Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Is About Abortion Rights
When the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe vs Wade, the State of Wisconsin immediately reverted to an abortion ban that was passed in 1849. This law is so old and archaic and so poorly written, it is practically unenforceable. It is also all but guaranteed to come before the Wisconsin Supreme Court at some point in time. This naturally makes it the top issue in the upcoming election for an open seat on the state supreme court.
After last week's primary election, the top two candidates who emerged to run in the general election is progressive Janet Protasiewicz and MAGA Republican Dan Kelly. As you can imagine, there is a stark difference between them.
Protasiewicz has not even tried to hide that she feels that abortion is a women's decision to make. The Republicans are in full-fledged panic mode over this, seeing how badly it hurt them in the 2022 midterm elections. They have filed a complaint against her, saying she illegally said how she would vote on this case, even though it hasn't even been filed yet.
On the other hand, her opponent, is a Christian Nationalist who is all for a complete abortion ban. He has been endorsed by all the anti-abortion groups and had even worked for one, Wisconsin Right to Life. In fact, they were so impressed with his work that they wrote a letter of recommendation to then Governor Scott Walker when he appointed Kelly to the Supreme Court in 2016: