Wisconsin Governor Says State is the 'Wild West' After Court Blocks Stay-at-Home Order Extension

https://www.newsweek.com/wisconsin-governor-stay-home-extension-blocked-1503962

 In a majority ruling, reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel yesterday, Chief Justice Patience Roggensack said: "If a forest fire breaks out, there is no time for debate. Action is needed. The governor could declare an emergency and respond accordingly.

"But in the case of a pandemic, which lasts month after month, the governor cannot rely on emergency powers indefinitely."

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling was issued a day after a Marquette University Law School poll found that 69 percent of state voters felt the state was right to close schools and non-essential businesses, as well as restricting public gatherings.

 It also revealed that a 64 percent majority approved of Gov. Evers response to the coronavirus pandemic, while only 32 percent disapproved.