John Oliver Asks: Which State Will Make History by Being #38 to Ratify #ERA?

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) needs only one more state to ratify it before it can become an amendment to the US Constitution. Although State Senator Sandra Day O’Connor and Arizona State Rep. Sister Claire Dunn proposed ratification, Arizona is one of the laggard states that never ratified the ERA in the 1970s. Both Senator … Read more

To ‘drain the swamp,’ start with the Washington swamp’s power couple

The “Enemy of The People,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and his wife Elaine Chao, the current Secretary of Transportation, are unrivaled as the Washington swamp’s power couple. We’ll get back to “The Grim Reaper,” Mitch McConnell, whose Senate is the graveyard of legislation under his policy of “total obstruction” another time. Last month, a Wall Street … Read more

SCOTUS Watch: Another light day of clearing low hanging fruit

Last week “Notorious RBG,” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Hinted at Sharp Divisions Ahead as Supreme Court Term Nears End: On Friday, Justice Ginsburg gave a speech at a judicial conference in New Paltz, N.Y. There was little in her remarks to hearten liberals. She started by noting the most fundamental change at the court. “Justice Kennedy announced … Read more

Gov. Ducey signs GOP bill to restrict your constitutional right to citizens initiatives and referendum

The authoritarianism of the Arizona GOP and their corporate masters in the Arizona chambers of commerce know no bounds. Ever since voters successfully forced the legislature to withdraw an elections “reform” bill several years ago before voters could vote on a referendum to repeal the offending law, the Arizona GOP has since enacted every provision, … Read more