Republicans ‘Packed’ The Courts; Democrats Must ‘Unpack’ The Courts
October 11, 2020
I am so sick and tired of all the Republican caterwauling about how “Democrats are going to pack the Supreme Court,” and demanding to know what Joe Biden will do after the Republicans complete their theft of yet another Supreme Court seat. Republicans have spent years engaged in the most sophisticated court packing scheme in … Read more
Arizona Daily Star endorses Propositions 207, 208 and 481
October 11, 2020
Arizona Daily Star Editorial board issued endorsements in favor of Propositions 207, 208 and 481 on page A14 of today’s print edtion, and online below: Prop 207 recreational marijuana: “Prop. 207 would change Arizona forever. Vote yes” https://tucson.com/opinion/local/star-opinion-prop-207-would-change-arizona-forever-vote-yes/article_a4e0b4c4-9993-5bb0-b941-23dad728a8b8.html Prop. 208 invest in ed: “Yes on 208 Invest in Ed” https://tucson.com/opinion/local/2020-star-opinion-yes-on-prop-208-invest-in-ed/article_d2e7465a-723e-5d2d-b349-9cced0814ac9.html Prop 481 base expenditure limit … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of October 11, 2020
October 11, 2020
The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event 7 days would be most helpful). See the calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: For … Read more
Samuel L Jackson stars in a Biden/Harris Ad, Encouraging Voters to Turn Out and Vote
October 10, 2020
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Samuel L Jackson, the bad mother f—er with a lightsaber, stars in a recent Biden/Harris ad encouraging voters to turn out and vote. Called “Same Old,” the ad starts with the recounting of the history and forms of voter suppression over the last century with the examples of the poll tax, literacy test, racial terrorism, … Read more
Dealing with Unlawful Militia Threats at Polling Places
October 10, 2020
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What is a militia? Federal and state laws generally use the term “militia” to refer to all able-bodied residents between certain ages who may be called forth by the government to defend the United States or an individual state. See 10 U.S.C. § 246. When not called forth, they are sometimes referred to as the … Read more
‘Texodus’ Is For Real: Federal Judge Blocks Governor’s Voter Suppression
October 10, 2020
The state of Texas is notorious for voter suppression. For more than 20 years, Republicans have dominated the state of Texas not on the strength of their ideas and candidates, but on their unmatched ability to suppress and depress Democratic voter turnout. That began to change last year with the senate campaign of Beto O’Rourke … Read more
Trump’s Toady Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Is Still Slowing Down The Mail
October 10, 2020
The Postal Service is under attack and Newman is not having it. Newman from ‘Seinfeld’ releases anti-Trump PSA about the Postal Service: OK, so really it’s actor Wayne Knight, who played the iconic mailman Newman on the sitcom Seinfeld, but he’s definitely in character in a new ad urging folks to vote. “There’s been a … Read more
Trump to Follow-Up His COVID-19 Super-Spreader Event With Another On Saturday
October 9, 2020
Above: TIME Magazine cover today. It’s official: Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S.’s top infectious-disease expert, says that a gathering in the White House Rose Garden last month was a “super-spreader event” for the novel coronavirus. Fauci Calls White House Ceremony a ‘Super-Spreader Event’: President Donald Trump held a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden on … Read more
