Political Calendar: Week of August 28, 2022
August 28, 2022
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, many events are still being held virtually online. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status. Political
Leading Democrats Gather at The Unite for Arizona Rally and Make Their Case to the People
August 27, 2022
Leading Democratic Statewide, Congressional, and Legislative Candidates gathered at a Unite for Arizona Rally at Carpenters Union Hall in Phoenix this afternoon (August 27, 2022) and made their case to Grand Canyon State voters on why they should choose them, defined as team sanity, by Gubernatorial Nominee Katie Hobbs over what Attorney General Nominee Kris
Court Dismisses ‘Big Lie’ Election Deniers ‘Krazy Kari’ Lake And Mark Finchem Lawsuit To Ban Ballot-Counting Machines (Updated)
August 27, 2022
Update to Mike Lindell Bankrolls Kari Lake And Mark Finchem Lawsuit To Ban Ballot-Counting Machines In Arizona. NBC News reports, Judge declines to require hand count of Arizona ballots in November election: A federal judge refused Friday to require that Arizona officials count ballots by hand in November, dismissing a lawsuit filed by the Republican
Mothers Against Gregg Abbott PAC Campaign Ads
August 27, 2022
The Texas Governor’s race has some of the best campaign ads of the year, being produced by a bipartisan group, Mothers Against Gregg Abbott PAC. This one on Gregg Abbott’s vigilante anti-abortion law is destined to become a classic of political ads, “Who the fuck is Greg?” Following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School
Proto-Nazi Mark Finchem is an Anti-Semite
August 27, 2022
This article appeared in the August 27, 2022 edition of the Arizona Daily Star, with the headline Mark Finchem is Dangerous to the Tucson Jewish Community Tucson Jews for Justice, which includes over 450 members of the Tucson Jewish community, strongly denounces the campaign of Mark Finchem for Arizona secretary of state for the following
Republican Judges Combine To Keep The Arizonans for Free And Fair Elections initiative Off The Ballot
August 27, 2022
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Joseph Mikitish, appointed to the bench by Gov. Jan Brewer, and the Ducey-packed Arizona Supreme Court combined to thwart the voters constitutional right to citizens initiatives. On Wednesday, the Arizona Supreme Court rejected much of the appeal from the enemies of democracy to the Arizonans for Free And Fair Elections
How Different Would America be if Two Presidents hadn’t Committed Treason?
August 27, 2022
The FBI’s search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago palace has rightfully been huge news. According to the Washington Post, the FBI took action because Trump had more than 300 classified documents and officials were certain that “either the former president or people close to him held on to key records.” Unfortunately, Trump isn’t the only Republican President who
The Story Behind The FBI Search Warrant, And The Redacted Affidavit Released Today
August 26, 2022
The relevant statute here is 18 U.S. Code § 1924 – Unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material: (a) Whoever, being an officer, employee, contractor, or consultant of the United States, and, by virtue of his office, employment, position, or contract, becomes possessed of documents or materials containing classified information of the United States,
