Jeffery Karnitz

Things are really screwed up in Wisconsin when a man is charged for scribbling on a recall petition but a woman making a death threat against Governor Scott Walker is ignored.

Regan Cowan posted online that she wants Walker dead.

From the MacIver News Service:

A death threat against Governor Walker was removed from Facebook on Monday, almost three full days after it was initially posted.

“Earlier this morning, Capitol Police became aware of an online death threat directed towards Governor Walker,” said Chief Charles Tubbs in a statement issued this afternoon. “Capitol Police takes any threat directed towards those who visit or work in the Capitol seriously, and Capitol Police investigators have identified and interviewed the responsible individual. Capitol Police does not generally comment on specific security issues.”

Tubbs issued the statement after an inquiry made by a MacIver News Service reporter.

“Rather than recall him… Can we kill him instead? Just curious,” wrote Regan Cowan on the Recall Walker Kick Off Rally event page on Facebook Friday afternoon.

When someone responded with “He’s signed a bill allowing conceal to carry IN the capitol…..Someone just might get away with it!!!” Cowan then posted: “I’m game.”

Cowan wasn't charged with anything for her threat.

No problem.

Keep up the good work, Regan!

But when Jeffery Karnitz scribbles on a Walker recall petition, he's charged with a FELONY.

Read the criminal complaint.

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

A West Bend man told police he intentionally scribbled over petitions seeking the recall of Gov. Scott Walker with the hopes it would "screw up the petition."

But when Jeffery Karnitz handed the defaced petition back to a recall volunteer, she told him, "I hope you know that's a felony," and from then, he told police, "I kind of kicked myself in the ass."

On Thursday, Karnitz, 30, was indeed charged with a felony, "Election fraud - falsifying or destroying nomination papers, recall petitions, etc." -- which is punishable by up to 1 1/2 years in prison, two years extended supervision and $10,000 fine.

Karnitz should not have defaced the petitions. I'm not making any excuses for him.

BUT- Cowan should not have been able to issue a death threat against the Governor with impunity.

AND- There's a problem when individuals sign recall petitions multiple times, brag about it, and nothing is done.

Republican Party of Wisconsin: Petition signer says, "I'm going to cheat to get Scott Walker out of here"

WISN Channel 12 has reported breaking news regarding claims that a man has signed the recall Walker petitions 80 times.

This update comes on the heels of the Government Accountability Board readily admitting they have no process in place by which to check and discard duplicate signatures. Rather, the GAB said the burden of checking for duplicate signatures will fall upon Governor Walker. At the same time, the GAB has stated that the union special-interests collecting the recall petitions will be expected to self-police the collection of duplicate signatures. As of yet, Democrat and pro-labor organizations affiliated with the recall effort have not disclosed a process to identify and discard duplicate signatures.

"This type of behavior calls the entire recall process into question," said Ben Sparks, Communications Director for the Republican Party of Wisconsin. "Incidents such as this are exactly why we formed the Recall Integrity Center, which is a website that allows individuals to report instances of misconduct and fraud. The issue of duplicate signatures is a recurring problem that needs to be addressed, and the Republican Party of Wisconsin will be looking into the matter further."

Liberal interest groups affiliated with the recall effort have actively encouraged individuals to sign the recall petitions multiple times. One Wisconsin Now, a liberal non-profit, pushed a memo that actively encouraged this type of behavior from petition circulators.

"It's a little too late for the Democrats to say they don't condone this type of behavior," Sparks continued, "when activists affiliated with the recall effort are actively encouraging individuals to sign the recall petitions more than once. Liberal special-interests have shown they are willing to stoop to any level to force this recall effort on Wisconsin families, who elected Governor Walker with an overwhelming majority."

Transcript:

Man: "I think I signed about 80 times."

Wainscott: "You've signed 80 petitions, you think?"

Man: "I signed a lot of them for the past two weeks. I've been seeing them at the Grand Avenue Mall. Out here by Pick 'n Save and stuff like that."

Wainscott: "Well, you know they're only going to count one of your signatures?"

Man: "Oh well. Whatever it takes to get Scott Walker out of here, I'm happy."

Wainscott: "That means signing repeatedly?"

Man: "Yeah. They cheated for Bush, so hey, I'm going to cheat to get Scott Walker out of here."

If you support Scott Walker and commit some wrongdoing, yes, you've kind of kicked yourself in the ass.

If you're against Scott Walker, you can do anything. ANYTHING.

Where's the justice in that?