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2 freshmen revive Wisconsin Legislature's socialist caucus
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Jan 08, 2023 02:19pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Harm Venhuizen |
| News Date | Sunday, January 8, 2023 02:25:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It's been 90 years, but socialism is back in the Wisconsin Legislature.
After taking their oaths of office Tuesday, two freshman Assembly members made it their first order of business to revive a socialist caucus that has been dormant since the 1930s.
As self-identified democratic socialists — a movement that has been regaining popularity in the U.S. with the help of young Democrats — Reps. Ryan Clancy and Darrin Madison plan to hold their own meetings to advance their policy goals while also caucusing with Assembly Democrats.
In the Republican-controlled Legislature, however, the socialist caucus is a minority within a minority. It's highly unlikely that either Democrats or the new caucus will have their way on most issues.
Clancy, a Milwaukee County supervisor, was still optimistic about bringing to the Assembly ideas he has successfully pushed for at the local level, such as guaranteed counsel for tenants facing eviction.
“The things that we can get done are things which are common sense and have not been looked at as bipartisan fights,” he said. |
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