AZ State Rep. Eddie Farnsworth is stonewalling gun safety legislation.

Eddie Farnsworth Bravely Speaks Up for All Victims Named Eddie Farnsworth

At around 1:00 am on Tuesday morning, the 2019 Arizona legislature finally adjourned sine die, bringing to an end a contentious legislative session that stretched through most of May and included rare sessions on Memorial Day weekend. And the session ended much as it began, with controversy over the sexual abuse of children. And it ended with Eddie Farnsworth once again showing us who he truly is.

On Memorial Day, Farnsworth’s effort to thwart reform of the statute of limitations for civil suits by victims of childhood sexual abuse went down in defeat, but not before he whined, made offensive historical comparisons, and turned himself into the victim, joining the ranks of former legislator David Stringer, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and of course the president in the long line of powerful men who respond to challenges to their power by throwing a histrionic pity party for themselves.

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Republicans deny science and deny climate change at their peril

Martin Longman at the Political Animal blog takes a look at the recent European Union parliamentary elections and forecasts what they may portend for the U.S. election in 2020. He sees an invigorated youth vote turnout motivated by their desire to save the planet — and their future — from climate change. Europe’s Elections Have Warnings Signs … Read more

"Reefer Madness" prosecutor Sheila Polk of Yavapai County.

AZ Supreme Court Marijuana Ruling Smacks Down Yavapai Prosecutor

The good news is that medical marijuana users can still legally use marijuana extracts, hashish, and vape pens, according to the Arizona Supreme Court. The better news is that  Sheila Polk, the “reefer madness” Yavapai County Attorney was smacked down, her twisted legal arguments rejected, and her persecution of medical marijuana patients was undone. And … Read more

The Democrats are not running a Do Nothing House. Mitch McConnell, the Enemy of the People, is running a Do Nothing Senate where judges who do not publicly declare Brown vs the Board of Education a good decision can apply.

Unfortunately, if you listen to the media and the Liar in Chief in the Oval Office (or via Twitter), Democrats, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, are doing nothing in the House of Representatives except pursuing investigations against Individual One, the President of the United States. While not fake news, it is inaccurate as other columnists … Read more