AIRC Update: Brewer’s ‘nuclear option’ includes election rigging plan to repeal Prop. 106

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

The immediate concern is that our lame-duck Governor and the Tea-Publican legislature will abuse the powers of their office to "impeach" (remove) one or more citizen volunteer commissioners from the Arizona Independent Redistricitng Commission, and appoint a replacement(s) who will do their bidding and give them everything they demand, destroying the "independence" of the commission and making a mockery of it. That is bad enough.

But there is an even more sinister plot under consideration by the Tea-Publican tyranny, as revealed by the Arizona Capitol Times (subscription required) Brewer lofts ‘nuclear’ option, setting off redistricting turmoil – Arizona Capitol Times:

Sen. Frank Antenori (R-Tucson) said he prefers an idea that some lawmakers have been kicking around to refer Prop. 106 back to the ballot. Sen. Al Melvin (R-Saddlebrooke) agreed, saying the state could hold the special election on Feb. 28, the day of Arizona’s Republican presidential primary.

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If they hold the special election on Feb. 28, however, Republicans would have one major factor working in their favor — many Republicans are already planning to come out and in the hotly contested GOP primary, while Democrats, who have no presidential primary to vote in next year, are likelier to stay home.

How convenient. That's called election rigging — holding an election on a date when only your voters are voting in an election. These Tea-Publican tyrants are pure evil.

NOTE: To all the Occupy protests across Arizona: If Governor Brewer calls a special session to assault the AIRC, your protests should all head to Phoenix to Occupy the Capitol. Focus attention on this tyranny.