{"id":1673,"date":"2023-03-29T14:06:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T14:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=1673"},"modified":"2023-03-29T15:14:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T15:14:24","slug":"will-formally-launches-new-project-to-preserve-americas-democracy-for-the-next-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=1673","title":{"rendered":"WILL Formally Launches New Project to Preserve America\u2019s Democracy  for the Next Generation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This post originally appeared at <a href=\"https:\/\/will-law.org\/will-formally-launches-new-project-to-preserve-americas-democracy-for-the-next-generation\/\">https:\/\/will-law.org\/will-formally-launches-new-project-to-preserve-americas-democracy-for-the-next-generation\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><em>The Preserving Democracy Project will protect the framework of America\u2019s system of government, established by our nation\u2019s founding fathers in the Constitution and Bill of Rights <\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>The News: <\/strong>Today, the Wisconsin Institute for Law &amp; Liberty (WILL) formally launched its newest initiative, the Preserving Democracy Project (PDP). The project will enforce the structural limitations on government power, hold bureaucrats to the rule of law, and fight back against rogue government officials at the local, state and federal level\u2014who act beyond the authority given to them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">WILL recently launched a new social media and digital campaign to highlight the project\u2019s work. Watch that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Lc9mgnFRFes\">here:<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_video et_pb_video_0\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_video_box\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WILL Launches New Project: Preserving Democracy Project\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lc9mgnFRFes?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>The Quotes: <\/strong>WILL President and General Counsel, Rick Esenberg, stated, \u201cFreedom is fragile and simply does not exist on its own accord. America\u2019s founders envisioned a system of divided government, which was fundamental to defending liberty and the rule of law. WILL\u2019s new Preserving Democracy Project is the vanguard in the ongoing struggle to preserve that system of governance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">WILL Deputy Counsel, Lucas Vebber stated, \u201cTo preserve our democracy and ensure America\u2019s system of government lives on for the next generation, WILL is fighting to enforce structural limitations on government power, take bureaucratic overreach head on, and defend the rights and freedoms of all Americans citizens. No matter where that fight may go\u2014from our nation\u2019s capital to state capitals, and from local school boards to your county office\u2014we will protect our democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Additional Background and Cases:<\/strong> WILL\u2019s Preserving Democracy Project has a long track record of successes in state and federal courts, both here in Wisconsin and nationwide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><u>Here are some of our wins at the local, state, and federal level<\/u>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/will-law.org\/wcris-v-heinrich\/\"><em>WCRIS v. Heinrich <\/em><\/a>\u2013 The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a 4-3 decision on June 11, 2021, making clear that the Dane County health department lacked the authority to issue an order closing all schools.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/will-law.org\/bartlett-v-evers\/\"><em>Bartlett v. Evers <\/em><\/a>\u2013 WILL prevailed in the Wisconsin Supreme Court, overturning certain vetoes of Governor Evers, and ending the abusive veto that allowed governors to rewrite laws passed as part of the budget.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/will-law.org\/tankcraft-v-osha\/\"><em>Tankcraft v. OSHA <\/em><\/a>\u2013 WILL challenged OSHA\u2019s vaccine mandate. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in our favor, blocking the rule on January 13, 2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><u>Here are some of our ongoing cases:<\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/will-law.org\/florek-v-city-of-neenah\/\">Florek v. City of Neenah<\/a> \u2013 <\/em>The lawsuit urges the court to enter a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction prohibiting the City of Neenah from enforcing its unlawful sign ordinance. The lawsuit argues that the city cannot suppress or threaten its citizens\u2019 First Amendment rights, and asks the court to award attorney fees<em>. <\/em>WILL is challenging the City of Neenah regarding an unlawful sign ordinance suppressing the First Amendment rights of its citizens.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/will-law.org\/britto-v-atf\/\">Britto v. ATF<\/a> <\/em>\u2013 WILL is challenging a new rule from the ATF which would require millions of Americans to register certain firearms on a federal registry, and pay a tax. Americans who do not wish to be placed on a federal gun registry must either destroy their stabilizing brace or turn in their weapon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/will-law.org\/braun-luehrs-v-walsh\/\">Braun v. Walsh<\/a> <\/em>\u2013 Lawsuit filed against the U.S. Secretary of Labor for a new rule permitting the use of environmental, social, and governance (commonly referred to as \u201cESG\u201d) factors in retirement investing. The suit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Preserving Democracy Project is not limited to just efforts in litigation. We have successfully overturned unlawful agency actions by working through legislative oversight committees, and regularly send demand letters to officials at all levels of government to ensure that they act within the law. The PDP will also include a robust public education component. Our liberties are secured and will endure only if Americans value and uphold the principles and institutions that preserve them. Our \u201cCitizen\u2019s Guide to the Wisconsin Administrative State\u201d was the start of this effort. Through this initiative, we will continue to use all tools available to hold government officials accountable to the law.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_team_member et_pb_team_member_0 clearfix  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_image et-waypoint et_pb_animation_off\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Lucas-Vebber.jpeg\" alt=\"Lucas Vebber\" class=\"wp-image-11375\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_description\">\n<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Lucas Vebber<\/h4>\n<p class=\"et_pb_member_position\">Deputy Counsel<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>lucas@will-law.org<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_team_member et_pb_team_member_1 clearfix  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_image et-waypoint et_pb_animation_off\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rick-Photo.jpeg\" alt=\"Rick Esenberg\" class=\"wp-image-11260\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_description\">\n<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Rick Esenberg<\/h4>\n<p class=\"et_pb_member_position\">President and General Counsel<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>rick@will-law.org<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"et_pb_member_social_links\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rickesenberg\" class=\"et_pb_font_icon et_pb_twitter_icon\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/will-law.org\/will-formally-launches-new-project-to-preserve-americas-democracy-for-the-next-generation\/\">WILL Formally Launches New Project to Preserve America\u2019s Democracy  for the Next Generation<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/will-law.org\">Wisconsin Institute for Law &amp; Liberty<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post originally appeared at https:\/\/will-law.org\/will-formally-launches-new-project-to-preserve-americas-democracy-for-the-next-generation\/ The Preserving Democracy Project will protect the framework of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-will"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1673"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1676,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1673\/revisions\/1676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}