{"id":1539652,"date":"2022-07-05T11:50:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1539652"},"modified":"2022-07-05T11:50:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T15:50:04","slug":"in-blow-to-democrats-wisconsin-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-republican-appointee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-blow-to-democrats-wisconsin-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-republican-appointee\/","title":{"rendered":"In Blow to Democrats, Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Republican Appointee"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fin-blow-to-democrats-wisconsin-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-republican-appointee%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1539652&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-wisconsin-supreme-court\">Wisconsin Supreme Court<\/a> ruled in favor of a Republican-appointed member of the Wisconsin Board of Natural Resources, which determines policies for the state\u2019s Department of Natural Resources (DNR), thwarting efforts from Democrats to remove him from the post.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, the Republican governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, appointed\u00a0Dr. Fred Prehn, a dentist and businessman from Wausau, to the DNR board for a six-year term that expired on May 1, 2021. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers appointed Sandy Naas to the board as Prehn\u2019s replacement. However, Prehn refused to step down, thereby blocking Naas from taking the seat.<\/p>\n<p>Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul eventually filed a lawsuit to remove Prehn from the post. In September 2021, a judge from Dane County ruled in favor of Prehn, forcing Kaul to take the matter to the state Supreme Court. In a 4\u20133 ruling on June 29, the Supreme Court sided with Prehn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe expiration of Prehn\u2019s term on the DNR Board does not create a vacancy. Prehn lawfully retains his position on the DNR Board as a holdover. Therefore, the Governor cannot make a provisional appointment to replace Prehn,\u201d wrote Chief Justice Annette Ziegler in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wicourts.gov\/sc\/opinion\/DisplayDocument.pdf?content=pdf&#038;seqNo=539679\">majority opinion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil his successor is nominated by the Governor and confirmed by the senate, Prehn may be removed by the Governor only for cause. This conclusion complies with the plain language of the Wisconsin Statutes and does not raise constitutional concerns. The State\u2019s complaint is dismissed with prejudice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Evers criticized the Supreme Court decision, calling it an erosion of democracy \u201cat the hands of Republicans in this state,\u201d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinexaminer.com\/2022\/06\/29\/state-supreme-court-rules-holdover-natural-resources-board-member-can-remain-in-seat\/\">Wisconsin Examiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> The \u2018Term\u2019 Argument <\/p>\n<p>The state Supreme Court decision has triggered a fight over the concept of terms and vacancies with regard to appointments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost people on the street would say when a term \u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Republican-appointed member of the Wisconsin Board of Natural Resources, which determines policies for the state\u2019s Department of Natural Resources (DNR), thwarting efforts from Democrats to remove him from the post. 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