Democrats introduce bill to ban large capacity magazines
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "I blame the gunman for the first 10 bullets; I blame the law for the next 21 bullets." – Lawrence O'Donnell Advertisement When the federal assault weapons ban was allowed to expire several years ago, it included a provision banning large capacity magazines that also expired. It was a large capacity magazine … Read more
PDA Meeting in Tucson, February 21, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Tucson Chapter With Special Guests Jim Hightower and Congressman Raul Grijalva Come find out how you can be a part of the PDA action to further progressive policies in the areas of Healthcare, Peace, the Environment, Civil Rights and Liberties, Fair Elections, and Labor Issues. National representatives of the PDA will be … Read more
Senate Judiciary Holds Anti-14th Amendment Bills
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings …but this isn't over yet. Before a packed meeting room, the Judiciary Committee of the Arizona Senate listened to well over two hours of testimony regarding SB1308 and SB1309, the anti-14th Amendment/birthright citizenship bills proposed by Sen. Ron Gould, the committee's chair. Anybody who watched the proceedings, in … Read more
The four sweetest words in the English language
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Congratulations to the Green Bay Packers on winning the Superbowl. (You have no idea how difficult that is to say for a life-long Minnesota Vikings fan still waiting for that first championship). Now that the NFL season is over, possibly for quite some time with the owners threatening a lockout in a labor … Read more
My Name is Rachel Corrie at Live Theater Workshop in Tucson
Posted by Michael Bryan Tucsonans are getting the chance to see a very well-done production of the play too controversial for the New York stage. My Name is Rachel Corrie, staged by Tucson's Live Theater Workshop's late-night Etcetera series, gives a semi-biographical account of the young life of international peace observer Rachel Corrie and her … Read more
Stupid stuff I see in the Arizona Republic
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Editorial selection and emphasis of stories often reveals the thinking and biases of the editors. Since no other newspaper in Arizona is carrying this story today, you really have to ask why the editors of the Arizona Republic felt the need to publish this story. I am refering to this article republished … Read more
The coming week: Legislative Edition. Chapter 2 – Arizona House
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings… As usual, all info gathered from the website of the Arizona Legislature or other internet sources, and subject to change without notice (and given the time of year, expect changes)…Normally, the committee schedules of both the House and Senate are combined into one post. However, the week, and … Read more
