Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday vetoed House Bill 2177, legislation that would have empowered designated election officials in that state to determine if federal, state and local candidates were qualified to run for office.
The so-called “birther” bill would have required presidential candidates to prove they were a natural born citizen pursuant to Article II, Section I of the United States Constitution…
You’re sitting in the park minding your own business — writing music, playing your guitar — and this spunky blonde walks up to you with a Flip Cam and a 6 pound Chihuahua in a ridiculous outfit.
She asks if she can tape you performing in the park, and with a little coaching and ensuring you only a couple people on her Facebook profile will see it, you give in and start playing your guitar and singing away!
You have been flipped by Jen Reynolds!
Westboro Baptist Church releases video on Arizona shooting… The controversial anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church, currently involved in a bitter Supreme Court battle over protests conducted at the funerals of American service men and women, said on Saturday God compelled 22-year old Jared Lee Loughner to open fire on twenty people in Arizona. According to a [...]
FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, in a rare field press conference on Sunday, said Congresswoman Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords was the intended target in a dramatic Arizona shooting twenty-four hours earlier.
“The Congresswoman was the target,” Mueller said, and added,” It was an attack not only against dedicated public servants but against citizens, one being a child. This was an attack on our institutions and an attack on our way of life…
Arizona’s Proposition 203, which asked voters to approve the use of marijuana for medical purposes based on “compassion, control and commonsense”, narrowly passed as the final Nov. 2 ballots were tallied this weekend.
With 1.6 million total ballots cast and all precincts reporting, Arizona voters approved the “Arizona Medical Marijuana Act” with 50.15% in favor and 49.87% against, according to the Arizona Secretary of State’s office.
Arizona becomes the 15th medical marijuana state, and advocates are thrilled. Other states which have removed state-level criminal penalties for medical marijuana include: Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, Rhode Island and Washington…
Despite a backdrop of “rampant illegal immigration, escalating drug and human trafficking crimes, and serious public safety concerns,” a federal judge in Arizona on Wednesday blocked several provisions of a tough, new immigration law from taking effect.
Judge Susan Bolton, a Clinton-appointee, shared concerns expressed by the Obama Administration that the legislation could interfere with federal policy and create unnecessary burdens on legal resident aliens.
The response from Arizona Governor Jan Brewer was swift…
Attorneys General from nine U.S. states, and one territory, filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief on Wednesday in the United States District Court of Arizona in support of Arizona Senate Bill 1070.
Michigan is the lead state backing Arizona before the court in the Federal lawsuit – The United States of America v. The State of Arizona and Janice K. Brewer, Governor – challenging the constitutionality of the state law scheduled to take effect July 29.
“My mother was a legal immigrant who faithfully carried her green card with her for years…”
Citing a failure by the federal government to fix a national crisis over border control and illegal immigration, the State of Arizona last week passed a tough new law aimed at equipping law enforcement with tools necessary to protect citizens.
Governor Jan Brewer signed the “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act” in a decision that she characterized as one “not taken lightly.”
Opposition to the bill materialized swiftly, and critics charge it will encourage racial profiling and harassment of Mexicans in general…
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