There may be an Election Thief in Arizona. Her name is Kelli Ward
January 30, 2021
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The plot thickens in the quest to find out if any shenanigans occurred when Republicans at the their winter meeting on January 23, 2021, took two ballots to barely reelect Kelli Ward as their party chairperson. As reported by outlets like CNN, the Hill, and this Blog, Republicans, citing irregularities, are demanding an audit of … Read more
Reaction to Republican State Legislator Attempts to Suppress the People’s Right to Vote
January 30, 2021
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Beware the political party that wants to suppress the people’s right to vote. The odds are the members of that party are not fighting for you and your interests. As fellow writers AZ Blue Meanie and Michael Bryan have reported, the Republicans have spent a large portion of their time in the Arizona State Legislature … Read more
Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar implicated in Seditious Conspiracy
January 30, 2021
The New York Times investigated how members of the Republican Party are engaged hand-in-glove with far-right domestic terrorist organizations. It will come as no surprise to Arizona residents that Arizona Republicans are featured prominently. Republican Ties to Extremist Groups Are Under Scrutiny (excerpts): They called [the video] “The Coming Civil War?” and in its opening … Read more
Looking to Solidify Support from Arizona and West Virginia Democratic Senators, Vice President Kamala Harris Speaks to Local Media
January 29, 2021
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With the prospects of passing the COVID 19 relief legislation (the American Rescue Act) with large bipartisan support apparently dissipating, Vice President Kamala Harris has been dispatched to local media outlets in Arizona and West Virginia to consolidate support from Democratic Senators Kyrsten Sinema, Mark Kelly, and Joe Manchin for the $1.9 trillion measure in … Read more
The Biden/Harris COVID 19 Team Accurately Briefs the Public on the COVID 19 Pandemic and Vaccination Progress
January 29, 2021
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The Biden/Harris COVID 19 White House Team, in sharp contrast to the previous Administration in its last six months, has started briefing the public on a regular basis on the status of the Coronavirus and the steps the Administration is taking to combat the Pandemic including progress on vaccinations. What makes these briefings far superior … Read more
Two Court Cases that Saved the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
January 29, 2021
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As Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) awaits census data to draw legislative and Congressional maps, Arizonans should remember two court cases that blocked gerrymandering. One event was a Supreme Court victory for Arizona’s AIRC, with Ruth Bader Ginsberg writing the majority opinion. The other was the temporary unseating of Colleen Coyle Mathis, the chairwoman of … Read more
Authoritarian Rethuglicans Propose The Most Blatant Voter Disenfranchisement Bill Ever (Updated)
January 29, 2021
In Arizona, like in every other state, state legislatures have by statute delegated the election of presidential electors to the popular vote of the citizenry. The will of the voters decides. A.R.S. §16-650 provides “The secretary of state shall declare elected the person receiving the highest number of votes cast for each office for which the … Read more
Mitch McConnell Threatens To Burn Down The Senate If Democrats Take Away His ‘Precious’
January 28, 2021
Not since John C. Calhoun, the fiercely pro-slavery senator states’ rights advocate for state interposition, nullification and secession (he nearly precipitated a civil war with the nullification crisis over tariffs in 1832-33, and his political doctrines did serve as the doctrinal foundation of the Confederacy in the Civl War almost 30 years later), has there … Read more
