U.S. Supreme Court declines to expedite ‘Obamacare’ appeal, leaving protections hanging in the balance

Update to Huse Democrats and blue states ask Supreme Court for expedited appeal of ‘Obamacare’. Chief Justice John Roberts this morning, before walking over to the U.S. Senate to preside over the Senate impeachment trial, took part in handing Republicans the gift they wanted before this year’s election. Amy Howe at SCOTUSblog reports, Court will … Read more

Rep. Bob Thorpe wants to suppress NAU college voters, again

Rep. Bob Thorpe, R-Flagstaff, is making another unconstitutional bid at blocking students from voting where they go to school, something Howard Fischer somehow fails to mention in this report. Bill would block voting by Arizona students here only for school: The proposal by Rep. Bob Thorpe, R-Flagstaff, would require residence for voting purposes be based … Read more

GOP CD2 Candidates 2020

GOP Trots Out 6 Extreme Candidates at Secret CD2 Forum

At a secret forum in a private club, the Pima County Republican Party held a forum for 6 GOP candidates for Congressional District 2 in Tucson, where Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick is the incumbent. The Blog for Arizona obtained a 2-hour audio recording of the closed event, so that the public can hear about the candidates’ … Read more

The McConnell Rules: a criminal cover-up by Republicans in the Senate (Updated)

At the eleventh hour, “The Enemy of The People,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued his rules for the Senate impeachment trial — the rules were not negotiated with Senate Democrats, but they were done in “total coordination” with the Defendant in the White House — which depart significantly from the “Clinton Rules” of impeachment … Read more