Arizona Reps. Gosar, Biggs Vote Against “NATO Support Act”
January 22, 2019
The U.S. House of Representatives voted tonight 357-22 to approve the bipartisan “NATO Support Act”. Arizona Reps. Paul Gosar (R-CD4) and Andy Biggs (R-CD5) were among the 22 Republicans to vote no. (149 voted “aye”.) Although the text is not yet available on Congress’ website, it was introduced last week by 5 Republicans and 5 Democrats on the House … Read more
The case to begin hearings to determine whether impeachment is warranted
January 22, 2019
The Constitution allows impeachment of the president for abuse of the authority of his office, and also for obtaining his office by corrupt means. Cass Sunstein provided the history behind the impeachment clause in an opinion piece last year: [The impeachment clause] says that a president may be removed only for “Treason, Bribery, or other high … Read more
The battle over voting rights in the Arizona legislature
January 22, 2019
A battle is underway for the future of voting rights in Arizona, featuring Democratic lawmakers who want to expand voting opportunities fighting with Republican lawmakers who want to add new restrictions. The Phoenix New Times reports, Arizona Legislators Launch Dueling Proposals on Voting Rights and Elections: Democratic legislators unveiled a House resolution on Thursday that … Read more
The battle over voting rights in Congress
January 22, 2019
The Democrats’ first order of business as they took control of the 116th Congress was introducing H.R. 1, the colossal “For the People Act.” This 571-page bill covering voting rights, campaign finance reform, ethics improvements, and more. Election law expert Rick Hasen wrote of H.R. 1, The House Democrats’ Colossal Election Reform Bill Could Save … Read more
Photo Gallery of 2019 Tucson Japanese Festival
January 22, 2019
Our Southern Arizona Japanese Cultural Coalition sponsored our 6th annual New Year’s Tucson Japanese Festival on Jan. 20, 2019 at the a new location, the lovely Tucson Chinese Cultural Center, 1288 W. River Rd. We seemed to have outgrown PCC Downtown where we hosted the 3rd, 4th and 5th festivals. The highlight again was the … Read more
What Charlie said
January 20, 2019
David Gordon of Blog for Arizona summarized succinctly in a post last fall why Mitch McConnell is the real “Enemy of the People”. Charles Pierce of Esquire similarly makes the case that There Is No More Loathsome Creature Walking Our Political Landscape Than Mitch McConnell (excerpt): There is simply is no more loathsome creature walking … Read more
BfAZ Image Calendar not functioning well
January 23, 2019
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Carolyn Classen
Hi loyal BfAZ readers, I guess you’ve been wondering “Where in the World is Carolyn Classen?”, since the image Calendar hasn’t added any new events since late December 2018. Around that time Word Press (our system) updated automatically and somehow blocked/disabled the Calendar link. I have not been able to add any new events, can … Read more