Samuel Perry noted about the MAGA/QAnon seditious insurrection in Washington, D.C. on January 6, The Capitol siege recalls past acts of Christian nationalist violence (excerpt): [The] blending of Christian imagery with Trump flags put Christian nationalism, the often militarized fusing of Christianity and American white identity, on display during one of America’s darkest days. As someone … Read more
In 2014, it was corporations and their interest in maintaining the profitability of corporations that led them to pressure the legislature to defeat the so-called religious liberty (“freedom to discriminate”) bills against the LGBTQ community – in Arizona this was SB1062 – when threats of boycotts and responding to pressure from business interests, and worries about … Read more
More good news today! Judge Merrick Garland was finally confirmed as Attorney General after unreasonable delays by obstructionists in the Sedition Party. The Washington Post reports, Merrick Garland confirmed as attorney general: Merrick Garland, a longtime federal appeals court judge whose nomination to the Supreme Court Republicans famously refused to consider, was confirmed as President … Read more
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
The annual circus of far-right fringe groups at the Conservative Political Action Conference (or more accurately, the Conservative Paranoia and Conspiracy Conference) had all the fascist trappings: Personality cult built around a morally depraved leader, check. Fascist propaganda machine promoting the Big Lie, check. They even built their stage for this circus to resemble the ancient … Read more