Common Cause in Wisconsin proposes that pension dollars be denied for the year or years in which the crimes in question occurred. We like that. It's a stiff penalty. It's the kind of penalty that can return Wisconsin the reputation of having some of the toughest ethics laws in the USA.

It's a sad day when Wisconsin needs a law to reduce the pensions of politicians as a deterrent to committing felonies while in office. Twenty years ago, we wouldn't have had politicians breaking the law to commit felony level crime.  Then again, 20 years ago we didn't have politicians who prostituted themselves to accumulate power and profits like they do today.