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Wis. candidate takes expletive fight to court

MADISON, Wis. —
A legislative candidate from Wisconsin barred from using a racially charged phrase to describe herself on the ballot is taking her fight to federal court.

Ieshuh Griffin, an independent running for a downtown Milwaukee seat in the state Assembly, wants to use the phrase, "NOT the 'whiteman's b----."'

The state's Government Accountability Board on Wednesday barred her from using the language on the ballot and on Thursday she filed a federal writ of habeas corpus seeking an order allowing the wording.

The board said the wording was pejorative and therefore not allowed. Griffin argues the wording is protected free speech.

State law allows independent candidates to have five words describing themselves placed after their names on the ballot.

should she change the wording to 'concubine'? 'underling'? 'subject'?

 

[Pesqueeb]

I must know more about where she stands on the issues.