Michael Bryan Take a good look at the bill summary for the new immigration package passed out of the Senate: HB2577 – 472R – Senate Fact Sheet. It’s titled the Fair and Legal Employment Act (FLEA). It’s well named, as it stands ready to create a whole new class of social parasites. You will find three key … Read more
Link: GEMS ELECTION RESULTS. At the time of this writing, with 69% of precincts counted, the margin is large enough to say the all the Questions on the ballot have passed. That means that the RTA and the county mental health facility’s funding are both approved. The RTA by a roughly 60/40 ratio, and the … Read more
There is a war between the GOP and the Democrats for the hearts and
minds of Latino voters. One of the key battles of that war is the issue
of undocumented immigration and that battle’s front lines are in
Arizona.
I propose to take a closer look at an exchange of fire in that battle
that has caught a considerable amount of press attention: the speeches at Tucson
High of Dolores Huerta and Margaret Garcia-Dugan.
All that most people
know about this controversy is that Huerta was invited to speak to
students and said, “Republicans hate Latinos.” Following a firestorm of
protest from Arizona Republicans, SPI Tom Horne arranged for his Deputy
Superintendent, Ms. Garcia-Dugan, to present a rebuttal at Tucson High.
From all the hoopla, you’d think this was practically the
Lincoln-Douglas debate. But this was not fight between two evenly
matched opponents, it was a rout from the very first shot.
What do Bill Bradley, Bob Kerrey, Warren Rudman, and Alan Simpson have in common? Well, besides being former eminent U.S. Senators, not much. But they do agree on one thing: they all admire Arizona’s Clean Elections system and want to bring a similar system of publically financed election to the federal government. They have all … Read more
Update 5/16/06: Apparently there is still no independent verification of Rove’s indictment. TruthOut’s editors claim two sources near the investigation and are standing by the story. Did the web jump the gun? The political world waits on pins and needles. One thing is obvious: if he ain’t indicted yet, he will be. It has finally … Read more