First, I have to give a shout-out to Free Whitewater. The proprietor, who goes by the nom de blog John Adams, has been rather controversial in local politics, so much so that the police chief of Whitewater, James Coan, with the blessing of City Manager Kevin Brunner, used city resources to try to unmask and silence Adams.
Needless to say, Messrs. Coan and Brunner, along with Whitewater Police Detective Tina Winger, have earned their departments not-exactly-honored spots on the Harrassers In Government portion of the roll for ignoring Article I, Section 3 of the Wisconsin Constitution.
Section 3? Help me out.
Article I, Section 3 of the Wisconsin Constitution:
The reason why I specified the Wisconsin Constitution is that the 1st Amendment to the federal Constitution is properly applied only to the federal government (not that that particular view has a wide audience in even the legal world).
Got it. I need to learn to read.
Thanks.