Arizona Senate Sends Conspiracy Theory-Laden Jim Crow 2.0 Bill To The Governor – Veto This Bill
Republicans in the Arizona Senate voted Wednesday to block counties from applying for private grants to make up for state funding shortfalls that the counties say they need to properly run elections. So much for their feigned concern about election integrity and security. Howard Fischer reports, Arizona Senate OKs prohibiting counties from applying for private … Read more
Conservatives Argue For ‘Fewer Voters,’ And Question The ‘Quality of Voters’
The right-wing rag National Review, founded by snooty patrician William F. Buckley, Jr., the founder of modern movement conservatism, defended white supremacy and American Apartheid (sate sanctioned racial segregation and Jim Crow black codes). The Intercept reflects that In 1957, Buckley wrote an editorial entitled “Why The South Must Prevail.” The South does not want to … Read more
“Truth or Consequences” NM documentary at The Screening Room in downtown Tucson
Truth or Consequences Online Tickets Now Available at The Screening Room, 127 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ “Truth or Consequences is a speculative documentary about time and how we weave the past into the present and our possible future. Set in the small desert town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, the film takes place … Read more
Biden Infrastructure/Jobs Bill Proving As Popular With The Public As Covid-19 Relief Bill
New polling from POLITICO/Morning Consult shows Republicans, Independents, and Democrats are lining up behind President Biden’s bipartisan plan to create good jobs and rebuild our country’s infrastructure. Highlights from the poll: 71 percent of Republicans support the American Jobs Plan’s proposal to modernize highways, roads, and streets 64 percent of Republicans support the American Jobs … Read more
Delina DiSanto thinks it is Possible to Reach and Connect with Paul Gosar Supporters
In a recent column in AZ Central, EJ Montini expressed misgivings that supporters of Paul Gosar can be persuaded to abandon support for him with little things like the truth. To prove this assertion, the columnist cited another video produced by the Republican Accountability Project that showcased three of the Arizona House Congressional District (CD) … Read more
It is Time for Moderates like Sinema and Manchin to Show They can Produce Bipartisan Coalitions and Legislation in the Senate
Over the last couple of days, both Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin have said or written again that they are opposed to eliminating the filibuster. Senator Sinema said in an interview with constituents in Phoenix that: “When you have a place that’s broken and not working, and many would say that’s the Senate today, … Read more
President Biden keeps the Attention on Infrastructure, Again Signaling a Willingness to Make a Deal
Accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden spoke to the American People again about the urgent need to revitalize and modernize the nation’s infrastructure by passing the American Jobs Plan. During his remarks, he took issue with Republicans saying that components of his bill were not infrastructure. Biden countered that reactionary talking point … Read more
A Creative Solution To Democratize The Senate Filibuster Rule
Jonathan Gould, assistant professor at the UC Berkeley School of Law; Kenneth Shepsle, the George Markham professor of government at Harvard University; and Matthew Stephenson, the Eli Goldston professor of law at Harvard Law School, propose a creative solution to the anti-democratic Jim Crow relic Senate filibuster rule that even Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten … Read more
