Color me surprised, shocked in fact. In a series of per curiam decisions the Arizona Supreme Court rejected challenges from the enemies of democracy to two citizens initiatives, and sent the third back to the trial court for a final determination of the number of qualified signatures. It may be that all three citizens intiatives … Read more
My wife received this political postcard (below} in the mail late last week, without any “paid for by” disclosure to identify the sender. Just a short note to “Please vote all the way down the ballot,” signed by someone using only a first name. The post mark is from New York, New York. The postcard … Read more
We have to take a trip with Mr. Peabody and Sherman in the WAYBAC machine to 2018 when this case first went to court (filed in 2017). School capital funding case goes to court, Governor Ducey only offers pennies on the dollar of what is actually owed: The other day I pointed out that Governor … Read more
Above: Classic David Fitzsimmons cartoon, still true after all these years. Michael Bryan posted on Tuesday, Arizona House Passes Resolution to Waive the AEL and Prevent the #AZFiscalCliff for AZ’s Schools: Today, 17 Republicans joined all 28 present Democrats to pass HCR 2039. Now the spotlight turns to the AZ Senate to pass the matching … Read more
This is on par with the old Jim Crow trick of counting bubbles in a bar of soap or the number of jelly beans in a jar. “We didn’t eliminate your constitutional right to vote” – no, but you imposed ridiculous regulations on exercising that constitutional right which effectively nullified that right. Authoritarian Republicans in … Read more