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    1. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 1 Dec 2018

      One of defeated Governor Scott Walker's parting gifts to Wisconsin was getting Trump approval to force adults on Medicaid to jump through narrow administrative hoops to prove that they're working or training for jobs—on pain of ripping away coverage.https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/health-med-fit/gov-scott-walker-s-medicaid-work-requirement-approved-drug-testing/article_8251b008-5bfa-5469-a0df-8c9ecf0de807.html …

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    2. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 1 Dec 2018

      So-called Medicaid "work requirements" really amount to punitive red tape to create pretexts for withholding coverage from people. In the one state that has implemented them, Arkansas, they've been an abject disaster. Read this story—it'll make you scream:https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/arkansas-says-it-wants-to-help-the-poor-its-hurting-them-instead/2018/11/19/8e61f0a2-ec3c-11e8-96d4-0d23f2aaad09_story.html?utm_term=.f512504f5cab …

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    3. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 1 Dec 2018

      In its special session, Wisconsin's GOP aims to ram through a bill to force the new Dem governor to implement the punitive Medicaid work requirements—and to get their approval, in law, for any changes to waivers on any federal program. This is a shattering rebuke of WI's voters.pic.twitter.com/QdJDtb5ruB

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      2. Charles #GetVaxxed!  💉 @charles_gaba

      3. Dr. Emma Sandoe @emma_sandoe

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    4. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 1 Dec 2018

      Oh, and for good measure, the WI GOP wants to block Governor Evers from being able to ban guns from the Capitol. https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/30/lawmakers-consider-changes-early-voting-transportation-funding-2020-presidential-primary/2162684002/ …pic.twitter.com/DPnpHiqaL1

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    5. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 1 Dec 2018

      I can't stop thinking about the WI GOP attempt to block the governor from seeking *any* flexibility on any federal program. It's initially targeting the terrible Medicaid rules that @Tony4WI wanted to revisit. But it goes way beyond that.https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/wisconsin/articles/2018-11-21/evers-might-try-to-withdraw-medicaid-work-requirement-waiver …

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    6. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 1 Dec 2018

      As @TopherSpiro or @ASlavitt or, uh, anyone who has worked on federal or state policy can tell you, there's a constant process of seeking tweaks and adjustments for state implementations of federal laws. It's how the US makes federalism work. The WI GOP wants to take it hostage.

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    7. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 1 Dec 2018

      If the WI GOP has its way, *any* adjustment to make a federal program work properly in Wisconsin becomes a hostage-taking negotiation with the hostile Republican state legislature, which will seek to extract partisan concessions. Just like how the GOP operates federally. So ugly.

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    8. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 1 Dec 2018

      The same principle applies vis-a-vis ripping powers away from the Attorney General and arrogating them to the GOP legislature. Every issue becomes an opportunity for the GOP to take hostages. It's a recipe to break governance. Intentionally. It's a punch in the gut to voters.

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    9. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 1 Dec 2018

      And the way these things work in combination is chillingly cold-blooded. They gerrymander the legislature to end majority rule. They move powers from democratically elected offices to the undem legislature. They entrench by suppressing votes & protecting partisan Sup Ct justices.

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    10. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 1 Dec 2018

      Warning to our friends across the country: what happens in Wisconsin doesn't stay in Wisconsin. The GOP (and Kochs) use the state as a petri dish for terrible hard-right ideas. This effort clearly builds on the GOP power grab attempt in NC. If this works, it'll spread elsewhere.

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      Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 1 Dec 2018

      Last-minute power-grab rule changes to override the will of voters after losing governorships is fast becoming the new normal for the GOP. It’s not just Wisconsin and North Carolina—now it’s happening in Michigan too:https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/11/29/bill-would-allow-legislators-intercede-any-court-case-involving-state/2150818002/ …

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        2. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 1 Dec 2018

          Want to stop the Wisconsin GOP power grab? HERE'S HOW TO FIGHT BACK. 🚨 This Monday, GO TO MADISON. The Joint Finance Committee hearing on the power-grab bills opens 12:30pm in room 412 East. Fill the room! Then at 5:30pm, rally outside on State St steps! https://www.facebook.com/events/2491983410817496/ …pic.twitter.com/7G8GropYKJ

          Khary Penebaker, Bradley Whitford, Mark Ruffalo and 6 others
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          2. Bradley Whitford @BradleyWhitford

          3. Mark Ruffalo @MarkRuffalo

          4. Judd Apatow @JuddApatow

          5. Alyssa Milano @Alyssa_Milano

          6. Ady Barkan @AdyBarkan

          7. Our Wisconsin Revolution @OurWisconsinRev

          8. MoveOn @MoveOn

          9. Women's March @womensmarch

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        3. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 1 Dec 2018

          🚨 Emergency #RespectMyVote rally to stop the Wisconsin GOP power grab: MONDAY 12/3, 5:30pm, State Street steps of the Capitol building in Madison—spread the word! Retweet, and then click over to Facebook, mark "interested," and invite everyone you know: https://www.facebook.com/events/2491983410817496/ …pic.twitter.com/oYkvvywjms

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          1. Indivisible Madison @IndivisMadison

          2. Indivisible Guide @IndivisibleTeam

          3. Democracy for America @DFAaction

          4. BoldProgressives.org @BoldProgressive

          5. Democracy is for People @DemAwakening

          6. Public Citizen @Public_Citizen

          7. Citizen Action of WI @CitizenActionWI

          8. People for Bernie @People4Bernie

          9. Fred @WaywardWinifred

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        4. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 1 Dec 2018

          📱CALL 📞 YOUR ☎️ SENATORS! Tell them to oppose the special session bills. Key targets: Sen. Rob Cowles 608-266-0484, Sen.Cowles@legis.wisconsin.gov Sen. Luther Olsen 608-266-0751, Sen.Olsen@legis.wisconsin.gov Everyone else: Legislative hotline 608-266-9960, 8:15a-4:45p M-Fpic.twitter.com/ugSBaEo9Qx

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        5. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 1 Dec 2018

          Don't know who represents you in the Wisconsin state legislature? Put in your address and get the names & contact info at https://maps.legis.wisconsin.gov/ , and then use this handy call script courtesy of @WisDems:pic.twitter.com/wnejBQTwJ4

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        6. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 1 Dec 2018

          Another key legislator for constituents to contact: Sen. Howard Marklein from District 17 (incl Spring Green), (608) 266-0703, Sen.Marklein@legis.wi.gov. Every county in his district voted for Tony Evers. They weren't voting for Marklein to handcuff their pick for governor!

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        7. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 1 Dec 2018

          Key advocates & fighters to follow: @WisDems @NicholsUprising @OneWisconsinNow @ExposedByCMD @SenShilling @ForOurFutureWI @GordonHintz @TheOtherMandela Key journalists to follow: @jessieopie @news3jessica @MollyBeck @patrickdmarley @sbauerAP @trichmond Reply w other ideas!

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        8. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 1 Dec 2018

          And—take a moment to sign this petition against the WI GOP power grab. It's a small step, but it takes no time at all, and you'll get updates on the fight.https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-the-power-grab-to-limit-the-role-of-governor-elect-evers?source=twitter& …

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        9. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 1 Dec 2018

          I'll add other tactics to this thread as they arise. And no matter where you are, you can help spread the word. Let's be clear: the GOP has the upper hand here. But there are cracks. Several GOP senators seem uneasy with some of these ideas. Our job is to pry those cracks open.

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        10. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 1 Dec 2018

          Ben Wikler Retweeted Mandela Barnes

          There is no upside to not fighting. The GOP is playing, as scholars term it, "Constitutional hardball." The stakes couldn't be more real. As Mandela Barnes put it, "This is the path of most resistance." And that resistance must come from us.https://twitter.com/TheOtherMandela/status/1068601666927321090 …

          Ben Wikler added,

          Mandela BarnesVerified account @TheOtherMandela
          Here’s a concept. Instead of fixing the rules to maintain power, try listening to and respecting the will of the people. It’s a more sustainable approach. This is the path of most resistance. It’s the dysfunction people just said no to a few weeks ago. https://twitter.com/patrickdmarley/status/1068595147414429696 …
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        11. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 1 Dec 2018

          Tony Evers would rather be governing. He'd rather be finding common ground. But as he says: "Enough is enough." It's time to take a stand. Let's do this.pic.twitter.com/BoXnvFF6Iv

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        12. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 2 Dec 2018

          Great button from the good folks at Anthology bookstore in Madison, Wisconsin. https://www.facebook.com/Anthology230/photos/a.66291028067/10156246031213068/ …pic.twitter.com/RvvAkD5NxY

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        13. Ben Wikler‏Verified account @benwikler 3 Dec 2018

          Ben Wikler Retweeted Ben Wikler

          Want to help stop the #WIpowergrab? Help from anywhere, right now:https://twitter.com/benwikler/status/1069621886529798144?s=21 …

          Ben Wikler added,

          Ben WiklerVerified account @benwikler
          Want to fight the Republican power grab in Wisconsin? No matter where you are, you can call WI voters in key areas to tell them what's going on and urge them to call their state senators, 9am-10pm CT. Volunteers needed! http://bit.ly/WIphonebank 
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