Smokescreen hides Walker's veto-created loophole

Wisconsin public records law is to be interpreted always with a presumption of complete public access. To build a smokescreen, Walker flouted this presumption.

Walker anticipates need for uninformed legislature

Following Senate recall, Gov. Walker will need an uninformed legislature. The Governor vetoed the obligations for producing several upcoming accountability reports for the legislature's Joint Committee on Finance. In exchange, Walker makes an unenforceable promise of direct public access to agency expenditures.

Walker will demonstrate personal restraint when applying the governor's veto

Veto is a unilateral power maintained by the head of the executive branch.  In the case of Wisconsin, it is Governor Scott Walker who wields this power with his 19 pens.

In an appropriation bill, such as the state budget, the Wisconsin governor has the power to strike individual words. Walker won't need the single-word veto for the 2011-2013 state budget.

Governor Walker will now "ax" the Legislature's axings

Walker & Co. have shown they can taketh away.  For their next trick, they will demonstrate their power to pardon.