David Stevens has an idea: that pesky 17th Amendment to the constitution is a big problem, so let’s ditch it.
He has a bill to have major party Senate nominees chosen by their respective legislative caucuses, rather than at a party primary. He labels this as a way to go back to the “good old days” [...]
So, back in 2003 and 2004, Joe Lieberman’s campaign did a heck of a job rounding up endorsements for his presidential run. He ended up with the backing of a healthy slice of the Democratic caucus in the legislature. He made several of trips to the state, even speaking to a meeting of the Democrats [...]
Quick, who was the longest serving member of Congress? Well, up until this week, you could have proudly mentioned Carl Trumbull Hayden of Tempe. As of this week, however, the good Senator Hayden has lost that distinction to Robert Byrd of West Virginia.
Hayden served a term as Sheriff of Maricopa County, then ran for Arizona’s [...]
Hat tip to the great Rickey Cole for this one:
The member from South Carolina transgressed every rule of honor which should animate or restrain one gentleman in his connections with another, in his ruffian assault… There is no chivalry in a brute. There is no manliness in a scoundrel. – Boston Courier, May 23, 1856
Some hay was made in our state’s media outlets this weekend about the possibility that recalcitrant lawmakers could be brought to the floor by DPS officers in the event that there was an effort to deny a quorum for today’s special session.
That didn’t happen today. Matter of fact, things were quieter than anyone would have [...]
A guy named Anon2008 (I’m guessing that that is not his real name) has a post over at Daily Kos detailing the 33 governors who have resigned over the last fifty years to refute Sarah Palin’s claim that “countless” governors have resigned for reasons just like hers and that she is being held to different [...]
Some of you are wondering how long the legislature can wait until presenting a bill to the governor. Here are the relevant sections of the Arizona Constitution:
From Ariticle 4, Part 2, Section 12:
Every measure when finally passed shall be presented to the governor for his approval or disapproval.
From Article 5, Section 7:
Every bill passed by [...]
Andrew Cline of the American Spectator had a rather whiny column last week called “What if Sotomayor Were White?” To that, I’d respond that Tomás Tancredo, Mark Krikorian and company would have to find something else besides the fact that she is Puerto Rican to complain about.
Here is the paragraph that stuck in my craw though:
Sonia [...]
On this Memorial Day, I’d like to pay tribute to Frank Buckles, the last surviving American veteran of World War I. Buckles joined the Army as a sixteen year old after being rejected by the Marine Corps for being too small. He was an ambulance driver in France and England during the war. He held [...]
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