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ACLU Sues to Halt Maricopa Prosecutors’ ‘Retaliation Policy’ that Coerces Guilty Pleas
July 11, 2021
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The Maricopa County Attorney uses a “retaliation policy” to force defendants – including innocent people – to plead guilty immediately or face “substantially harsher” penalties before any evidence has been disclosed. The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit to halt the Policy for violating a person’s right to due process and a trial. “This ‘retaliation … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of July 11, 2021
July 11, 2021
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, events are being cancelled or postponed to later dates. 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. … Read more
The Trump Death Cult Extends The Coronavirus Pandemic – Just Get Vaccinated, Damnit!
July 9, 2021
CNN reports, Five undervaccinated clusters put the entire United States at risk: A new data analysis identifies clusters of unvaccinated people, most of them in the southern United States, that are vulnerable to surges in Covid-19 cases and could become breeding grounds for even more deadly Covid-19 variants. The analysis by researchers at Georgetown University … Read more
The Latest from the Democratic Candidates Looking to Succeed Ann Kirkpatrick in the House of Representatives
July 9, 2021
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The three Democratic candidates vying for their party’s nomination to succeed Ann Kirkpatrick (Kirsten Engel, Dr. Randy Friese, and Daniel Hernandez) in the area still known as Arizona Congressional District Two have just completed serving in the lastest Arizona Legislative Session. All three voted against the regressive Republican flat tax proposal and all the repressive … Read more
The GOP Legislature Deceives Us with Tax Cuts
July 9, 2021
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” said George Santayana. He must have been talking about Arizona’s so-called middle-class tax cuts. Or the famous Republican trickle-down economic theory that tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations would inevitably “trickle-down” to workers. On the contrary, there is ample evidence showing that wealth has … Read more
This Summer, A Moral Crusade For Voting Rights And To Save American Democracy
July 9, 2021
Above: (Getty image) President Lyndon Baines Johnson discusses the Voting Rights Act with the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the White House in 1965. LBJ told Dr. King that he understands Dr. King’s concerns, but he has more important projects. Dr. King then launched “Plan B,” the Selma to Montgomery March to draw public attention … Read more
Secretary of State Katie Hobbs Asks Our Partisan Hack AG To Open An Investigation Into GQP Election Interference
July 8, 2021
The Arizona Republic reports, Secretary of State Katie Hobbs asks Attorney General Mark Brnovich to investigate possible election interference by Donald Trump, allies: Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs on Wednesday asked Attorney General Mark Brnovich to open a criminal investigation into possible efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to improperly influence Maricopa … Read more
Insurrectionist Pennsylvania Legislator Demands an Arizona-style “Fraudit”
July 8, 2021
The malignant cancer of Arizona Republican’s GQP sham “fraudit” has spread to Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, A key Pa. Republican asks counties to hand over ballots and election equipment for an Arizona-style ‘audit’: Eight months after the 2020 election, a key Pennsylvania Republican lawmaker is heeding former President Donald Trump’s demands for investigations into … Read more
