In an op-ed at the Tucson Sentinel, former Arizona Senator Dennis DeConcini and Max Richtman, president and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, write Sinema should reconsider filibuster stance to protect seniors’ voting rights: Older Arizonans who voted safely and securely by mail in the 2020 election may find that … Read more
In the Seinfeld TV series, Jerry’s nemesis and sworn enemy is his neighbor, the mailman Newman. Jerry’s trademark greeting for Newman is to say “Hello, Newman” in a snide and condescending tone. This is how I have come to view Sen. Joe Manchin. Every time I see his name in the news I reflexively say “Manchin” … Read more
We held another petition signing event at our house over the past couple of days and it occurred to me what long shots citizen driven ballot initiatives are. And, that they are often, reactive, not proactive. It may feel as though we are in the driver’s seat when pursuing ballot measures, but just as in … Read more
Above: From right, Reps. Al Green, D-Texas, Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Derrick Johnson, president of the NAACP, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Martin Luther King III, participate in the March on for Voting Rights on Saturday. The event was held on the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) On Saturday, thousands … Read more
I watched the House debate on HR 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. It was infuriating to watch many of the 137 Sedition Party members who aided and abetted the MAGA/QAnon insurrection on January 6 (some of whom may have been coconspirators), defend the Big Lie, deny that dozens of new voting … Read more