[SteelyDan]

For the most part I'm a Minnesota lawyer, but I had occasion to argue a case in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court earlier this week. In preparing for the argument, and based on the argument itself, I have two strong suggestions. First, do whatever you can to support Diane Sykes; she is a supporter of gun rights. Second, do whatever you can to get rid of the chief justice, Shirley Abrahamson, who appears to believe that the government can do no wrong.

[Monkeyleg]

SteelyDan, we're trying. Justice William Bablitch is retiring in September, and his replacement is Peggy Rogensack, who I'm told is probably as conservative as Sykes.

I don't know Abrahamson's age, so it's hard to predict when she'll leave.

We have 4-3 "conservative" margin. How that will play out when the court hands down its decision in the concealed carry cases remains to be seen.

[ninenot]

Monkey--I don't know if Roggensack is as conservative as Sykes, but on a scale of 10 (10 HIGH conservative) she's about a 6.5. In Congress she'd get some heat as a RINO, some days.

Beat the daylights out of that idjiot from Up Nort....

[ninenot]

Steel: Sykes is a Federalist Society member, originally from Milwaukee, and (interesting twist...) her father was a big-time Union official (Carpenters, I think.)

Of course, that was in the days when Unions were composed of patriots with a CAPITAL P and of those who thought that the FIRST part was "a good day's work" deserves the pay.

She was married to Charlie Sykes, the AM conservative talker-host on WTMJ radio ( 620 )

[SteelyDan]

During the argument on the concealed carry law, Sykes was quoted as asking something along the lines of "Don't these restrictions undermine a fundamental constitutional right?" Bless her soul.