Recusal! FAUX News Fraudcasting Fail
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: FAUX News Fraudcasting is not a legitimate news organization. At what point should FAUX News Fraudcasting lose its license for perpetrating a fraud on the public such as this: From Media Matters on FAUX's ridiculous attacks on Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan — Fox Cites Non-Existent Part Of The Constitution To Hype … Read more
Paul Bender: Dismissal of Commissioner Mathis an abuse of power
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Paul Bender is dean emeritus and a professor at Arizona State University College of Law. He pens a guest opinion in the Arizona Republic today. Bender: Ouster of panel chief was abuse of power (excerpts): Today, the Arizona Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case challenging Gov. Jan Brewer's recent … Read more
Update: Open Meeting law case against the AIRC appears to fall apart
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing." - Macbeth Act 5, scene 5 Tom "banned for life by the SEC" Horne's political witch hunt against the Arizona Independent Redistricitng Commission appeared to fall apart in court on Wednesday. Attorneys leading an investigation into whether Arizona's … Read more
January 8 shooting survivors ask Chuck Grassley to apologize
by David Safier Twelve people who survived Tucson's January 8 shooting were among the 50 survivors of gun violence who attended a Senate committee hearing in D.C. to advocate for the passage of a bill to improve the system of background checks on people wanting to buy guns. [The] Fix Gun Checks Act . . … Read more
The Weekly covers Ethnic Studies debate
by David Safier I don't know Weekly reporter Mari Herreras personally (kinda wish I did), but I certainly enjoy her as a writer who can combine passion with a level of reportorial objectivity. Tough balance. Herreras has the cover story in this week's issue, a longish piece going through what she sees as the Ten … Read more
Demonize. Privatize. Monetize.
by David Safier I wrote a column for The Explorer about the three step method Republicans use whenever they try to end a government program, as part of their neverending crusade to dismantle government as we know it. Step 1: Demonize. Step 2: Privatize. Step 3: Monetize. My contract with The Explorer says I can't … Read more
Judge to hear Open Meetings law case against AIRC today
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A Maricopa County Superior Court judge will consider Wednesday whether to end or to allow a civil investigation into whether Arizona’s redistricting commission violated the open meeting law to proceed. Judge to mull whether to end redistricting probe – Arizona Capitol Times (subscription required): County attorneys leading the investigation are asking that the … Read more
