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Newly discovered evidence that witnesses misled the court in U.S. Census case
May 30, 2019
Sometime in the next month, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule in Department of Commerce v. New York, the case in which the Trump administration sought to add a question about U.S. citizenship to the U.S. census. Oral argument before the court was in April. But new evidence has emerged at the eleventh hour that … Read more
Rep. Greg Stanton Comes Out in Favor of Impeachment
May 30, 2019
Greg Stanton today released the following statement: It is time for the House of Representatives to move to the next stages of holding the President accountable, including the extraordinary step of opening an impeachment inquiry. This is a conclusion I reached only recently, and not one I reached lightly. The Special Counsel’s redacted report detailed … Read more
Dear Nancy Pelosi: Duty Calls
May 30, 2019
Senator Elizabeth Warren early on expressed the moral clarity that is needed at this hour of constitutional crisis: ‘there’s no political-convenience exception to the US constitution’ when it comes to impeaching Trump. “[T]he tool that we are given for that accountability is the impeachment process. This is not about politics, this is about principle. This … Read more
Kelly Townsend is the Donald Trump of Arizona Legislative District 16
May 30, 2019
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Apparently, in Legislative District 16 State Representative’s Kelly Townsend’s world, teachers are not the only people that should mind their tongues. It appears everyone else has to as well if they exercise their freedom of opinion and expression if it is an attack on a position she has. The latest controversy stems from Ms. Townsend … Read more
Who’s running for Tucson Mayor & City Council in 2019
May 29, 2019
City of Tucson Elections Department has posted the list of candidates who submitted nomination petitions to run for Tucson Mayor (open seat) and City Council in Ward 1 (open seat), Ward 2, Ward 4 (open seat) in the City elections for the Primary on August 27, 2019. The General will be on November 5, 2019. … Read more
A response to Robert Mueller’s objection to testifying before Congress
May 29, 2019
I think David Atkins at the Political Animal blog gets it exactly right. Dear Robert Mueller: Not Testifying Publicly Is an Intensely Political Decision: Robert Mueller deserves some props for trying to be a consummate professional, avoiding political theater and playing the part of the guarded, hyper-competent institutional loyalist. But there are times when that … Read more
‘Silent Bob’ finally speaks: the Mueller Report is a referral for impeachment (but I’m not saying that) (Updated)
May 29, 2019
Robert Mueller is a U.S. Marine who received a bronze star for heroism in combat and a purple heart for being wounded in Vietnam. Once a Marine, always a Marine. It is this kind of heroism, bravery and patriotism that America needs from this Marine again, but he has been acting like a wallflower resisting … Read more
Democrats react to the Republicans sacrificing fully funding Schools and other priorities on the Altar of Tax Cuts.
May 29, 2019
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As Laurie Roberts of Az Central points out, good legislation did come out of the Arizona State Legislature with regards to measures on giving rights to child rape victims, texting while driving. ELL instruction, AIDs education programs, reforming health care facilities so no more Hacienda horror stories occur, and a much-needed drought plan with neighboring … Read more
