The correct terminology is ‘separation,’ not ‘secession’ – get it right Arizona Daily Star
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Daily Star today published a front page story above the fold about the "Start Our State" Committee, Could Baja Arizona be 51st state in US? Advertisement The sub-headline reads "Idea of Pima secession from state isn't new, but this time it's for real, new panel insists." This isn't just the … Read more
Major federal gun legislation announced
by David Safier Sen. Chuck Schumer has announced legislation that will: Get all the names of people who should be prohibited from buying guns into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Require a background check for every gun sale in America. This is very similar to the kind of gun policies advocated in … Read more
On recess in schools
by David Safier From Steve Gall: The TUSD Governing Board passed an elementary school recess mandate starting in the Fall, 2011 at their Special Meeting last night with an unanimous vote, 5-0. It's for a minimum of 60 minutes /week and 3 days/week of structured physical activity. We wanted more minutes/week but it's a start … Read more
Summary of Tuesday’s Senate Appropriations Committee meeting…
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings In case you missed it, and given that they were going strong well into the wee hours of the morning, you probably did. Note: when a bill description is in quotes, it's quoted from the summary of that bill crafted by legislative staff. Note2 – I didn't see … Read more
Simply jaw dropping
by David Safier The South Arizona will rise again! The Arizona Senate on Wednesday is scheduled to consider a bill to give the state legal authority to go to court to take ownership of land owned by the federal government. The bill sponsored for Republican Sen. Al Melvin of Tucson is 1 of many states' … Read more
Today’s gun policy editorial in the Star
by David Safier Today's Star editorial addresses the system designed to keep guns out of the hands of people who [almost] everyone agrees should not have guns. You know, criminals, the mentally ill, people like that. The three main problems the editorial said need to be fixed: 1) the "gunshow loophole"; 2) the lack of … Read more
Who is supposed to share in the “shared sacrifice”?
by David Safier Shared sacrifice? I keep hearing that's why union members should give up pay and benefits to share the sacrifice everyone else is making. Shared sacrifice? The richest Americans screamed as if someone were threatening to cut off their right arms when people talked about returning their tax levels to what they were … Read more
