SB1070 Update: Rep. Kirk Adams is wrong (what a surprise!)
June 1, 2010
by David Safier Republican Rep. Kirk Adams had an op ed in the Republic yesterday. He said racial profiling is forbidden in SB1070. He's wrong. Racial profiling is an integral part of SB1070. Read the post below to understand why. Here's what Adams wrote: The trailer bill [HB2162, which amends SB1070] makes it crystal-clear that
SB1070 Update: Law allows racial profiling
June 1, 2010
by David Safier One of the most serious misstatements about SB1070 is that it doesn't allow racial profiling. After all, this phrase is repeated a number of times in the amended law — that an enforcement official: may not consider race, color or national origin in the enforcement of this section . . . Pretty
Update on Tweety Matthews’ solution to clean up BP Gulf oil spill
June 1, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I ran across an article that has some background on the "supertaker solution" That Chris "Tweety" Matthews harped about all last week on Hardball. Could Cleanup Fix for Gulf Oil Spill Lie in Secret Saudi Disaster? – AOL News: [O]ne veteran of a massive (and secret) crude spill in the Persian Gulf
WSJ Analysis: SB 1070 unconstitutional
June 1, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal published a news analysis of SB 1070 and concluded that the law is unconstitutional. Constitutional Challenges to Arizona Immigration Law on Their Way – Law Blog – WSJ: Is Arizona’s new immigration law constitutional? We hit the question briefly on Friday in this post, and the initial
SB1070 Update: Conservative Linda Chavez not happy with Pearce, SB1070
May 31, 2010
by David Safier Here's the beginning of today's column by Linda Chavez: Are the likes of Rand Paul and Russell Pearce becoming the face of the Republican Party? Let’s hope not. To put the statement in context, Chavez is a Fox News analyst who worked for Reagan and both Bushes. She's not exactly a liberal
SB1070 Update: The ugly side of pro SB1070
May 31, 2010
by David Safier Not all supporters of SB1070 deserve to be called racists. But some are, and this bill does a great job of bringing them out of the woodwork. Take, for instance, JT Ready, who is pictured awhile back with his buddy, Russell Pearce (who says he doesn't know the guy) and at Saturday's
Memorial Day: Honoring the Fallen
May 31, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: WEEKLY ADDRESS: President Obama Invites All Americans to Honor America’s Fallen Heroes this Memorial Day: Remarks of President Barack ObamaSaturday, May 29, 2010Weekly AddressWashington, DC This weekend, as we celebrate Memorial Day, families across America will gather in backyards and front porches, fire up the barbeque, kick back with friends, and spend
In any other state…
May 30, 2010
Posted by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings In any other state, would a candidate for state treasurer tout the endorsement of someone who is fighting an investigation into the fiscal mismanagement of his department? Just one question – do Verschoor's signs in other counties contain the part about the endorsement, or is that a
