Wisconsin Covenant equal to snake oil

My column for the West Bend Daily News is online.  It’s called, “Wisconsin Covenant equal to snake oil.”  Here’s my conclusion:

In this case, we have the executive branch, as embodied by Governor Doyle, essentially creating a new government program out of thin air and doling out its benefits to the unwitting citizens of the state. This program was never vetted by the Legislature or passed into law. The Wisconsin Covenant is completely nonexistent and yet the executive is attempting to enact it by decree. Such haughty attempts by the executive to run roughshod over the prerogative of the legislature should be met with derision and contempt.

The Wisconsin Covenant does not exist. Governor Doyle does not have the power to make such a promise on behalf of the state of Wisconsin without the backing of the Legislature. The fact that he is attempting to usurp the Legislature’s constitutional authority for personal political gain is something that free people should abhor.

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