Reginald Bolding

Doug Ducey pledges to listen and seek Law Enforcement Reforms; the Democrats want a Special Session; This should not be hard

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Yesterday at a press conference, where Arizona Governor Doug Ducey more or less incorrectly said all is well (please read Michael Bryan’s piece from June 4, 2020, for more details) with regards to the Coronavirus, the Grand Canyon State Chief Executive also expressed a willingness to listen to the concerns of citizens outraged by the … Read more

Arizona House Democrats unveil Budget that Moves the State Forward.

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With union members from Arizona Pipe Trade Branch 466 in attendance, House Democrats in the Arizona State Legislature, led by Minority Leader Charlene Fernandez, unveiled a budget proposal in the Capital that “invests in all Arizonans and working families.” Unlike the Senate Budget ideas that were leaked last week, this proposal is more aligned with … Read more

What took so long for Republicans to file a complaint against David Stringer?

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LD 1 State Representative David Stringer, a “radioactive” and “repulsive” figure.

As noted in yesterday’s piece on the “Tyranny of the Majority at the Arizona House of Representatives,” House Democratic Minority Whip Reginald Bolding made a motion to institute expulsion proceedings against Legislative District One  Representative David Stringer after it was revealed that he was the subject of sexual misconduct charges while living in Maryland 35 years ago.

The Speaker of the House, Russell Bowers ruled that Representative Bolding was out of order and Republicans were spared having to vote in support of such a “radioactive” and “repulsive” figure who, like Don Shooter last year, has not seen the need to resign for this revelation and for his racist comments over the last several months.

To their credit, Republican House Member Kelly Townsend finally led the way in referring the Stringer matter through a complaint to the House Ethics Committee. If the complaint against Stringer proceeds without any new revelations or insights, the entire House may then proceed to vote to censure or expel him.

The question for Republicans is what took so long to file the complaint?

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Tyranny of the Majority at the Arizona House of Representatives

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A House Committee Hearing on Education was scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 28. It did not start at 2:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. or 4:00 p.m.

Instead, the people who gathered to attend the hearing (many of whom were members of Save Our Schools Arizona)  were treated to a different educational experience by either watching the House of Representatives session on  ACTV or taking the elevator to see the proceedings on the third-floor gallery.

They were able to witness the Arizona House Republicans demonstrate what tyranny of the majority looks like by attempting to ram through new rules (some of them changed for the first time in 72 years)  for the legislative session, some of them designed to stifle and reduce debate.

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