'Democracy Dies…in the Early Morning Light' as Wisconsin GOP Rams Through 'Lame Duck Legislative Coup'

After hours of debate and secret negotiations that dragged on into the early hours of the morning amid a backdrop of mass protests, Wisconsin’s Senate on Wednesday approved a Republican plan to strip power from Democratic governor-elect Tony Evers and transfer major authority over the state’s legal affairs from the incoming Democratic attorney general to the GOP-dominated legislature.

“Democracy dies in darkness… or perhaps in the early morning light,” wrote The Nation‘s John Nichols, a Wisconsin native, after the measure passed the state Senate and headed toward an Assembly vote, the final hurdle before the legislation reaches outgoing Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s desk. The plan is expected to easily sail through the Assembly as early as Wednesday morning, and Walker has said he will sign it.

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Described by Mother Jones journalist Ari Berman as a “lame duck legislative coup,” the sweeping measure would dramatically curtail Evers’ power to implement new rules and require the Republican legislature—rather than the incoming Democratic attorney general—to approve any attempt to withdraw from federal lawsuits.

“This is outrageous abuse of power and should be huge national scandal.”
—Ari Berman, Mother Jones