Rep. Anderson is paralyzed and Vos does not like the presence of disabled people at Wisconsin Assembly Committee meetings.
Anderson was paralyzed in a California car accident in 2010 for which he sued Stanislaus County California for failure to timely install a four-way stop, (Mal Contends, Insurance News, Verdict Search).
It has been widely misreported that the proximate cause of the California tragedy is a drunk driver. A California county's negligent failure to install a four-way stop is the cause of the accident, as Anderson argued in court and mediation, (Insurance News, Verdict Search).
Today, Vos sent a letter to Anderson criticizing the paralyzed lawmaker for alerting the press about Vos' blocking Anderson's virtual attendance at committee meetings, (NYT).
Reports the Associated Press:
The Republican speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly told a paralyzed Democratic state representative in a letter Thursday that he will not grant his request to call in to committee meetings by phone but will pursue other accommodations to appease the lawmaker.
Speaker Robin Vos sent Rep. Jimmy Anderson the letter just hours after The Associated Press contacted every Republican in leadership to see if they agreed with barring Anderson from calling into meetings. ...
But Vos also took issue with Anderson for taking his complaint to the press. 'Instead of resorting to political grandstanding, you could have called my personal cell phone at any time to discuss this matter,' Vos said.
Anderson, in an interview prior to the letter being sent Thursday, expressed frustration that Republicans were not commenting on his request.
It should be clear to the nation that Robin Vos and Wisconsin Republicans are spiteful, lawless and pathetic.
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