Never say never Mr. Kaufert

Seems Rep. Dean Kaufert thinks it's ok to embarrass his leadership when it comes to making sure Wisconsin residents can run around the state with concealed weapons but not when it comes to making sure Wisconsin's election officials can have the tools they need to run around the state and stop ethics violations. Kaufert in the Appleton Post Crescent:

"Pulling motions, as we refer to them, are violations of the democratic process meant to embarrass the leadership. As a rule, I never support such backhanded attempts to thwart the process, even if it means voting against my own proposal."

This vote on bringing a bill on concealed carry to the floor by suspending the rules, otherwise known as a "pulling motion" says otherwise.

I could be wrong but I think a Democrat, Rep. Marlin Schneider made the motion too, which you would think makes it even more embarrassing for Kaufert's leadership.

In the letter to the editor Kaufert claims he supports SB1, an ethics reform bill, while it was working its way through the process, but he just couldn't vote to bring it to the floor with a pulling motion. Translation: I supported it when it was in committee because it wasn't going to see the light of day.

UPDATE:

And here's a few more pulling motions he voted "yes" on back when there was a different leadership to embarrass.

Feb 11, 1992 - Radtke moved AR9 be withdrawn from the Rules Committee and taken up. (Relating to prohibiting Assembly Committees from meeting outside of Madison at certain times). The vote was 40-58. Kaufert voted aye.

March 2, 1992 - Radtke moved that AB389 be withdrawn from the Committee on State Affairs and taken up. (Relating to salary-setting procedures for elected officials). The vote of 41-58. Kaufert voted aye.