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Facebook Freedom and Other Things
January 28, 2020
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I’ve now gone over a week without signing into Facebook. It wasn’t a challenge thing. I just felt like Facebook was a time suck and wanted to see if I’d miss it. I don’t. At all. Which makes me wonder: For how many of us has social media insidiously become part of our daily routine? … Read more
The coming fight over additional witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial
January 28, 2020
There is going to be a fight over additional witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump. This may involve some complex legal issues. Our analysis begins with the “potted plant,” Chief Justice John Roberts. Neal K. Katyal, Joshua A. Geltzer and Mickey Edwards explain at the New York Times, John Roberts Can Call … Read more
Team Trump: not a defense, but political theater of the absurd
January 28, 2020
Wow. Just … Wow. The “defense” presentation by Team Trump has been in no way a legal defense presented by competent legal counsel that one would expect to see from any attorney at an actual trial. Instead, what we have bore witness to over the past couple of days is political theater of the absurd, … Read more
Nancy Barto, Just let the Kids Play
January 28, 2020
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Nancy Barto must really want to please her fringe base in her 2020 primary contest against Heather Carter for the Legislative 15 Senate Seat. The LD 15 Representative has proposed legislation that would disallow transgender females attending public K-12, community college, and universities from participating on sports teams “that aligns with their gender identity.” This … Read more
How Should Arizona Pay for Education? Tax the Rich? Or Tax the Poor? (video)
January 28, 2020
“How can Arizona increase education funding?” has been an ongoing question since the Tea Party started hollowing out public education and doling out tax breaks ten years ago. This week the Legislature is hearing a few education funding bills. The Senate Education Committee is hearing two bills related to education funding on Tuesday, January 28: … Read more
Republican ‘snowflakes’ manufactured outrage and tears over a political retribution claim
January 28, 2020
Last week CBS news reported that a White House “confidant tells CBS News that GOP senators were warned: ‘vote against the president and your head will be on a pike.’” House manager Adam Schiff worked this CBS News report into his closing argument on Friday. Schiff said: “CBS News report that a Trump confidant said that … Read more
Microsoft Wants a Sales Tax Break Because ‘Electricity Is Too Expensive in Arizona’ (video)
January 27, 2020
Should the Arizona Legislature help Microsoft pay its APS bills? Tuesday was a light day at the Capital. There was no floor action, but I had time to catch up with colleagues and sign some of their bills. I wanted to tell you about the conversation I had with two Microsoft lobbyists about the tax … Read more
Supreme Court lets Trump administration ‘public charge’ rule to go into effect pending appeals
January 27, 2020
Amy Howe at SCOTUSblog reports, Government gets green light to implement “public charge” rule pending appeals: Today a divided Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request for permission to enforce a rule known as the “public charge” rule, governing the admission of immigrants to the United States. The government had argued that it would suffer … Read more
