One small step against the lack of transparency in Citizens United v. FEC
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Tea-Publicans for the Corporatocracy are, of course, opposed to his; they do not believe in transparency. They operate in secret and in the shadows. The LA Times reports that "a seemingly obscure executive order that could — if signed by President Obama — make public the political spending that many corporations can … Read more
Steve, you just said a mouthful. (Plus Free Bonus Quote!)
by David Safier How far to the right has the Republican legislature moved? Even Steve Yarbrough can't believe it. From the Capitol Times May 6 Quotes page: “Somebody the other day told me that I’m somehow in the middle of the Senate caucus. I thought, wow, that is amazing if I’m in the middle in … Read more
The GOP 2012 Undeclared Candidates Debate
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: As predicted, Fox Flop, 'Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary', FAUX News Fraudcasting's new reality TV series, "Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary," was already a flop before the premiere episode aired last Thursday. It was so bad that Frank Luntz’ Focus Group Voted Herman Cain The Winner of Fox News’ GOP Presidential Debate. … Read more
What will we tell the children? Part (Sorry, I’ve lost count)
by David Safier Cheating on high stakes, standardized tests again? And in Arizona? And at a charter school? What will we tell the children? Chester Newton/Sunnyside Charter and Montessori School in Camp Verde has been accused of "irregularities in the testing procedures and inappropriate assistance" in grades 3 through 8. The head cheat appears to … Read more
Jan Brewer starting to think that the AZ Constitution doesn’t apply to her
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Bill Bertolino of the Arizona Guardian has a couple of interesting stories up. (Because the pieces are behind a subscriber firewall, I'm linking to the general website only) In the first, he writes of Governor Jan Brewer's consideration of possibly challenging the state's term limits so that she can … Read more
New sneaky bad Arizona laws to keep an eye on
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings People have heard about the high profile laws recently enacted (the anti-abortion measures, school vouchers, attacks on unions, etc.) and even the surprisingly vetoed (loosening the state's already lax gun laws, the scheme by Sal DiCiccio/Frank Antenori to privatize city services in Tucson and Phoenix), but there are … Read more
Prop. 113 ‘Secret Ballot’ Lawsuit Filed
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Does the Arizona legislature not have legal staff to review the legality and constitutionality of measures before they enact them? Or do they simply not care and actually want to go to court as a means of full employment for lawyers from right-wing think tanks like the Goldwater Institute? Doesn't this constitute … Read more
