Last May I posted, (Update) ‘Consequences Culture’: Corporate Accountability For Failing To Defend Voting Rights (excerpt): E.J. Montini of The Arizona Republic actually went there and called on the NFL to cancel Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in 2023, in response to the voter suppression bill passed by our MAGA/QAnon cult legislature and signed … Read more
This happened in the Arizona Legislature last year. Authoritarian Rethuglicans Propose The Most Blatant Voter Disenfranchisement Bill Ever (excerpt): Now comes along the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick, former litigation chief for the “Kochtupus” Death Star the Goldwater Institute, Rep. Shawnna Bolick (R-Phoenix), who wants to reclaim the power of the state legislature, … Read more
Gabe Ortiz at Daily Kos posts, ‘Adiós Sinema’: Voto Latino announces campaign to replace Arizona senator: Voto Latino announced Monday evening that its launching a six-figure campaign to unseat and replace Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema. The advocacy group says on the Adiós Sinema website that in siding with the Jim Crow filibuster over critical voting reforms, “Sinema’s actions directly undermine … Read more
The Associated Press reports, Last straw: Fed-up Arizona Democrats censure Sen. Sinema: U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is growing increasingly isolated from some of her party’s most influential officials and donors after playing a key role in scuttling voting rights legislation that many consider essential to preserving democracy. Leaders of the Arizona Democratic Party voted Saturday … Read more
The “Manchinema” obstructionists answered the call of history with lies, betrayal, and appeasement of the enemies of democracy. History will condemn them for the ages. Above: Sen. Joe Manchin shamelessly lies about the Senate filibuster rule. Molly Reynolds in her 2017 book, “Exceptions to the Rule: The Politics of Filibuster Limitations in the U.S. Senate,” collected … Read more