Wisconsin Republican Robin Vos Is Pathetic

Madison, Wisconsin — Wisconsin Speaker of the Sate Assembly Robin Vos (R-Rochester, WI) is digging in on his crusade to prevent State Rep. Jimmy Anderson (D-Fitchburg,WI) from attending legislative committee meeting by phone in a violation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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.

Wisconsin Republican Speaker: Paralyzed Legislator Cannot Attend Committee Meetings by Phone; Disability Is "Disrespectful"

Republicans declare the Wisconsin State Assembly 
exempt form federal law in effort to ban paralyzed
lawmaker from attending committee meetings.

Madison, Wisconsin — Wisconsin Republicans have reached a new all-time low in lawlessness and indecency.

The Wisconsin Speaker of the Sate Assembly Robin Vos (R-Rochester), is blocking State Rep. Jimmy Anderson (D-Fitchburg) from attending legislative committee meeting by phone in a violation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reports Patrick Marley in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

Reports Marley, Speaker Vos called the paralyzed legislator's inability to attend some committee meetings "disrespectful."

Reports Marley: "It just comes down to the fact that I think it's disrespectful for someone to be asking questions over a microphone or a speakerphone when individuals are actually taking the time out of their day to come and testify in person," Robin Vos said.

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.
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Vos' move in blocking phone and virtual attendance of a paralyzed representative is also contemptuous of the constituents in Wisconsin's 47th assembly district.

That a state legislative body may simply declare itself a lawless island is absurd.

Further, consider the make of the man, Robin Vos, who is apparently so deformed that Vos declares Assembly committee meetings forbidden for a legislator who dares represent constituents while disabled.

An educated guess: Not even Wisconsin Republicans are stupid enough not to back down.