The conservative chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court told the new liberal majority in a scathing email that they had staged a “coup” when they voted recently to weaken her powers and hire a new director of state courts.

    • ExistentialKiwi@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I don’t think she really believes it’s an actual coup, Republicans have just been calling everything a coup since the Jan. 6th, 2021 Beer Gut Putsch, I assume to muddy the waters around that specific word and run interference for their wannabe dictator.

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        This is the first time I’ve heard “Beer Gut Putsch” and I have to say that it has absolutely made my day.

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      The people the judge is speaking to don’t know what a coup means. They think it’s a place where chickens live.