Mental Disconnect or Political Opportunism: Governor Doug Ducey Signs Bills Authorizing Holocaust/Genocide Studies and Banning his Version of Critical Race Theory
July 14, 2021
Is Governor Doug Ducey having a mental disconnect on some of the education bills he is signing? Or experiencing a bout of political opportunism. It is probably both along with a touch of having it both ways. The center of this recent controversy is what reactionaries on the fringe right call Critical Race Theory. If
STRANGER AND STRANGER: Cyber Ninjas Tries To Disqualify Judge, Calling Him “Bias(ed)”, and Previous Ruling “Plainly Bizarre”
July 14, 2021
Cyber Ninjas are trying to turn the tables and disqualify the judge in one of the public records lawsuits against them and the Arizona State Senate. The Ninjas accuse Superior Court Judge John Hannah of showing “actual bias and prejudice” against the Arizona GOP and “conservative causes”. Hannah is the assigned judge in the Arizona
Senate Rules Committee To Hold Field Hearing On Georgia Election Laws
July 14, 2021
Press Release from the Senate Rules Committee: RULES CHAIRWOMAN KLOBUCHAR ANNOUNCES DATE OF GEORGIA FIELD HEARING ON VOTING RIGHTS Klobuchar to chair field hearing in Georgia as part of series of hearings on critical voting, campaign finance, and ethics reforms It will mark the first Rules Committee field hearing in 20 years WASHINGTON – U.S.
House Committee On Oversight And Reform Launches An Investigation Into Arizona Senate’s GQP Sham ‘Fraudit’
July 14, 2021
Press Release from the House Committee On Oversight And Reform: Chairs Maloney and Raskin Launch Investigation into Privately Run ‘Audit’ of Arizona 2020 Election Results Washington, D.C. (July 14, 2021)— Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil
More Than 150 Companies Back An Updated Voting Rights Act
July 14, 2021
NBC News reports, More than 150 companies back update to Voting Rights Act: More than 150 companies, including PepsiCo, Amazon and Target, threw their support behind updating the Voting Rights Act in a letter released Wednesday. The signatories, all U.S. employers, urged Congress to enact the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, legislation that would
Doug Ducey discusses his approach to critical race theory
July 14, 2021
Doing his best to channel George Wallace, Governor Doug Ducey is banning Critical Race Theory in schools. Citing Arizona’s leadership in education, while also declaring that he is “protecting Arizonans against divisive and regressive lessons”. Let’s not forget that in 1987, Arizona’s own Governor Evan Mecham rescinded the MLK holiday and decided to offer up
Alaska GQP Rejects Sen. Lisa Murkowski – She Should Become An Independent And Caucus With The Democrats
July 14, 2021
I have seen some people argue that Democrats need to be careful about criticizing our prima donna diva Senator Kyrsten Sinema, because she likes hanging out with Republicans and just might switch parties, returning Mitch McConnell to power. I don’t buy it. First, Sen. Sinema is much more valuable to Mitch McConnell as a saboteur
Four Campaigns for Democrats to Increase their Majorities
July 14, 2021
An opinion piece in the Washington Post by Katrina Vanden Heuvel jolted me into a gnawing fear. Our Party is failing to face up to the hardening Republican opposition to any action to address such as infrastructure needs, the economic position of middle-class families, and protecting the integrity of our election systems (in the face
