Arizona Advocacy Network and Progressive Democrats of Arizona announcement: Join with three National Civil Rights Leaders * Rev. Jesse Jackson – Rainbow Push * Barbara Arnwine – Transformative Justice Coalition * Rev. Dr. William J Barber II – Poor Peoples Campaign Where: Kachina Park (North 42nd St and E Campbell Ave map) When: Monday, July … Read more
So our Senators get two weeks off for the July 4th holiday – nice work if you can get it. This is is supposed to be constituent work time in the state, but I do not find anything on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s website announcing a schedule of events or town halls. If she does not … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court decided four cases today, reducing the number of pending cases to eight (I expect four on Friday, and the last four on Monday). The much anticipated “cussing cheerleader” case was decided in her favor, consistent with the Court’s previous First Amendment free speech precedents, i.e., Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School … Read more
Karoli Kuns at CrooksAndLiars blog reports, Activists Arrested Protesting Filibuster In Arizona: Arizona activists have gathered at Kyrsten Sinema’s office to send her a very strong message: Ditch the filibuster and ditch it now. Because they are outside in the Arizona desert sun marching at the building her office occupies, exercising their First Amendment rights, … Read more
“The Constitution is not a suicide pact.” And yet First Amendment absolutists would make it so, disdaining Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’ recognition that there are limitations to the freedom of speech: “The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic.” Social … Read more