Foreclosuregate Update: Falsified attorney signatures cast doubt on foreclosure documents
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sasha Chavkin at ProPublica reports on the latest aspect of the Foreclosuregate scandal. False Attorney Signatures Cast New Doubts on Foreclosures: Advertisement Many foreclosures have been thrown into question because of flawed documentation such as inaccurate affidavits describing a mortgage's history. But three recent court cases point to another type of flaw in … Read more
Fix the Senate Now
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On Monday, a coalition of like-minded largely progressive organizations announced that they would be launching a long-term-focused effort called Fix the Senate Now to build support for Senate rules reform. Filibuster Reform Coalition Launches To Put Pressure On Senate: The announcement, obtained in advance by The Huffington Post, includes eight distinct principles for … Read more
Here we go again: more fun with polling data
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Two-thirds of Americans want the Bush tax cuts for the nation's wealthiest to expire at the end of the year, according to one recent poll. But in another poll, two-thirds of Americans want to extend all of the Bush tax cuts — including those for the country's top earners. How can that … Read more
Republican approach to redistricting: If the facts aren’t on your side, then lie
by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Last week, the Arizona Commission on Appellate Court Appointments finalized the short list of applicants for the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC). The leadership of the Arizona Legislature have 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans to choose from, and their four eventual picks have five Independent candidates to choose … Read more
Judge shopping strategy pays off for opponents of Affordable Care Act
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This story is the intersection between Republican presidents having stacked the federal judiciary with conservative activist judges (like John Roberts) over the years with billionaire-funded conservative think tanks that provide full employment for Federalist Society lawyers to bring "junk lawsuits" on frivolous constitutional grounds to advance conservative causes. Working together in tandem they are "reinterpreting" the … Read more
More arrests expected this week in insider trading scandal
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Update to FBI raids the banksters of Wall Street in insider trading scandal. Wall Street is bracing for another round of indictments this week in a massive insider trading probe, people familiar with the matter have told CNBC. Wall Street Braces for More Insider-Trading Charges – CNBC: The move by Federal prosecutors … Read more
Manic Monday in the U.S. Senate
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Congress is trying to wrap up its work and get out of town by December 17. Monday is potentially a critical day in the U.S. Senate as Joe Sudbay at AMERICAblog explains: Should be quite a week ahead. The Senate is going to take its first vote on the Obama/GOP tax deal later … Read more
