Rep. Amanda Nedweski is reminding liberals heading out to their ‘No Kings’ protests today that Wisconsin’s governor used the most tyrannical move in state history to hike property taxes for the next four centuries.
Wisconsin state Rep. Amanda Nedweski criticized Democratic lawmakers Saturday for joining national “No Kings Day” protests while defending expansive executive power at the state level.
In a video posted to X, the Pleasant Prairie Republican highlighted what she called hypocrisy in how some Democrats decry executive overreach nationally but support it when it suits their agenda in Wisconsin.
“Well, it’s apparently ‘No Kings Day’ again,” Nedweski said. “While Democrat politicians are out chasing clicks and protesting, here’s what they won’t tell you. Gov. Evers used his veto pen to raise taxes for 400 years! When we tried to stop it? Every Democrat voted NO.”
Gov. Evers used his partial veto power in the 2023 Wisconsin budget to dramatically alter school funding language, extending certain property tax increases dramatically by changing “2024-25” to “2425” through selective deletion of numbers and punctuation — a move critics dubbed the “400-year veto.”
Republicans have argued the maneuver upset the balance between branches of government and burdened Wisconsin families during an affordability crisis. In her video, Nedweski offered a solution.
“Sen. Chris Kapenga and I authored a constitutional ballot that will appear on your ballot this November that will make sure that no governor can ever use their veto authority to raise your taxes.”
The amendment would prohibit the governor from using partial veto authority in appropriation bills to create or increase any tax or fee. It passed the Legislature in two consecutive sessions with unanimous Republican support and now awaits voter approval.
Nedweski and supporters, including Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin, say the change would restore accountability and prevent future executives from rewriting legislative intent and usurping legislative authority.
