Quick Gableman Hit

The newest Gableman commercial shows a picture of Louis Butler captioned thus: "Louis Butler defended criminals."

The man was a public defender, for crying out loud. To quote one of illusory tenant's wittier remarks (sorry, can't find the exact page), "Law Enforcement, RAH RAH! Criminal defense attorneys, BOO!!!!"

I know everyone else has already covered this article, but here's the quote I like best:

Butler had not seen the ad late Friday, but said providing quality representation for a defendant is a critical component of the justice system. He said the judicial system is based on the premise that everyone is entitled to a lawyer and a fair trial.

"You have a candidate who is running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court who thinks that's not the way it's supposed to be," Butler said. "I think that says something."

I just don't think there's any denying that Gableman is running a campaign based on the idea that ours is an inquisitional judicial system, not an adversarial one, and that criminals don't deserve representation, because they are all obviously guilty.

Besides, if Gableman is so good at putting criminals behind bars, why not leave him at his seat in the circuit court, where he can keep putting away bad dudes? That way, he wouldn't have to deal with all the nuance and subtlety of the State Supreme Court, for which he obviously lacks sufficient patience.

illusory tenant has a particularly good comment on this to-do here.