Breaking News: SCOTUS blocks matching funds in Arizona’s Citizens Clean Elections
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: SCOTUSblog reports breaking news this morning: Advertisement The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning blocked the state of Arizona from releasing further subsidy payments to candidates who are running for state offices this year with public financing. The order was issued without any noted dissent. The Court specified that the order would stay in … Read more
FactCheck.org on Arizona’s “Papers Please” Law
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The folks at FactCheck.org have weighed in on the rhetorical claims being made about SB 1070. Arizona’s ‘Papers Please’ Law | FactCheck.org: We’ll leave it to others to decide whether Arizona’s new immigration law is a good thing or a bad thing — but here we try to straighten out some of … Read more
SB 1070 Update: New Initiative drive to refer SB 1070 to the ballot
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Two earlier initiative drives to refer SB 1070 to the ballot folded after organizers decided that referring the law to voters for review was probably not the best idea. Organizers opted to allow the legal system to review the law. Several lawsuits have already been filed. A new group, however, has begun … Read more
59th Annual Arizona LULAC State Convention
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: 2010 LULAC Arizona State Convention League of United Latin American Citizens59th Annual Arizona LULAC State Convention Saturday, June 12, 2010Pima Community College-West Campus2202 W. Anklam Road Tucson, AZ 85709 You are cordially invited to attend the 59th Annual Arizona LULAC State Convention. This Convention serves as an opportunity for individuals to come … Read more
Tucson’s 40th Annual Juneteenth Festival
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The 2010 Juneteenth Celebration The Tucson Juneteenth Festival Planning Committee will be hosting its 40th Annual Juneteenth Festival June 18th through June 20th. The Tucson activities include a Gospel Festival and a two-day celebration event with food, song and dance. The Juneteenth Gospel Festival will be held June 18th from 6:00 pm … Read more
SB1070 Update: Continuing controversy in the Mormon Church
by David Safier The position of the Mormon Church on SB1070 wouldn't be as significant if Russell Pearce weren't Mormon and if he didn't use church doctrine to justify the law. I've posted about Mormons complaining both about the law and its effects on church members. Spanish speaking congregations in Arizona and Utah often have … Read more
A “joke” from Pearce: “If I’d had a heart, I’d be dead.”
by David Safier AZ Blue Meanie has assembled a frightening number of sources about Russell Pearce's guiding light, W. Cleon Skousen. You can read them a few posts down. I found something else in the same article, said in jest by Pearce, reaffirming my belief that one of the overriding qualities of today's conservatives is … Read more
