House Democrats and blue states ask Supreme Court for expedited appeal of ‘Obamacare’

Last month, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated the individual mandate, but not the entirety of ‘Obamacare’: The 2-1 decision by the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals likely pushes any Supreme Court action on Obamacare until after the 2020 election but again thrusts the issue of health care into the forefront of the … Read more

Reactions by Democratic Presidential Candidates to Suleimani Killing

There has been virtual unanimity in the political world that Qassim Suleimani was a murdering terrorist that no one should mourn. Thomas Friedman, in a piece for the New York Times, offered an interesting perspective, that Suleimani was also dumb and overrated with his actions resulting in blowback against Iran by anti-Iranian-pro Democracy citizens in … Read more

Republican politicians line up to ask the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade

The annual anti-abortion rights “forced birther” March for Life Rally in Washington, D.C. is January 24, 2020. In advance of this annual ritual calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its decision in Roe v. Wade (1973), Amy Howe at SCOTUSblog reports, Federal government’s brief in abortion case supports Louisiana’s position, raises possibility of … Read more

Political Calendar: Week of January 5, 2020

The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event 7 days would be most helpful). See the calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: For … Read more

Cartoon of The Week

[Archduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was the heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. His assassination in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914 precipitated World War I.]