E.J. Montini of The Arizona Republic actually went there and called on the NFL to cancel Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in 2023, in response to the voter suppression bill passed by our MAGA/QAnon cult legislature and signed by our “Wimpy Kid” Governor, Doug Ducey. (And let us not forget the ongoing disgrace … Read more
Senate President “Krazy Karen” Fann is doubling-down on her conspiracy theory driven GQP sham “fraudit” of Maricopa County ballots. Howard Fischer reports, Senate to issue new subpoenas for election audit: Senate Republican leaders are setting the stage for a new legal fight with Maricopa County. Kory Langhofer, the attorney for the Senate, said he will … Read more
Permanent musical accompaniment, White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane (1967). The Arizona Democratic Party and other critics of the state Senate’s audit of Maricopa County election results reached a settlement on Wednesday in a lawsuit with top Republican legislators, guaranteeing certain measures for ballot security and voter privacy as well as access for observers and reporters … Read more
Each session has a pattern. This year, everything seems more orderly. We have had only one night where we were on the floor past 7 PM. Mondays generally have a leisurely pace, now that there are no committee meetings, but Thursday’s make up for it with rousing debates. Arizona House members had several debates on … Read more
The Arizona we have and the Arizona we want seem to bear no relationship to each other. What does that say about the state of our democracy? First, let’s look at the AZ we have. The Southern Poverty Law Center has released its 2020 “The Year in Hate and Extremism” report. https://www.splcenter.org/year-hate-and-extremism-2020 They count … Read more