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The Roots of Trump-World are in Racism
March 6, 2021
America has always had a vile underbelly. In every era, a portion of the populace has embraced this underbelly—approximately 33%. These citizens, 99% White, seem to be perpetually immature and bereft of public ethics. Unfortunately, this underbelly of Trump-world denizens is embedded in America’s DNA. It was undoubtedly prominent among White citizens who championed “Manifest … Read more
Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s Too Cute By Half Thumbs Down Curtsy Vote of The Raise The Wage Act
March 6, 2021
So seven Democratic Senators and one Independent who caucuses with the Democrats voted against the Raise The Wage Act amendment to the COVID-19 Relief bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 hour, phased in until 2025. But Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema appeared to relish the moment, giving a thumbs down curtsey to vote no … Read more
Moderate Conservative Justices Question Arizona’s Voter Suppression Laws
March 5, 2021
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New Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Chief Justice John Roberts, and Justice Brett Kavanaugh appear to have formed a moderately conservative bloc that could strike down Arizona’s voter suppression laws, judging from oral arguments on March 2 and prior cases the Justices have tried this term. “Why use voting restrictions that burden minority voters disproportionately?” Roberts … Read more
FBI Is Investigating Whether ‘The Call Was Coming From Inside The House’
March 5, 2021
Update to January 6 MAGA/QAnon Insurrection: Was The Call Coming From Inside The House? Some new developments. POLITICO reports that a Trump appointee was arrested in connection with the Capitol riot: The FBI on Thursday arrested Federico Klein, a former State Department aide [serving as a special assistant in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs], … Read more
AZ Jim Crow Legislators Wants To Limit Your Constitutional Right To Citizens Initiatives
March 5, 2021
The National Conference of State Legislatures explains Supermajority Vote Requirements: Most states require a simple majority vote to pass an initiative measure, whether statutory or constitutional in nature. All states except Delaware also require a vote of the people to pass a constitutional amendment. In most states, the initiative constitutional amendment process is not subject … Read more
Disappointing and Surprising: All Senate Republicans and Eight Democrats Vote Against Raising the Minimum Wage to $15.00
March 5, 2021
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It was not surprising that the Bernie Sanders attempt to put the $15.00 Minimum Wage Increase into the Senate version of the American Rescue Plan failed. All the Republicans were going to vote against it and Democrats Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin were on the record saying they would not support it. What is surprising … Read more
Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) Destroys Republican Nonsense About The COVID-19 Relief Bill
March 5, 2021
I couldn’t get the C-Span video crop to work in this blog software, but luckily Senator Chris Murphy put the substance of his speech on his Twitter account.
Florida Scu…Governor Ron DeSantis Plays Highest Bidder with Vaccine Distribution
March 4, 2021
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Most people realized Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was a real piece of work before the COVID 19 Pandemic. His actions (or inactions more accurately) of denying the science and promoting individual choice during the height of the virus spread were indicative of an individual who put political gain over public service responsibility. Now, he is … Read more
