Educating Kyrsten Sinema On The Minimum Wage
February 14, 2021
I’ll admit that I have never been a big fan of Kyrsten Sinema. I have always considered her all show and no substance. When it comes to policy chops, she is a lightweight. (But she is in the Democratic Caucus which counts towards giving us nominal control of the U.S. Senate). But the Republican-biased POLITICO … Read more
UPDATE: Pima Supervisor Approve Rex Scott’s Proposal for $10M Funding for Preschool Scholarships
February 14, 2021
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UPDATE: Pima County supervisors voted 4-1 on February 16, 2021, to allocate $10 million to fund early childhood education opportunities for youngsters from low-income families. If approved in the budget process, the funding would provide full and partial scholarships to parents who wish to enroll their 3-, 4- and 5-year-old children in a high-quality early … Read more
It’s now time to go to Plan B – A Censure Resolution Pursuant To Section 3 Of The 14th Amendment
February 14, 2021
A justifiably angry House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ruled out censure after Trump acquittal: After the Senate voted to acquit former President Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Saturday ruled out censuring the former president — an idea that several Republicans had floated in recent days. “Censure is a slap in the face of the Constitution. … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of February 14, 2021
February 14, 2021
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: The Arizona … Read more
No, Trump Was NOT “Acquitted,” Nor “Exonerated,” Nor Found “Not Guilty”
February 13, 2021
With the cowardly vote of 43 GOP Senators to not impeach Donald Trump for one of the greatest political offenses in the history of our republic, the GOP will be using the words “acquit,” “exonerate,” and “not guilty” or even “innocence” on repeat. None of the those legal terms apply. Impeachment is not a criminal … Read more
Shame on Them: 43 Members of the Former Party of Lincoln put Guilty Donald Trump over the Country
February 13, 2021
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When the record second impeachment trial of Donald Trump commenced earlier this week, I was struck by how much the first-day vote on the constitutionality of the trial reminded me of the courtroom scene from the 1962 movie based on Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. In that scene, lawyer Atticus Finch (played by … Read more
A Bipartisan Majority of The Senate Votes To Impeach Donald Trump – His Enablers Prevent His Conviction (Updated)
February 13, 2021
For the first time in U.S. history, a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate voted for impeachment of a president, and for the first time in U.S. history, to impeach a former president. (Sen. Mitt Romney previously made Donald Trump’s first impeachment bipartisan for the first time in history). The Senate voted 57-43 to impeach … Read more
Trump Impeachment Defense: Defending The Indefensible
February 13, 2021
“If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell” ― Carl Sandburg. Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyers took this to heart on Friday, pounding the table and yelling like hell because … Read more
