Will Janet Protasiewicz be impeached?

[DaleCooper]

They have absolutely no logical reason to try and pull this, lol, but Republicans are generally quite unintelligent so they may try it. She won't be removed from office by the Senate, though.

[DaleCooper]

They have absolutely no logical reason to try and pull this, lol, but Republicans are generally quite unintelligent so they may try it. She won't be removed from office by the Senate, though.

I think at least one senator will vote no and therefore the conviction vote fails and every Republican in the State Senate who votes yes has that vote used against them next year under fair maps.

Yeah, it's a huge mistake. I get why they want to impeach her, but they're very stupid if they think that will even delay the inevitable. They lost the Supreme Court and their gerrymanders will be gone soon, that's reality and playing these games will only make it worse for themselves in the end. 

[DaleCooper]

Leaning towards yes. The Wisconsin Democratic Party certainly seems to be taking this seriously (you don’t drop $4 million on an ad blitz against a nonesistent threat). The legislature has already shown a willingness to engage in institutional warfare and undermine the other branches of government when it didn’t align with its agenda.

Even if they do its a no win. Evers picks a replacement. They can;t stonewall because Hagedorn won't stand for it.

Would Evers be allowed to just appoint Janet again?

I don't see why he couldn't and in my opinion he should.

The plan is to never hold a trial. Once impeached she would be suspended until cleared in a Senate trial. Senate Republicans would either never hold a trial or wait until Republicans win back the governorship to remove her from office, keeping the 3-3 conservative split in place in the meantime. Democrats can sue in federal court but Samuel Alito has already signaled that he would rule to keep Republicans in power under the nuh-uh doctrine.

Would the Supreme Court even be willing to hear an appeal regarding the Wisconsin State Supreme Court's decision to force a trial? I know Alito is a total hack but it seems incredibly bizarre to get involved in this nonsense.