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GOP legislators seek to create ballot confusion on education measures
January 29, 2020
The Arizona GOP is turning to its old bag of tricks again: put competing measures on the ballot to create ballot confusion and hope that exasperated voters will just vote “no” on both measures out of frustration. Howard Fischer reports, Senate panel OKs ballot proposal to hike special sales tax for education funding: State lawmakers … Read more
Governor Ducey appeals ruling against his illegal Prop. 123
January 29, 2020
Back in October, a Federal Judge ruled Prop. 123 illegal, again. “The ruling has no immediate effect on school funding. It allows the state to continue to draw more than $200 million a year out of the trust to fund education through 2025.” Lawless Republicans never take “No” for an answer. They just keep working … Read more
Four Questions Democratic Voters should ask when Selecting the 2020 Democratic Nominee
January 29, 2020
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With the first votes set to be taken in Iowa on Monday, February 3, 2020, Democrats should consider four questions when deciding who should be the party’s nominee to go against the 2016 Popular Vote Loser. Question One: Does the Candidate have the Character/Temperament to be President? The Electoral College election of Donald Trump has … Read more
Lincoln Project: Martha McSally is ‘just another Trump hack’
January 29, 2020
In an earlier post, Republicans who are ‘just another Trump servant: weak, frightened, impotent’, I told you about The Lincoln Project, a group of prominent anti-Trump conservatives which includes attorney George Conway ― husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway ― as well as GOP strategists Rick Wilson, Jennifer Horn, Steve Schmidt and John Weaver, … Read more
Facebook Freedom and Other Things
January 28, 2020
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I’ve now gone over a week without signing into Facebook. It wasn’t a challenge thing. I just felt like Facebook was a time suck and wanted to see if I’d miss it. I don’t. At all. Which makes me wonder: For how many of us has social media insidiously become part of our daily routine? … Read more
The coming fight over additional witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial
January 28, 2020
There is going to be a fight over additional witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump. This may involve some complex legal issues. Our analysis begins with the “potted plant,” Chief Justice John Roberts. Neal K. Katyal, Joshua A. Geltzer and Mickey Edwards explain at the New York Times, John Roberts Can Call … Read more
Team Trump: not a defense, but political theater of the absurd
January 28, 2020
Wow. Just … Wow. The “defense” presentation by Team Trump has been in no way a legal defense presented by competent legal counsel that one would expect to see from any attorney at an actual trial. Instead, what we have bore witness to over the past couple of days is political theater of the absurd, … Read more
Nancy Barto, Just let the Kids Play
January 28, 2020
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Nancy Barto must really want to please her fringe base in her 2020 primary contest against Heather Carter for the Legislative 15 Senate Seat. The LD 15 Representative has proposed legislation that would disallow transgender females attending public K-12, community college, and universities from participating on sports teams “that aligns with their gender identity.” This … Read more
