Jon Stewart, former host of The Daily Show, branded Arizona “the meth lab of democracy” (in 2010). Nothing has changed in over a decade. Many of the Republican “cooks” in that meth lab unbelievably are still serving in the Arizona legislature. “No state is considering more bills to restrict voting rights than Arizona, where activists … Read more
Doctors who perform abortions can get charged with murder. Voter suppression measures designed to reduce turnout in Democratic-leaning communities. Cutting taxes for people that do not need them in order to thwart monies going to public schools. Restricting or prohibiting sex education. Promoting conversion therapy. Trying to restrict the Corporation Commission and Clean Energy rules. … Read more
Well this was fun. Good times, good times. The GQP’s Queen of voter suppression, Michelle Ugenti-Rita (R-Scottsdale) saw her bill to remove the “permanent” from the Permanent Early Voting List (PEVL) – created several years ago when Republicans still held a decisive advantage in early voting, since equaled and surpassed by the Democratic Party – … Read more
After the November election, The New York Times reported that Donald Trump was replacing the civilian leadership at the Pentagon with unqualified Fox News commentators and his political sycophants. Trump Stacks the Pentagon and Intel Agencies With Loyalists. To What End? Luckily, these malignant “embeds” are being weeded out by the new Secretary of Defense, Lloyd … Read more
In Arizona, like in every other state, state legislatures have by statute delegated the election of presidential electors to the popular vote of the citizenry. The will of the voters decides. A.R.S. §16-650 provides “The secretary of state shall declare elected the person receiving the highest number of votes cast for each office for which the … Read more