Article IV, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution provides, in pertinent part: New states may be admitted by the Congress into this union; but no new states shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other state; nor any state be formed by the junction of two or more states, or parts of … Read more
The GQP Insurrection Caucus of the Arizona Senate did not have a good day in court on Wednesday. The Judge rejected their pathetic lawyer’s arguments that they are above the law and can do whatever the hell they want, any way that they want, because Republican legislators are our lords and masters and their actions … Read more
The anti-democratic, anti-majoritarian tendencies of authoritarian Republicans is growing worse. A Pew Research Center poll released on Thursday, which finds that Republicans increasingly oppose measures that would expand access to the ballot. The Drop in Republican Support for Voting Rights: The percentage of Republicans and independents leaning toward the G.O.P. who said that voters should be … Read more
The House Oversight and Reform Committee approved legislation on Wednesday that would make Washington, D.C., a state, sending the measure to the House for a vote later this month. The Hill reports, House committee approves DC statehood bill: The House Oversight and Reform Committee passed H.R. 51, also known as the Washington, D.C., Admission Act, … Read more
Jeremy Duda from the Arizona Mirror reports: From Democracy Docket: NBC News reports, Top private law firms plan ‘SWAT teams’ to fight voting restrictions in court: First, it was the businesses. Now, it’s the bar. More than a dozen of the country’s top law firms have committed to join forces to challenge voting restrictions across … Read more