by David Safier Even some AZ Republicans are skeptical about the idea of a Don't Tread on Me license plate, which is being proposed by legislators who believe, I have to assume, they don't have anything important to do, like, say, creating a budget or helping jump-start the state's economy. Advertisement But forgetting about the … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Democracy for America and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee have produced this ad in support of the working families of Wisconsin under assault from the Tea-Publican tools for the billionaire bastard Koch brothers. "This is Republican class warfare, an attack on the middle-class."

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A message from the Committee to Recall Russell Pearce: We are gearing up for a caravan from Tucson to Mesa, Arizona. Our next walk will begin on Saturday, March 5th at 10:00 AM at the Mesa public library. Our goal is to recruit at least 50 volunteers to canvass District 18. Please … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: FAUX News Fraudcasting cries for the banksters of Wall Street and the two percenters to get their tax cuts and to not limit CEO salaries for those companies suckling at the teat of a taxpayer-funded bailout — after they nearly destroyed the world's economy — but then maliciously demands wage and benefit … Read more

By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Just a few weeks ago, the 14 members of the Democratic caucus of the Wisconsin State Senate left Wisconsin in order to block a vote on a bill to strip public employees of their collective bargaining rights. And since then, Republican Governor Scott Walker and the Republicans in … Read more

By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Wednesday, SB1433, creating a legislative committee to oversee the "nullification" of federal laws that they don't like, was defeated in a bit of a surprise. Thursday, Sen. Lori Klein (R-Armed and Dangerous), the original sponsor of the bill, moved to reconsider the measure. The motion passed on a … Read more

by Michael Bryan Following the Bundgaard domestic violence allegations in the media, and having reviewed the police report, one aspect of this incident confuses me: why was Bundagaard released pursuant to legislative immunity? The Arizona Constitution provides for legislative immunity from arrest for state lawmakers "except treason, felony, and breach of the peace." According to … Read more