JUDGE DEFEATS PRO-ABORTION OPPONENT BY ‘KEEPING HER MOUTH SHUT’

MONROE, Wisc., April 4, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) –  Pat Roggensack, 62, a state Appeals Court judge from Madison, has defeated an openly pro-abortion rival in the state election to succeed retiring Justice William Bablitch for a 10-year term on the Wisconsin state Supreme Court.  Roggensack followed an election strategy of keeping ‘mum’ about her views on abortion, playing up her resume and refusing to take positions on big issues. “It is not good for the independence of the court,” Roggensack said, to reveal all of one’s opinions on issues that might come before the court at a future date.  The result was that she won 51% of the vote. Throughout the campaign, Roggensack attacked her opponent for wearing his positions on his sleave—including vocal support for “abortion rights” and hostility to school vouchers. She likened such statements to “an umpire deciding before a game that one team is better.”  For local coverage:  https://www.themonroetimes.com/o0402sup.htm