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Regulating the internet still a bad idea at the state level

Apr 02, 2012 Comments Off by

The panic over federal legislation regulating the Internet is over, but now states are jumping on the bandwagon.  As with many things, Arizona seems to want to be “first”.  A bill has worked its way through both houses of Arizona’s legislature giving the state …

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Supreme Court: Reading 2,700-page ACA cruel and unusual punishment

Mar 28, 2012 Comments Off by

This just in:  the misnamed Affordable Care Act was passed by a Congress that didn’t read it, and now is about to be ruled on by a Supreme Court that refuses to read it.

“Mr. Kneedler, what happened to the Eighth Amendment?” Scalia asked — …

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Illegal immigrant population falls 35% in AZ

Mar 27, 2012 Comments Off by

Since 2008, the illegal immigrant population in Arizona has fallen off by around 35%.  Some statistics that should give advocates of policies intended to encourage self-deportation satisfaction:

A report released Friday by the Department of Homeland Security, based on 2010 census data, estimated there were …

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Salmon hooked to fuel mandates

Feb 16, 2012 Comments Off

On March 1, 2009, a “green” company owned by a hedge fund hired former Rep. Matt Salmon as a lobbyist.  MileageMatrix attempted to promote the use of its products by hiring top political operatives to go to Washington and advocate for “improving the energy …

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Athens burns as Greece struggles to implement spartan budget

Feb 15, 2012 Comments Off

Athens, reputed to be the origin of democracy, is in the 21st century a pariah of the worst extremes of what government by the welfare state can do for an economy.  Civilization has ground to a halt as as the irate, impoverished population spasms in …

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Vermin Supreme and Jimmy McMillan to debate

Jan 25, 2012 Comments Off

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Jimmy McMillan and Vermin Supreme to face off at Groundhog Day Presidential Debate

The forces of destiny have brought together Presidential candidates Vermin Supreme and Jimmy McMillan (Rent Is Too Damn High) for the 2012 Groundhog Day Presidential Debate, hosted by Western Free Press …

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The Boy Scouts of America Matter in Arizona

Jan 19, 2012 Comments Off

The Arizona Republic reports that 15-year old San Tan Valley Boy Scout Keaton McPeek has put a “down payment on his goal to supply Banner Ironwood Medical Center with 20,000 stuffed bears to help comfort sick or injured children in its emergency department.”

Keaton McPeek, …

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