BELLEVILLE — Two area groups, Hands Off New Glarus and the Belleville Liberty Belles, will observe Constitution Day by hosting a public program to give people a chance to share ideas on how to preserve our rights.
This free open program will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17 in the Belleville High School auditorium.
In increasing resistance to many current political events, local citizens are forming groups, protesting in their communities and attending informational events. Groups are forming in Albany, Belleville, Monroe, New Glarus and Mount Horeb, and the list is growing.
Three guest speakers with experience in Wisconsin politics and law have agreed to speak and discuss ideas with the audience. Each has substantial experience in and beyond the scope of their jobs.
Speakers are Judge David Deininger, former Dane County Sheriff David Mahoney and former state legislator Dale Schultz.
Deininger served as a judge on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for 11 years and now serves as a reserve judge. He served three and a half years in the Wisconsin State Assembly and chaired the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board.
Mahoney served three terms as Dane County Sheriff having first been elected in November 2006. Along with his law enforcement duties in Dane County. Mahoney served on several statewide and national professional organizations including the National Sheriff’s Association and Wisconsin Governor’s Council on Homeland Security. He is noted for his extensive experience in labor management and his passion for making positive change in law enforcement culture.
Schultz is a retired Republican Wisconsin legislator, who served over 23 years in the Wisconsin state senate. He is noted for his ability to work across the aisle and rise above party politics in areas such as redistricting. He was majority leader of the Wisconsin Senate during the 2005-2006 term, and served over 23 years in the state senate representing Wisconsin’s 17th senate district from 1991 to 2015.
Schultz and Deininger are co-chairs of a bipartisan group, United Wisconsin.
The event is free and open to the public.
