to go to the press ten days after the event. Some say Bradleys complaint wouldnt have stood up if given the scrutiny of a criminal investigation. Furthermore, others speculate that if any formal criminal proceedings had moved forward (a restraining-order filing, for instance), Prosser would be afforded evidentiary hearings, testimony, and discovery.
Furthermore, sources unanimously believed that it was Shirley Abrahamson who has been the impetus behind the story, managing the press operation from behind the scenes. Justices had been working together regularly since the incident without any signs of rancor until Abrahamson decided to make this an issue, sources believe.
While Bradley has not filed any charges against Prosser, an investigation was initiated by the Capitol Police, who then quickly turned the case over to the Dane County Sheriff, David Mahoney who once actually appeared in a campaign ad supporting the reelection of Chief Justice Abrahamson. The ad also included not-yet-famous circuit-court judge Maryann Sumi, whose ruling the Supreme Court had to vacate in order to allow Scott Walkers collective-bargaining bill to stand.
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#1. To: no gnu taxes (#0)
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A man should place his hands on a woman only to express affection or to help her. Otherwise, be a goddam man and take it. But your misogeny is duly noted and that those internet rumors about your violent tendenies toward women are true...
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...
Shouldn't the title be "Lying Teabagger Judge Tries to Kill Colleague"? Isn't this the same lying teabagger judge who was re-elected after a political hack "found" enough ballots to put him back in office?
Stone, why are you allowing this gnu pederast to change article titles?
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
Right. He's just supposed to take some vile slut spitting in his face. All he did was keep her at bay. He should have given her an old school Cary Grant type bitch slap. She's the one who wanted to act like she had a dick. She should have been treated like it.
Now, I know I’m not going to change the minds of any of the True Believers…those who read all of Reverend Al’s sermons, and say things like, “You know, global warming can mean warmer OR colder, wetter OR drier, cloudier OR sunnier, windier OR calmer, …”. Can I get an ‘amen’??
Don't forget to include spaces in the AKA part of his screen name.
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...
The cunt didn't have a mark on her.
Now, I know I’m not going to change the minds of any of the True Believers…those who read all of Reverend Al’s sermons, and say things like, “You know, global warming can mean warmer OR colder, wetter OR drier, cloudier OR sunnier, windier OR calmer, …”. Can I get an ‘amen’??
You know a lot about things like that, do you? Personal experience, I imagine.
Personal experience, I imagine. Hopefully they aren't cutting the number of cops in his town.
If that bitch had actually been choked, she would have bruises on her neck. Everybody who was there says she is a lying cunt. So go fuck yourself.
Now, I know I’m not going to change the minds of any of the True Believers…those who read all of Reverend Al’s sermons, and say things like, “You know, global warming can mean warmer OR colder, wetter OR drier, cloudier OR sunnier, windier OR calmer, …”. Can I get an ‘amen’??
I'd say the Chief Justice is long past retirement.
Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...
Why tell him to do what he obviously does while posting here? lmao
Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao
Define "everybody". And no thanks to your offer, but if you feel the need I'll ping yukon for you.
Like Stone, padlock hates cops. I wonder why.
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#2. To: no gnu taxes (#0)
#3. To: no gnu taxes, AKA Stone (#0)
#4. To: war (#1)
A man should place his hands on a woman only to express affection or to help her. Otherwise, be a goddam man and take it.
#5. To: Godwinson, A K A Stone (#3)
#6. To: no gnu taxes (#4)
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But your misogeny is duly noted and that those internet rumors about your violent tendencies toward women are true...
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#7. To: Skip Intro (#2)
#8. To: no gnu taxes (#7)
The cunt didn't have a mark on her.
#9. To: Skip Intro (#8)
You know a lot about things like that, do you?
#10. To: Skip Intro (#8)
#11. To: no gnu taxes (#0)
#12. To: no gnu taxes (#7)
But your misogeny is duly noted and that those internet rumors about your violent tendencies toward women are true...
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#13. To: no gnu taxes (#10)
#14. To: no gnu taxes (#10)
Everybody who was there says she is a lying cunt.
#15. To: mininggold (#9)
Hopefully they aren't cutting the number of cops in his town.
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