Update: Domestic Terrorists Senate GQP Filibuster Bill To Suspend The Debt Limit And Avert Government Shutdown
CNN reports, Senate Republicans block bill to suspend debt limit and avert shutdown in key vote: Senate Republicans [filibustered] a House-passed bill to suspend the debt limit and avert a government shutdown from advancing in the Senate on Monday. Republicans have abandoned governance and their constitutional duty to honor the full faith and credit of … Read more
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Is Facing A Vote Of ‘No Confidence’
Alex Henderson reports, Kyrsten Sinema had a curt response to major dissent brewing among her home state Democrats: Although Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona is generally well-liked by independents and Never Trump conservatives in her state, the decidedly centrist Democrat has been a frequent source of frustration to the progressive wing of her party — … Read more
Fighting Back Against Repressive Anti-Choice Laws in Arizona & Texas (podcast)
In 2016, Senate Republicans stopped President Barack Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court to replace Justice Antonin Scalia. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said it was too close to the election and that the new president should choose the new supreme court judge. Despite nationwide outcry against this, the Supreme Court functioned … Read more
‘Hell Week’: Will Democrats Deliver On Biden’s Agenda, Or Will A Handful Of Corporate Democrats Betray America By Appeasing The Sedition Party?
On Saturday, the House Budget Committee advanced the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion American Families Plan as party leaders set their sights on teeing up the package for a vote in the lower chamber this coming week. House panel advances $3.5T spending bill. The Democratic-led committee passed the package in a 20-17 party-line vote on Saturday afternoon, … Read more
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month is held each October in the U.S. Lots of events are coming up to raise awareness and to work to preventing domestic abuse, and assisting victims/survivors. “Domestic Violence Awareness Month begins on October 1 and we are excited to Paint Pima Purple and connect with our community to raise awareness … Read more
Democrats Include Arizona in $30 Million Plan to Hold Senate in 2022
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee announced the Defend the Majority program, an unprecedented $30 million early investment in field programs ahead of the 2022 midterms. The investment includes Arizona and eight other Senate battleground states to build the organizing infrastructure for Senate Democrats’ campaigns. This is the largest investment in on-the-ground field organizing ever made … Read more
10 Reasons Why the Government is a Good Thing
As English philosopher Thomas Hobbes wrote in 1651, life without government is “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.” Don’t let the Republicans control the narrative that government “is bad” or “is the problem.” The argument is bogus. My father used to say that “civilization is the last bubble in a long fermentation.” He was a … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of September 26, 2021
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, events are being cancelled or postponed to later dates. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status. … Read more
