Federal Judge rules Arizona’s ‘paycheck deception’ law (SB 1365) is unconstitutional
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The only people who did not see this coming were the Tea-Publican Arizona legislators, their handlers at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), anti-union think tanks like the Goldwater Institute, and anti-union media in Arizona like The Arizona Republic. "Paycheck Deception" is right-wing speak for voluntary union deductions some of which is used … Read more
DOJ finds Texas redistricting plan purposefully discriminatory against Hispanic voters
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Department of Justice (DOJ) made the same objection to Arizona's redistricting plan a decade ago in 2001. This is why it is so important for you to stand up to the Tea-Publican intimidation of the current Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) in an attempt to maintain the unfairness of noncompetitive districts … Read more
Pima Dems file complaint over Rawson’s money flip
by David Safier The Pima County Democratic Party has upped the ante on Republican City Council candidate Jennifer Rawson's campaign contribution antics. After commenting last week on her "I pay you, you contribute to me" scheme, the party has filed a complaint with the Tucson City Clerk's office. It seems six contributors gave money to … Read more
Happy Banned Books Week
by David Safier Banned Books Week is here: September 24-October 1, celebrating noting the ignoble tradition of banning books, and, as the American Library Association puts it, "Celebrating the Freedom to Read." (Ever notice, no matter how quiet and mild mannered a librarian may be, how heated s/he gets when it comes to the topic … Read more
Don Bivens declares candidacy for U.S. Senate
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Former Arizona Democratic Party Chairman Don Bivens officlally declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate today. When you are first, you get national news coverage (hint). Bivens becomes first Dem to enter Arizona Senate race – The Hill's Ballot Box: Democrats finally have an official candidate for Senate in Arizona: Don Bivens, a former … Read more
‘Have you no sense of decency, sir?’ GOP operatives shamelessly compare themselves to those who marched and died for the Voting Rights Act
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Tedski at Rum, Romanism and Rebellion has two posts on local GOP operatives John Munger, an attorney who should know better, and Bruce Ash, a provocateur who takes sick pleasure in making outrageous statements, who are engaging in shameful disrespect for the memory of those brave souls who marched for the Civil … Read more
Rep. Jack Harper: not one to let personal animosity to get in the way of the basest partisanship
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings It was just a matter of time, since even the least-qualified Republican legislator can do basic math. It takes a 2/3 vote of a chamber of the Arizona legislature to expel a member of the chamber, and the Republicans control 2/3 of the seats in each chamber (can … Read more
