Money quote: “That’s right. She [Sinema] and West Virginia senator Joe Manchin still think that the Republican Party – the party that lied about the 2020 election, gerrymandered congressional districts, and put in place laws that would overturn elections – that they must be asked for their permission for Democrats to take action to protect … Read more
Above Image: h/t the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists in a different context. Axios reports, “Midnight is approaching” to pass voting rights protections: “Defenders of democracy in America still have a slim window of opportunity to act. But time is ticking away, and midnight is approaching,” according to more than 150 top scholars of U.S. democracy in … Read more
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) told “Axios on HBO” that the “integrity of our democracy” is at stake without federal voting rights legislation, and the Senate must seriously consider filibuster reform if it can’t get 60 votes to pass it next year. Rep. Jeffries demands filibuster reform to pass voting rights bill. “It’s an open question … Read more
The seven-member Arizona State Supreme Court, which includes five Doug Ducey nominees, took about two hours after hearing oral arguments to deny Republican legislative attempts to enact provisions of budget bills that would have: Denied school districts, cities, and county governments, the right to institute COVID 19 related mask mandates. Taken away power from the … Read more
David Siders reported at Politico last week, ‘Down the rabbit hole’: Arizona GOP goes full fringe: Just when it seemed Arizona Republicans couldn’t make more of a spectacle, they found another way. As the Republican Party hardens around its fealty to former President Donald Trump, the Arizona GOP is filling up its midterm ballot with … Read more