AZ BlueMeanie

The Blue Meanie is an Arizona citizen who wishes, for professional reasons, to remain anonymous when blogging about politics. Armed with a deep knowledge of the law, politics and public policy, as well as pen filled with all the colors stolen from Pepperland, the Blue Meanie’s mission is to pursue and prosecute the hypocrites, liars, and fools of politics and the media – which, in practical terms, is nearly all of them. Don’t even try to unmask him or he’ll seal you in a music-proof bubble and rendition you to Pepperland for a good face-stomping.

Supreme Court Planning Mischief With the Voting Rights Act?

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in a small case from Texas which could have significant consequences if the Roberts Court decides to engage in conservative judicial activism. The case is brought by a small municipal utility district from Austin, Texas and challenges the Section 5 "preclearance" provisions of the … Read more

UPDATE: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to Become Law

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last Friday the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (HR 12, S 181) passed the Senate on a vote of 61-36, surpassing the obstructionist Republicans' attempt at a filibuster by invoking the cloture rule. Wage-equity bill sails through Senate All 16 female senators — including four Republicans — voted for the bill. Arizona's … Read more

Let’s get real about the Arizona budget crisis

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In the 1990s, Arizona enacted a series of income tax cuts and other tax cuts during the Fife Symington administration. State tax revenues did not appreciably decline during this period due to our policy of rapid population growth in Arizona, not the myth that tax cuts lead to growth in tax revenues. … Read more

About that other inauguration

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Our Accidental Governor, Jan Brewer, quietly succeeded to the governorship with the resignation of Janet Napolitano on Tuesday afternoon. Brewer takes office as governor. Brewer will be formally sworn in as governor of Arizona in a public ceremony at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Jan Brewer shares the same far-right political ideology as … Read more