Michael Bryan Post by Michael Bryan For over two decades Clarence Thomas has been failing to disclose his wife's income from sources which could reasonably be viewed as presenting a conflict of interest on many cases on which he presided. People for the American Way are supporting the efforts of some members of Congress to hold him … Read more
Posted By Michael Bryan A lot of our time here at BforAZ is spent railing against incredibly stupid policies adopted by Congress and the crazy extremes to which our political parties (especially the GOP, in my view) have polarized our political dialog. Many important issues (health care, the federal budget, unemployment relief, climate change, the … Read more
Posted by Michael Bryan This is Mrs. Jan Brewer, Governor of Arizona: This is how Mrs. Brewer would like you to see her this Christmas season: To thousands of Arizonans, however, faced with family devastation after Brewer's cuts to their Medicaid and their children's schools, and facing bankruptcy with a home mortgage underwater in a … Read more
Posted by Michael Bryan Republican's main complaint about the independent redistricting process really boils down to just this: "It treats the Democrats as an equal party," said attorney Tim LaSota, a Republican who monitored the redistricting process as part of the FAIR Trust, a group of lawyers hired by Republican congressmen. God forbid. Certainly, if … Read more
Posted by Michael Bryan Is this a violation of Judicial Ethics Rules? Rules 4.1 (A) (2) and (4) provide that a judge shall not make speeches on behalf of a candidate for public office (2) and nor take part in any campaign event other than his own (4). Rule 4.1 (C) (2) provides that a judge … Read more