Secretary of State: Compromised Election Equipment Can No Longer Be Used In Maricopa County
Back on April 30, I posted about The Certifiably Nuts AZ Senate Sham ‘Fraudit’ Needs To Stop (Updated) (excerpt): Note to the Secretary of State and Maricopa County Board of Supervisors: Now that your election equipment has been compromised by MAGA/QAnon conspiracy nuts, you have to remove this election equipment from any further use and purchase … Read more
Republican Arguments that Increased Sales Tax Receipts Will Make Up for Lost Income Tax Revenue is Very Regressive and Overly Optimistic
In their latest attempt to justify their flat tax proposals, Republicans at the State Legislature and the Governors office said that there is no reason to worry about local governments or other vital budget areas losing valuable sources of revenue. Why? Because the increased sales tax receipts from online gambling, internet sales (through the Way … Read more
Arizona House Votes on ERA – Messages from Beyond.
On May 19, 2021, the Arizona House of Representatives voted on the ERA and defeated it on party lines 31 – 29. First, speaker Grantham refused to even recognize Melody Hernandez to make a motion and instead Toma hurriedly made a motion to adjourn. That was from a playbook in 2017 where they made a motion … Read more
Pro-Trump Conspiracy Theorists Take Over State Republican Parties
Vice News has one of those “no duh” stories to report. Pro-Trump Conspiracy Theorists Are Taking Over State Republican Parties (excerpts): The Republican Party chairs of Texas and Wyoming have flirted with secession from the United States. Oklahoma’s Republican chair has called Islam a “cancer.” The Oregon GOP called the Capitol insurrection a “false flag” … Read more
James Carville is Right: Make Republicans Own Their Part in the Insurrection and the People they Support
The Ragin Cajun and one of the architects of Bill Clinton’s 1993 Presidential Victory, James Carville told Democrats that one of the ways to win the 2022 Midterms is to beat on the Republicans for their : Part in contributing to the 2022 Domestic Terrorist Attack at the Nation’s Capitol. Support of despicable and fringe … Read more
Arizona Leaders and Educators Show Appreciation for the American Rescue Plan
State Leaders and Educators held an Education Townhall sponsored by the Arizona Democratic Party on Monday, May 17, 2021, to show appreciation for the education provisions of the Biden/Harris American Rescue Plan. The attendees were: Arizona Democratic Party Head and Legislative District 30 Representative Raquel Teran. Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman. Phoenix Union … Read more
Democrats Can Win the Senate in 2022
Democrats have the advantage in next year’s Senate race as Trumpians are eating their own, resulting in the retirement of old-guard Republicans: Pennsylvania’s Patrick Toomey, Missouri’s Roy Blunt, and North Carolina’s Richard Burr. Pennsylvania’s seat is rated by CNN as the state most likely to flip. With long-time Senator Richard Burr retiring, there’s a good … Read more
Watchdog Organization Sues Arizona Senate Under Public Records Law
A nonpartisan watchdog organization, American Oversight, is suing for immediate access to all documents and materials related to the Arizona Senate’s sham “fraudit” of the 2020 election results. From the American Oversight press release: On Wednesday, American Oversight sued the Arizona Senate under Arizona’s public records law for failing to release documents related to the … Read more
