On the third and final day of the 38 mile march for the ERA, Democrats in the Arizona Senate used a procedural maneuver to bypass the obstruction of Senate Judiciary Committee chairman “Fast Eddie” Farnsworth (R-Mesa), who blocked any discussion of ERA bills in his committee, by attempting to bring the ERA bill up for … Read more
Somewhat surprisingly, the Arizona Republic today gives decent media coverage to Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley’s “38 Mile March” for the ERA, which kicked off on Monday. Tipping point on ERA? Arizona supporters to march 38 miles to push for ratification: Literally carrying the same banner as women’s rights advocates decades before, Arizonans began a three-day … Read more
Republicans have long used their party’s opposition to abortion as a rallying cry and a way to turn out their base voters. The emerging 2020 GOP strategy is a culture war to make abortion the core issue. Trump and Republicans are trying to paint Democrats as radical on abortion: A key component of the strategy: painting … Read more
Last Friday was the deadline for bills to get a hearing in committee in the Arizona legislature. The Arizona Capitol Times reported, ERA, criminal justice reform, legislative immunity bills left to die (excerpt): Equal Rights Amendment Perhaps the most high profile legislation that failed to get committee hearings before the deadline carried national implications for … Read more
This is the last week to hear House bills in the House and the Senate bills in the Senate. This means that despite the fact that the Democrats hold 48% of the seats in the Arizona House, we are spending this week hearing hundreds of nonsense bills from the Republican Party. How many rights can … Read more