Monkeyleg
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I hope the moderators will consider this firearms-related, since those of us who got screwed by former Senate Democrat Majority Leader Chuck Chvala on the concealed carry bill remember the day very well.
Chuck Chvala bent every rule and used every trick at his disposal to prevent a Senate floor vote on the 2002 concealed carry bill. We had the votes to pass the bill in both the Senate and Assembly, and interim governor Scott McCallum was ready to sign.
Months later, the newspapers finally reported what everyone in Madison already knew: leaders of both parties were using staffers for campaign purposes.
The difference was that Chuck Chvala was also extorting money from lobbyists in exchange for floor votes--to the tune of $1.14 million dollars.
Nobody else was doing that.
Chvala faced 19 felony counts, including extortion. Because he was moving his extorted money from Wisconsin to Kansas to DC and then back to Wisconsin, the FBI was looking at him for federal money-laundering charges.
Then--miracle of miracles--Democrat District Attorney E. Michael McCann allowed Chvala to plead to the two least serious charges: using a state employee to do campaign work on state time, and contributing more than the $1000 maximum allowed to the campaign for former Democrat Senator Mark Meyer.
The sweetheart plea deal let Chvala do just 9 months, of which six are currently spent at his home.
Yesterday, Democrat District Attorney Brian Blanchard and his staff got Republican Representative Scott Jensen sentenced to 20 months. Because the sentence is more than one year, Jensen will actually sit in a real prison for the entire time.
His crime? Having state staffers do campaign work on state time.
Let's see: Chvala extorts $1.14 million, launders money across the country, and gets to stay at home.
Jensen gets real prison time, and for far less serious charges.
This state is so dirty and corrupt I can't stand it anymore.
Chuck Chvala bent every rule and used every trick at his disposal to prevent a Senate floor vote on the 2002 concealed carry bill. We had the votes to pass the bill in both the Senate and Assembly, and interim governor Scott McCallum was ready to sign.
Months later, the newspapers finally reported what everyone in Madison already knew: leaders of both parties were using staffers for campaign purposes.
The difference was that Chuck Chvala was also extorting money from lobbyists in exchange for floor votes--to the tune of $1.14 million dollars.
Nobody else was doing that.
Chvala faced 19 felony counts, including extortion. Because he was moving his extorted money from Wisconsin to Kansas to DC and then back to Wisconsin, the FBI was looking at him for federal money-laundering charges.
Then--miracle of miracles--Democrat District Attorney E. Michael McCann allowed Chvala to plead to the two least serious charges: using a state employee to do campaign work on state time, and contributing more than the $1000 maximum allowed to the campaign for former Democrat Senator Mark Meyer.
The sweetheart plea deal let Chvala do just 9 months, of which six are currently spent at his home.
Yesterday, Democrat District Attorney Brian Blanchard and his staff got Republican Representative Scott Jensen sentenced to 20 months. Because the sentence is more than one year, Jensen will actually sit in a real prison for the entire time.
His crime? Having state staffers do campaign work on state time.
Let's see: Chvala extorts $1.14 million, launders money across the country, and gets to stay at home.
Jensen gets real prison time, and for far less serious charges.
This state is so dirty and corrupt I can't stand it anymore.
