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AIRC to have a full schedule of public hearings in July
July 9, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It looks like the month of July is shaping up to be a full schedule of public hearings around the state for the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. The next meeting will be in Chandler, AZ (location TBD) on July 13, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. UPDATE: The Commission now says no meetings scheduled
District 18 will have the opportunity to recall a dangerous demagogue who has brought disrepute to Arizona
July 9, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: David Safier earlier posted that Karen Osborne certified the petitions to recall "King" Russell Pearce on Friday morning. It’s official: Senate President Russell Pearce is the first sitting elected legislator who will face a recall election in Arizona history. The Arizona Republic reports today, Russell Pearce recall: Enough signatures to force election:
Joseph Stiglitz on the coming GOPocalypse
July 8, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Economist Joseph Stiglitz is sounding the alarm of impending doom in Slate Magazine, The coming economic catastrophe: Why do we still listen to free-market ideologues?: Just a few years ago, a powerful ideology—the belief in free and unfettered markets—brought the world to the brink of ruin. Even in its heyday, from the early
Pearce recall: Game on!
July 8, 2011
by David Safier Looks like almost 3,000 more signatures than required are enough to put the Recall Pearce campaign over the top, according to Maricopa County elections officials. [County Elections Director Karen] Osborne says her office is certifying that the petitions have 10,365 valid signatures of voters from the Mesa Republican's legislative district. The certification
The Very Serious People debate the wrong issue while jobs outlook deterioriates
July 8, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: While the Very Serious People in Washington, D.C. along with their media villagers and Beltway boviators try to tell us that the national debt is the most serious problem confronting the country — it is not, Do nothing: Let the Bush tax cuts expire to reduce the deficit – The Hill's Congress
Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission Hearing – Open Thread
July 8, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: OPEN THREAD. For those of you attending the AIRC meeting this morning in Phoenix you can post a play-by-play in the comments to this post to keep people apprised of what is going on. In addition, the AIRC provides a streaming video live feed at its web site. see Meeting Information. UPDATE:
(Update) Does the 14th Amendment preclude defaulting on the national debt?
July 7, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jack Balkin at Balkinization blog posts his awaited conclusions as to whether the 14th Amendment precludes defaulting on the national debt. It is not as black and white as the media villagers and commentariat believe, it is more nuanced. Under What Circumstances Can The President Ignore the Debt Ceiling?: The Fourteenth Amendment
