This post will be updated as the IRC meeting progresses (1:13pm) The Zoom of the initial meeting of the Commission started with a brief party-line deadlock on who the temporary chairperson just for the meeting to elect the permanent chairperson. Then they immediately went into an extended executive session just to take legal advice on … Read more
At 11:15 a.m. on January 14, 2021, the two Democratic and two Republican designees to the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission will meet to choose an Independent Chairperson who may have to break ties when and if there is a deadlock between the political appointees. Please click here for the Facebook Link to the live feed … Read more
My favorite citizen farmer-legislator, Senator Jon Tester (D-MT), has an op-ed in USA Today’s The Arizona Republic, Members of Congress who incited Capitol riot must be held accountable: Last week, as I worked in my Senate office, I watched in horror as terrorists ransacked our nation’s Capitol, where I represent Montanans in the U.S. Senate. … Read more
The Arizona Republic reports that Reps. Paul Gosar, Andy Biggs credited in video with organizing Trump crowd in DC on day of riot: The man who has led the “Stop the Steal” election protests nationally singles out Reps. Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs of Arizona for helping make Wednesday’s pro-Trump gathering in Washington happen. The … Read more
I have been beating the drum to invoke the 14th Amendment’s disqualification clause against the Sedition Party, in particular Arizona’s four GOP members of Congress who participated in sedition and gave oxygen to the QAnon/Trump cult violent mob that stormed the Capitol building in armed insurrection against the lawful government of the United States: Section … Read more