Wis. AG says he needs solicitor general position
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is telling legislators he needs a new solicitor general position in the state Justice Department to help defend Gov. Scott Walker’s policies.
Walker’s executive budget includes $960,500 for a solicitor general’s office. Both Walker and Van Hollen are Republicans.
Van Hollen justified the move to the Legislature’s finance committee Tuesday, saying the office could help DOJ litigate complicated cases.
Democrats on the panel questioned why Van Hollen can’t use the attorneys he already has. Van Hollen countered his lawyers are stretched thin and don’t have the expertise needed to deal with all the court challenges Walker’s policies have sparked. For example, he says it’s hard to find DOJ attorneys who aren’t in a union to handle challenges to Walker’s contentious collective bargaining changes.
Mar 20, 2013 at 7:15 a.m.
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Look at history. Government and spending have almost always grown under Republicans. The growth in both categories under Bush was huge. Walker wants to follow in the Bush footsteps. Doing a good job....
Mar 20, 2013 at 6:41 a.m.
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I'm a Walker backer and I say no! Lead by example.
Mar 20, 2013 at 6:06 a.m.
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here comes smaller gov. Those in office never get it
Mar 20, 2013 at 4:22 a.m.
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Why are the repubs creating bigger government and high dollar positions? I thought they were against it?
Mar 20, 2013 at 1:44 a.m.
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J.B. Van Hollen is taking another step toward his goal of becoming Governor. He is subtly suggesting that Governor Walker's policies are the reason for extra expenses (rather than the public demonstrations and court challenges to those policies made by the Democrats). If he runs for Governor in the future and wins the primary, then he'll shift blame back onto the Democratic party and their supporters.
Mar 19, 2013 at 11:11 p.m.
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I'm not sure why they need a solicitor general now that they can move the case to any friendly appeals court they choose, and with a bill pending to bypass the appeals courts entirely. A couple more steps and they can remove the pesky right to redress of grievances entirely.
Mar 19, 2013 at 10:30 p.m.
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Hey we can always give him back 2%
Mar 19, 2013 at 10:29 p.m.
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Lets cut his budget by 10% thats living in WISCONSIN!
Mar 19, 2013 at 9:16 p.m.
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Learn to do more with less. It's the Walker way. Sorry J.B.
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