Ron Hoppus Sentenced for Voting Twice

We know that for a long time Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett was in a convenient state of denial about voter fraud in the city.

He asked for "just one name."

Of course, we know there have been many.

In terms of a quote that will forever be attached to Milwaukee's mayor, "Give me just one name" is Barrett's "Read my lips: no new taxes."

For you, Tom Barrett--

One name: Ron Hoppus

From TMJ 4:

We’re still a few weeks away from the election, and already, local prosecutors have busted two people for voting twice.

In court, Ron Hoppus admitted during the November 2006 election, he voted twice.

He told the judge because he owned properties in Brookfield and Milwaukee counties, he thought it was okay.

Hoppus might have thought it was okay, but Judge Thomas Donnegan says…

“It seems to be shocking to me that a citizen of this country would think, you seem to be saying you think you could vote twice. Are you saying you thought that was okay?” Judge Donnegan said.

Judge Donnegan says it was shocking that Hoppus didn’t know it was illegal for him to vote more than once on Election Day.

“You never heard that concept of one vote per person? Each person gets one vote?” Judge Donnegan said.

Hoppus admitted he did.

It happened back in 2006. In the morning, he voted in Milwaukee, where he owns a house. Later that night, he voted again in Brookfield.

Hoppus says he didn’t know he was breaking the law.

BS. It's BS that he didn't know. If he doesn't know that he has the right to cast only one vote, then he doesn't have the mental capacity to vote at all.

...Hoppus was facing three and a half years in prison. Instead, he got nine months in the House of Correction.

The judge said he had to send the message to Hoppus and the community at large that no one gets to vote twice.

I think Hoppus should have received three and a half years in prison, but nine months in the House of Correction is better than nothing.

Wisconsin's voter rolls must be cleaned up.