Mark Brnovich does not think (surprise) that the Justice Department should Investigate the Arizona Sham Audit
June 18, 2021
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, the one that tried to take your health insurance away until the United States Supreme Court stopped him yesterday, is trying to make nice with the Trump Zone Cult base after he would not subscribe to their world view about the November 2020 Presidential election. In trying to get on
Celebrating Juneteenth With Freedom Rides In Support Of Voting Rights Legislation
June 18, 2021
Facing South reports, Black Voters Matter holds Freedom Ride across the South to promote voting rights (excerpt): Now, with voting rights once again under attack, organizers are borrowing a page from that storied chapter in American history to raise awareness and promote policy solutions — including a voting rights bill named for Lewis. On June
(UPDATED) Progressive Reaction to the United States Supreme Court Decision on the Affordable Care Act
June 17, 2021
Reaction among progressive circles to the seven to two United States Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act has been universally jubilant in Arizona and across the country. President Joe Biden issued a statement that read: “The Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land. Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision
House Votes To Repeal The 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) In Iraq
June 17, 2021
The House voted Thursday to repeal the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) passed to give legal backing for the Iraq War with the support of Democrats, Republicans and the White House — an unprecedented coalition to end post- 9/11 authorities to engage in hostilities that critics argue are outdated. The Washington Post
Rational Republicans Bolt from the Party of Trump
June 17, 2021
While the midterm elections won’t be decided until next year, one thing is certain: The QAnon crazies in the Arizona legislature are about to face a reckoning, as rational Republicans run from the party of Trump. The spike in the GOP exodus came in the days after the January 6 insurrection. There were 233 Republican
Joe Manchin Shows Cracks In His Opposition To The For The People Act and The Senate Filibuster
June 17, 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) met with a group of Texas Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday to discuss voting rights, one day after he missed a Democratic caucus lunch where the group briefed senators. The Hill reports, Manchin meets with Texas lawmakers on voting rights: Manchin met with Texas state Sen. Royce West (D); Texas state Rep.
The Political Center is Showing Signs of Life on Infrastructure and Voting Rights; It is All About the Math
June 17, 2021
Last week on both CNN and MSNBC, political guru and first Clinton Presidential Campaign Manager James Carville said, “somebody has to get a calculator” because, with razor-thin Democratic majorities in the House and the Senate, that the votes are not there for the massive infrastructure package the Biden/Harris Administration originally proposed. He also said that
SCOTUS Rejects Republican Challenge To The ACA – ‘Obamacare’ Lives!
June 17, 2021
Background History H/T HealthAffairs.org. On February 26, 2018, attorneys general and governors from 20 states filed a lawsuit against the federal government, including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), to enjoin the Affordable Care Act (ACA) following repeal of the individual mandate penalty. The states are Texas,
