Via the pdf of the complaint. Sorry, no link. Sent to me via email.

It’s a veritable secrecy fest! Everyone grab your Corruption Banjos and play along! Via JSOnline:

Madison - As legislative leaders secretly developed new election maps last year to strengthen their majority, Republican lawmakers were told to ignore public comments and instead focus on what was said in private strategy sessions, according to a GOP memo that became public Monday.

Other newly released documents also show almost all Republican lawmakers signed legal agreements promising not to discuss the new maps while they were being developed.

GOP lawmakers fought releasing these new documents and testifying about the maps in a pending court case but relented after a panel of three federal judges based in Milwaukee last month found they had filed frivolous motions in trying to shield the information from the public.

Included in the documents released Monday was a set of talking points that stressed that those who discussed the maps could eventually be called as a witness in a court case.

“Public comments on this map may be different than what you hear in this room. Ignore the public comments,” the talking points also say.

“Ignore the public comments.” ‘Nuff said.

Go Wisconsin GOP! You’re proving, once again, why it was an egregious mistake to elect any of you.

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