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Now Supreme Court Justices Are Trolling Us That Their Decisions Are Not Political
September 16, 2021
Supreme Court Justices who live in the rarified air of “the ivory tower” of the U.S. Supreme Court are elitists who genuinely believe that their own shit doesn’t stink. They are among the most out-of-touch political actors in the American democratic system because they are unelected and serve lifetime appointments. They almost never have contact … Read more
The GQP Insurrection Has Only Begun, And Democrats Must End it
September 16, 2021
The Republican Party, which I now refer to as the GQP, has already begun the second American civil war. Let’s count the ways in which they are defying the federal government’s authority, denying its legitimacy, undermining our security for political gain, using violence to political ends, and seeking to tighten minority control of state governments. … Read more
Domestic Terrorist Mitch McConnell Threatens The GQP Will Vote To Default On The U.S. Debt, Plunge The World Into Economic Chaos
September 16, 2021
This is an actual headline in the New York Times, not from The Onion: As G.O.P. Digs In on Debt Ceiling, Democrats Try Shaming McConnell. I didn’t know The Times hired comedy writers to be copy editors. I almost spit out my coffee this morning to laugh. The first thing that came to mind was … Read more
AG Brnovich Spits in Faces of Maricopa Residents to Please Trump
September 15, 2021
From an AZDem press release: This morning, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors met to discuss their response to Attorney General Brnovich’s dangerous and transparent political gambit that threatens the public safety of Maricopa County. This is just the latest in a series of baldly political moves from Brnovich as he tries to win the … Read more
‘Disappointing’ Sinema Is About To Face A Moment Of Truth On Senate Filibuster Rule
September 15, 2021
Axios reports, Scoop: Sinema’s secret spreadsheets: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) is negotiating the size and scope of President Biden’s $3.5 trillion budget plan armed with her own spreadsheets about the costs and tax hikes needed for each program, people familiar with the matter tell Axios. [Maybe she should actually ask her constituents what they want, … Read more
Update: Court Hears Oral Argument On Arizona Legislature’s Abuse of State Budget Process To Enact Pet Policy Bills
September 15, 2021
Update on Update On State Lawsuits Over Anti-Mask Orders (excerpt): [Background]: Mask mandates, election changes don’t belong in budget bill, lawsuit claims: Mask mandates, changes to how elections are run and limits on how racial issues can be discussed in Arizona classrooms all were stuffed into the state budget in June. Now, a coalition of education and … Read more
Arizona Supreme Court Rules Against The Arizona Senate Trying To Keep Cyber Ninja GQP Sham ‘Fraudit’ Records Secret From The Public (Updated)
September 15, 2021
Maybe now we will finally get “the most transparent audit in history” that Senate President Karen Fann falsely promised us at the beginning of the Arizona Senate’s GQP sham “fraudit.” Yeah, right. The Arizona Mirror reports, ‘Audit’ documents are public records: Arizona Supreme Court declines Fann’s appeal: Communications between subcontractors, invoices and a host of … Read more
AG Mark Brnovich Goes The Full George Wallace, Yelling ‘States Rights!’ Over Covid-19 Vaccinations
September 15, 2021
Recently, our partisan hack attorney general Mark Brnovich said businesses can require COVID-19 vaccines: Private Arizona businesses can require their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 but must allow reasonable religious and medical exemptions under state and federal law, state Attorney General Mark Brnovich wrote in a legal opinion. And they can impose vaccine requirements on … Read more
