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Eric Toney: “The Wisconsin constitution only allows bail to ensure a…”

Featuring: Eric Toney, Republican | Candidate for Attorney General of Wisconsin

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WMC Candidate Interview Series: Eric Toney

Published | Video Starts at 18:37

Number one, back in 2017, Brad Schimmel, when he was our attorney general, was trying to push forward a constitutional amendment to force judges to consider the dangerousness of crime criminals when setting bail. Because right now, The Wisconsin constitution only allows bail to ensure a defendant appears in court. As best I can see, Josh Call never supported that back then when he was running for attorney general. (18:37–18:43)

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Asserts that the current Wisconsin constitution limits bail considerations to ensuring court appearances.

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