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House Votes To Repeal The 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) In Iraq
June 17, 2021
The House voted Thursday to repeal the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) passed to give legal backing for the Iraq War with the support of Democrats, Republicans and the White House — an unprecedented coalition to end post- 9/11 authorities to engage in hostilities that critics argue are outdated. The Washington Post … Read more
Rational Republicans Bolt from the Party of Trump
June 17, 2021
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While the midterm elections won’t be decided until next year, one thing is certain: The QAnon crazies in the Arizona legislature are about to face a reckoning, as rational Republicans run from the party of Trump. The spike in the GOP exodus came in the days after the January 6 insurrection. There were 233 Republican … Read more
Joe Manchin Shows Cracks In His Opposition To The For The People Act and The Senate Filibuster
June 17, 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) met with a group of Texas Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday to discuss voting rights, one day after he missed a Democratic caucus lunch where the group briefed senators. The Hill reports, Manchin meets with Texas lawmakers on voting rights: Manchin met with Texas state Sen. Royce West (D); Texas state Rep. … Read more
The Political Center is Showing Signs of Life on Infrastructure and Voting Rights; It is All About the Math
June 17, 2021
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Last week on both CNN and MSNBC, political guru and first Clinton Presidential Campaign Manager James Carville said, “somebody has to get a calculator” because, with razor-thin Democratic majorities in the House and the Senate, that the votes are not there for the massive infrastructure package the Biden/Harris Administration originally proposed. He also said that … Read more
SCOTUS Rejects Republican Challenge To The ACA – ‘Obamacare’ Lives!
June 17, 2021
Background History H/T HealthAffairs.org. On February 26, 2018, attorneys general and governors from 20 states filed a lawsuit against the federal government, including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), to enjoin the Affordable Care Act (ACA) following repeal of the individual mandate penalty. The states are Texas, … Read more
When President Biden Signs The Bill, Juneteenth Is An Official Federal Holiday
June 17, 2021
Expect President Joe Biden to sign this bill by Saturday, June 19, the new federal holiday for Juneteenth, marking the official end of slavery in the United States. The Hill reported: The Senate passed the bill on Tuesday under a unanimous consent agreement hours after Putin’s Puppet in the Senate and QAnon anti-vaxxer conspiracy monger … Read more
Prop 208-Invest in Ed Wins in Maricopa County Superior Court; a Ruling from the Arizona Supreme Court Still Awaits.
June 16, 2021
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Fringe lawmakers and business interests looking to derail most of the provisions of Proposition 208-Invest in Ed were dealt a blow when Judge John Hannah Jr. of Maricopa County Superior Court dismissed most of their latest attempt to undo the public school funding ballot initiative. The Court found that the assertion from the anti fully … Read more
Delina DiSanto and Judy Stahl react to Paul Gosar’s Vote Against Honoring the Capitol Police and Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
June 16, 2021
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Accused January 6 insurrectionist enablers Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar have again shown Arizonans and the American People what reactionary white nationalist Anti Americans they are. Yesterday, they and 19 other of the usual Blackshirt suspects voted against honoring the Capitol Police with Congressional Gold Medals for their part in protecting them during the January … Read more
