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[[Image:ThanksAMilWI2SCJustices.jpg|200px250px|left]]<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/node/11246 One Million Petition for 11251 Two Years After "Citizens United," Amending the Recall of Wisconsin Governor Scott WalkerConstitution is Essential]</h3>by [[Mary Bottari]]Brendan Fischer<br>The petition drive to recall and remove Wisconsin Governor [[Scott Walker]] has surpassed all expectations, collecting over one million signatures in just 60 daysJanuary 21 marks the second anniversary of ''Citizens United v. F.E. Petitioners were only required to collect 540,000 by lawC''. They far exceeded this number, making where a successful legal challenge narrow majority of the recall highly unlikely. This is the largest recall in U.S. historySupreme Court asserted that the Constitution prevents Congress from limiting the amount of money that can be spent influencing our elections. Volunteers also gathered over 845,000 signatures to recall Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, as well enough signatures The Center for four Media and Democracy is working with a constellation of the state senators who voted for Walker’s collective bargaining bill groups in March 2011, adding hundreds support of thousands more petitions amending the Constitution to a pile estimated to weigh over one tonreverse the decision and address the distortion of the democratic process. The Governor was 5-4 Citizens United decision struck down bipartisan clean election laws and declared that Congress could not immediately available for commentlimit so-called "independent" spending by corporations or others. At In the moment two years since that decision, the recall petitions were being filed1 percent have been playing an increasingly outsized role in our elections, he was the guest holding even greater sway than they had before 2010. Deep-pocketed CEOs and corporations have filtered many millions of Citibank on Wall Street at a highdollars through Super PACs like [[American Action Network]] and secretly-funded non-dollar recall fundraiserprofit groups like Karl Rove's [[Crossroads GPS]], spending made possible by ''Citizens United'' and the district court decision SpeechNow.org v. F.E.C. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/11246 11251 here.]
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[[Image:Lori compas sm 1.jpg|frame|right|Lori Compas]]<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/node/11250 One Woman Tackles Walker's Top Lieutenant]</h3>by Emily Osborne<br>Lori Compas is the Fort Atkinson woman who almost single-handedly led the grassroots petition drive to recall 17-year incumbent and Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader [[Scott Fitzgerald]], R-Juneau. Compas started the "Committee to Recall Scott Fitzgerald" after growing frustrations with Fitzgerald's role as top lieutenant to Governor [[Scott Walker]] and due to his lack of concern for Wisconsin's middle class families. "None of Walker's controversial policies would be in effect today if he didn't have a buddy in the legislature pushing it through," said Compas. With its [http://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed ALEC Exposed] project, CMD determined that Fitzgerald was the former state chair of ALEC and is a member of the ALEC [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Public_Safety_and_Elections_Task_Force Public Safety and Elections Task Force], which crafted the controversial Voter ID bill. As Senate Majority leader, Fitzgerald has played a key role in implementing the Walker agenda, including Wisconsin's version of Voter ID and [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2011/07/10880/alec-bills-wisconsin dozens] more from the ALEC playbook. Jeff Fitzgerald, his brother, is the Speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/11250 here.]
