In case you missed it, here is Tuesday’s Arizona Attorney General debate on Channel 8 wherein Rotellini owned NOT Tom Horne.
Immigration
Rep. Trent Franks engages in Islamophobic fear mongering again
There are many qualified candidates on the list for the “Worst Member of Congress,” but Arizona’s contribution to this list is Rep. Trent Franks, a Christian Right anti-abortion zealot ( he founded the Arizona Family Research Institute, the predecessor to Center for Arizona Policy) and an avowed Islamophobic bigot.
Remember the Muslim congressional intern “scandal” Reps. Trent Franks an John Shadegg engage in McCarthyism, religious bigotry againt Muslim-Americans, and Arizona Representative Trent Franks Accuses Obama Administration of Being Infiltrated by Muslim Brotherhood?
Arizona’s most embarrassing member of Congress is back again with more Islamophobic fear mongering. Steve Benen reports, No, ISIS is not at our border:
Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) seems to be pretty excited lately. Two weeks ago, he told Fox News that Islamic State may partner with Iran to receive nuclear weapons and cross the U.S./Mexico border — which is why President Obama shouldn’t play golf.
In reality, Iran doesn’t have nuclear weapons; Iran and ISIS are enemies; and how the president chooses to unwind during occasional downtime does not undermine national security.
Former Sen. Russell Pearce ordered to comply with subpoena to produce documents
Current First Vice Chair of the Arizona Republican Party, disgraced and recalled former Senator Russell Pearce, has been ordered to comply with a subpoena in a lawsuit alleging that legislators meant to discriminate against Latinos and other people of color.
The challengers argue the law violates the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution. Judge allows access to emails about Arizona immigration law.
The AP reports Judge orders Pearce to comply with subpoena:
A judge ordered the primary sponsor of Arizona’s 2010 immigration law to comply with a subpoena calling for him to turn over his emails and documents about the contentious statute.
U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton rejected former Sen. Russell Pearce’s arguments that a subpoena requesting documents was defective and that Pearce’s response to the subpoena was more than adequate.
The ‘Cruz Caucus’ threatens to shut down the government over DACA
Demagogue Sen. Ted “Calgary” Cruz, the Canadian born Cuban immigrant who came to America on the “Castro Express Card” and the reincarnation of Joe McCarthy, is threatening the Continuing Resolution to fund the government past September 30 over President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
The nominal Speaker of The House Cruz and the Deportation Republicans in the “Cruz Caucus” are conspiring to attack the DACA program, or shut down the government — again. Cruz Hosts Late-Night Strategy Session With House Republicans on CR:
Sen. Ted Cruz again met with a small group of House Republicans late Tuesday night, this time to discuss over pizza a conservative strategy on the continuing resolution.
[“The usual suspects” at the meeting with Cruz included: Gohmert, Blackburn, Huelskamp of Kansas, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Jim Bridenstine of Oklahoma, Randy Weber of Texas, and Michele Bachmann of Minnesota.]
The Immigration Debate – Part 2
On Saturday, President Obama announced that he would delay taking executive action on immigration reforms until after the November election, deferring to the concerns of vulnerable Democrats in this midterm election.
And why are Democrats vulnerable in midterm elections? Because the so-called “Rising American Electorate” (unmarried women, young voters, minorities), key constituencies to Democratic electoral success in presidential election years, fail to show up consistently to vote in midterm elections. The Rising American Electorate and Midterm Drop-off. That’s right Democrats — those of you who cannot be bothered to vote in midterm elections — you are the reason why.
The Washington Post reported, Obama to delay executive order on immigration:
President Obama will postpone action on his promise to remake federal immigration policies through executive authority until after the midterm elections in November, the White House announced Saturday, acquiescing to Democrats’ fears that such a move would damage their prospects for maintaining control of the U.S. Senate.