If it’s good for back-door vouchers, it’s good for abortion counseling
by David Safier Judge Roslyn Silver wisely decided a law forbidding tax credits for organizations that discuss the possibility of abortions with their clients is illegal. The judge's reasoning: If an organization that counsels against abortions can get tax credits, so can one suggesting abortions as an alternative. Advertisement Rep. Debbie Lesko, who wrote legislation … Read more
Santa Baby
Posted by AzblueMeanie: Most of us are familiar with Madonna's cover version of Santa Baby, but it was Eartha Kitt who first made this song popular. The song was written by Joan Javits (the niece of Senator Jacob K. Javits) and "Philip Springer," a legal fiction created for purposes of membership in the performing rights … Read more
Another Angel Gets It’s Wings
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I watch It's a Wonderful Life almost every year because I love the movie. In 1993, Target stores did a promotional tie-in to the movie with an original song "Another Angel Gets It's Wings," which could only be bought on cassette if you bought either a Vince Gill or Trisha Yearwood CD (which I … Read more
Willard ‘Mittens’ Romney’s post-truth politics (big lie) campaign
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I posted about the relatively new political science concept of Post-Truth Politics a couple of years ago. Briefly: We live in post-truth politics: a political culture in which politics (public opinion and media narratives) have become almost entirely disconnected from policy (the substance of legislation). This obviously dims any hope of reasoned legislative compromise. … Read more
Indiana Secretary of State removed from office for voter fraud
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Well, isn't this ironic. Indiana, the state that could not produce a single prosecution for voter fraud into evidence in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, 553 U.S. 181 (2008) in which the Court upheld the state's requirement for photo I.D. to vote on the grounds … Read more
Really, Sen. Sylvia Allen said this
by David Safier Either the Payson Roundup is writing April Fools stories a little early, or State Sen. Sylvia Allen — she of the "earth is 6,000 years old" statement — said this at a Payson Tea Party gathering. [Allen] said the state should lay the groundwork for taking over much of the Forest Service … Read more
Federal Judge enjoins South Carolina’s version of SB 1070
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On Thursday, United States District Judge Richard Mark Gergel handed down a preliminary injunction blocking several key parts of South Carolina's version of SB 1070. BREAKING: Federal Judge Blocks Key Provisions Of South Carolina's Anti-Immigrant Law | ThinkProgress: The provisions blocked by Judge Gergel’s opinion include: Papers Please: The SC law makes … Read more
