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More Romney police uniform capers
September 12, 2012
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by David Safier Remember how Romney used a police uniform his dad gave him to terrify a young woman making out in a parked car? Good times. Now a NY Times article mentions an incident at Stanford where Romney bragged about using the same uniform to speed to the airport. In Mr. Romney’s dorm closet … Read more
K12 Inc. under investigation in Florida. Board Member Craig Barrett silent.
September 12, 2012
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by David Safier K12 Inc., the country's largest online school corporation, is in trouble again, this time in Florida. It's being investigated for using uncertified teachers and telling its certified staff to provide cover. K12 officials told certified teachers to sign class rosters that included students they hadn’t taught, according to documents that are part … Read more
Gov. Brewer bails out of Gabriela Saucedo Mercer fundraiser
September 11, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Religious bigotry McCarthyite Gabriela Saucedo Mercer, the Tea-Publican candidate running against Rep. Raúl Grijalva in CD 3, is now being abandoned by her friends who want to distance themselves from her. Talking Points Memo reports Brewer Bails On Az. GOPer In Wake Of Racial Remark: Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has bailed on … Read more
Pennsylvania Supreme Court to hear voter ID case this Thursday
September 11, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
The suprising, and wrongly decided Pennsylvania superior court decision on voter ID, will go before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court this Thursday. Voter ID law set for review by state Supreme Court | PennLive.com:
Pennsylvania will take its place as a battleground state on a different political front this week as supporters and opponents argue the validity of the state’s new voter ID law before the state Supreme Court.
Oral arguments are scheduled for Thursday in Philadelphia. They will be televised live on Pennsylvania Cable Network at 9:30 a.m.
The six-member court — evenly split between Democrats and Republicans — will be tasked with reviewing Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson’s August ruling that permitted Pennsylvania’s new voter ID law to be implemented for the Nov. 6 election. If the justices are deadlocked, Simpson’s decisions will stand.
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Plaintiffs in this case say the state, as of Tuesday, had issued nearly 7,000 nondriver’s license photo ID cards since March, when the law was enacted. That proves their point that with at least 100,000 voters needing IDs, there’s strong evidence that “you are going to have tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, without ID on Election Day,” said Witold Walczak, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania’s legal director.
Retired Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Stanley Feldman to speak against Prop. 115
September 11, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
If you are a citizen who is concerned about the independence of the judiciary and attempts by extremists to undermine the Judicial Merit Selection System and to politicize the selection of judges in Arizona, you will want to attend the Pima County Democratic Party Nucleus Club meeting this Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Viscount Suite Hotel, 4855 E. Broadway Blvd. in Tucson.
The featured speaker is retired Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Stanley Feldman, who will speak against Prop. 115 on the topic: ”Is our judicial system becoming over-politicized?”
I posted about Chief Justice Feldman's opposition to Prop. 115 earlier this year when it was still working its way through the judiciary committees of the Legislature. Arizona's Judicial Merit Selection System Threatened.
Prop. 115 represents an act of craven cowardice by the State Bar of Arizona, the Arizona Judges Association, and the Arizona Judicial Council who caved under threats from extremists like Cathi Herrod of the Center for Arizona Policy and Tea-Publicans in the Legislature who wanted to put the full repeal of the Judicial Merit Selection Sytem on the ballot in November.
This so-called "great compromise" is in reality a "great capitulation." It should result in the replacement of the board members of the State Bar of Arizona, the Arizona Judges Association, and the Arizona Judicial Council for such cowardice in failing to stand up to extremism. This is what lawyers and judges are supposed to do – we are the last line of defense. I am ashamed for my profession.
The Arizona Republic reports Proposition would give Arizona governor more power in judge selection:
A ballot proposition going before Arizona voters this fall would, if approved, give the governor more power and discretion in the process of selecting judges in large counties.
The Final Race to The Finish
September 11, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
The final vote count from the Primary Election has now been certified for the General Election ballot. There were only a handful of close races decided by late ballots, and only a few write-in candidates from minor parties who qualified for the General Election ballot. One legal challenge remains: Darin Mitchell, a Republican candidate for the House in LD 13 who upset incumbent Republican Rep. Russ Jones, apparently was not a resident of the district and is being challenged on residency grounds by Russ Jones.
See the Secretary of State's web site for the Full Listing of candidates.
So who made it to the starting gate for the final race to the finish?
U.S. President/Vice President
Barack Obama/Joe Biden (D – Inc.)
Willard Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan (R)
Gary Johnson/James Gray (LBT)
Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala (GRN)
U.S. Senate
Richard Carmona (D)
Jeff Flake (R)
Marc Victor (LBT)
U.S. House – Dist. 1
Ann Kirkpatrick (D)
Jonathan Paton (R)
Kim Allen (LBT)
U.S. House – Dist. 2
Ron Barber (D – Inc.)
Martha McSally (R)
U.S. House – Dist. 3
Raúl Grijalva (D – Inc.)
Gabriela Saucedo Mercer (R)
Blanca Arsenia Guerra (LBT)
U.S. House – Dist. 4
Johnnie Robinson (D)
Paul Gosar (R – Inc.)
Joseph Pamelia (LBT)
Richard Grayson (Amer. Elect)
U.S. House – Dist. 5
Spencer Morgan (D)
Matt Salmon (R)
U.S. House – Dist. 6
Matt Jette (D)
David Schweikert (R -Inc.)
Jack Anderson (LBT)
Mark Salazar (GRN)
U.S. House – Dist.7
Ed Pastor (D -Inc.)
Joe Cobb (LBT)
U.S. House – Dist.8
Gene Scharer (D)
Trent Franks (R – Inc.)
Stephen Dolgos (Amer. Elect)
U.S. House – Dist.9
Kyrsten Sinema (D)
Vernon Parker (R)
Powell Gammill (LBT)
“Birtherfest” post goes viral
September 11, 2012
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by David Safier My Sunday post, Phoenix Tea Party Patriots' BirtherFest event cancelled due to lack of interest, went viral — on Reddit and tweeted far and wide. So far, it's brought an extra 10,000 hits to BfA and counting. This humble blogger is gratified to help spread the word that even Pat Boone, sharing … Read more
Romney on His Own Tax Plan — Breathtaking Dishonesty
September 10, 2012
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Posted by Bob Lord The lies just keep on coming from the Romey campaign, but the one I heard over the weekend, and again this morning, was a whopper that bears special attention. Romney now is claiming that his tax plan would not cut taxes for high income taxpayers. According to Romney, he would eliminate … Read more
