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Chris Taylor: “I had concerns when I was in the legislature that there was…”

Featuring: Chris Taylor, Democratic | Judge, Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV

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Chris Taylor on issues for Wisconsin Supreme Court justices | Here & Now

Published | Video Starts at 05:07

… powers between the legislature and the administrative branch, JCRAR for rules oversight and Knowles stewardship and the releasing of funds. Would you have agreed with the majority in those cases? I had concerns when I was in the legislature that there was no check on the power of the legislature and so there were laws being passed that as an attorney I really wondered, are these even constitutional laws? The problem is we had a very right wing majority on the state Supreme Court that refused to hold the legislature accountable. That's the system my opponent wants to go back to. (05:07–05:24)

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Asserts concerns about the lack of checks on legislative power and the constitutionality of some laws.

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