SB 1070 Amended less than a week after being signed by the Accidental Governor
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I guess the nativists and racists in the modern-day "Know Nothing Party" did not anticipate the overwhelming public outcry and threats of economic boycotts to SB 1070. The bad light shown upon the state of Arizona this past week has already forced some changes in the law. Advertisement The Arizona Capitol Times … Read more
Thank God, it’s Sine Die! Now vote these Republicans out of office
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The most incompetent and fiscally irresponsible Republican-dominated legislature in the history of Arizona, without equal, is finally over, thank God (barring another special session). The Legislature declared sine die late Thursday evening. This modern-day John Birch Society's flirtation with "states rights" nullification "Tenther" bills to challenge the authority of the federal government, … Read more
G.I. still AWOL on SB 1070, except in the pages of The Progressive
by David Safier It's another day of The Goldwater Institute's staff hiding behind the sofa waiting for the 800 pound gorilla that is SB 1070 to go away. Still not a peep about the anti-immigrant bill from the normally voluble staff at G.I. However, riding to the rescue is The Progressive. It's not the kind … Read more
G.I.’s $400 figure questioned by AZ Republic letter writer
by David Safier This doesn't rise to the level of great importance, except that it shows an increasing number of people are picking apart the Goldwater Institute's specious arguments. Here's a letter in the AZ Republic. See if the argument sounds familiar. When we are dealing with difficult decisions, we need factual information to help … Read more
Update: Jeb Bush, Hispanic groups condemn Arizona immigration law
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Miami Herald reports today Former Gov. Jeb Bush, Hispanic groups condemn Arizona immigration law – Miami-Dade Breaking News: From former Gov. Jeb Bush to prominent Cuban exiles, their objections were focused on the new law which they view as an expression of frustration about the lack of momentum on comprehensive immigration … Read more
More on the $400 sales tax hike figure
by David Safier This morning I wrote about the Goldwater Institute's Byron Schlomach's anti-Prop 100 op ed. Schlomach found a way to imply the favorite G.I. line, "the average family will spend $400 $516 extra if Prop 100 passes" (he actually raised the figure) while allowing him to claim that's not what he said. Today … Read more
First lawsuits challenging SB 1070 filed
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Republic reports on breaking news this afternoon in Phoenix. Arizona immigration law hit with its first 2 lawsuits: The first two lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of Arizona's new illegal immigration law were filed in federal court today, and a third group is promising theirs will come soon. The National Coalition … Read more
