Bar Complaint Filed Against Attorneys in Frivolous AZ GOP Lawsuits
December 1, 2020
Quinta Jurecic, the managing editor of Lawfare blog, writes at The Atlantic, There Aren’t Serious-Enough Consequences for Those Trying to Break American Democracy (excerpt): [T]rump and his team are doing lasting damage to American democracy as the president struggles to come to grips with the reality of his loss. And yet, these lawyers and officials
Give Us a Break: Hypocrite Republicans have a Problem with Neera Tanden’s Tweets: Are You Kidding
December 1, 2020
For years, Republicans have tried to brush off Donald Trump’s tweets, saying either they have not read them, it is Trump being Trump, or they do not take them seriously. Apparently, these same Republicans who thought Trump’s tweets were taken too seriously by the media and the left, think those from Neera Tanden, the head
Judge Improperly Allows A Fishing Expedition For Evidence Of Election Fraud
December 1, 2020
This is disheartening. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Randall Warner knows better, but apparently was more concerned about the unlikely possibility of being overturned on appeal than in enforcing the rules of procedure and the rule of law. A plaintiff must present some evidence in support of their request for extraordinary relief and cannot rely on mere speculation
Problem Solving Senators Release Compromise Stimulus Plan
December 1, 2020
In what may be a preview of how to accomplish forward legislation in the incoming Biden/Harris Administration, a bipartisan group of problem solving United States Senators have released the framework of a proposed $908 billion dollar COVID 19 relief measure. The Senators directly involved in these bipartisan discussions are: Senator Susan Collins. Senator Maggie Hassan.
Conservative Justices Likely to Oppose Trump’s Scheme to Exclude Immigrants from the Census
December 1, 2020
Judging from Monday’s oral arguments in Trump v. New York, at least three conservative Justices — Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, and Samuel Alito — oppose Trump’s xenophobic scheme to exclude undocumented immigrants from the 2020 census. At issue is a July 21 Trump administration order that directs the Commerce Department to release two sets
BICAS Staff Mini Auction 2020
December 1, 2020
“Announcing the BICAS Staff Mini-Auction! Due to COVID, we will be having an online mini-auction of art made by BICAS Staff members instead of our larger community-wide auction this year. The auction will be held on our Ebay page (www.ebay.com/usr/bicasbikes), and bidding will run from 9 AM December 6th to December 12th 9 PM MST.
(UPDATED) Doug Ducey Faces The Wrath of Donald Trump
November 30, 2020
As Laurie Roberts sarcastically wrote in her evening November 30 column: “Gee didn’t see that coming.” What she was referring to was the Wrath of Donald Trump descending on Governor Doug Ducey. Why is one of Arizona’s leading Trump sycophants now on the 2016 and 2020 Popular Vote Loser’s Fecal Matter List? Well, it probably
(UPDATED) Mayor Regina Romero will ask Tucson City Council to Institute a Three Week Curfew to Combat COVID 19
November 30, 2020
On December 1, 2020, Mayor Regina Romero will ask the Tucson City Council to institute a three-week curfew designed to combat the Coronavirus Pandemic and stem the surging tide of the virus. If the City Council approves the proposed ordinance and proclamation the Mayor and her team will present on December 1, 2020, this curfew
