Gov. Evers Warns Wisconsin Is the ‘Wild West’ After Court Overturns Stay-At-Home Order
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) is expressing his frustration with the state Supreme Court after it made the decision to block his effort to extend the state’s stay-at-home order on Wednesday amid the coronavirus…
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) is expressing his frustration with the state Supreme Court after it made the decision to block his effort to extend the state’s stay-at-home order on Wednesday amid the coronavirus pandemic.
MSNBC’s Ali Velshi asked Evers if he is able to make interim orders or orders that expire after a certain amount of time and what happens next for Wisconsin.
“We’re the wild west, Ali, there are no restrictions at all across the state of Wisconsin,” Evers said, adding, “At this point in time, there is no orders. There’s nothing that’s compelling people to do anything other than having chaos here.”
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Evers issued a series of tweets reiterating his disappointment with the decision.
Velshi pressed Evers on what his next steps are and what authority he has left.
“Well, we have no authority right now. It’s been taken away,” Evers said. “So we’ll meet with the legislatures. The Republicans have never had a plan. We keep asking for it. When they took us to court and sued, they said they had a plan. Haven’t seen that yet either.”
Evers echoed his thoughts during an interview with CNN’s Don Lemon.
He said the court’s decision puts the state “into chaos.”