Statehouse One-Acts: Raising Arizona

Now, y’all who’re without sin can cast the first stone

Apologies for the absence, had some stuff going on.

But I’m back!

And you are, too! How rad!

And since no one seems to be paying much attention to the extremely scary shit going down in statehouses and everyone seems hyper-focused on federal races at a time when SCOTUS is making states (including, but not limited to, those controlled by Republicans) a lot more powerful just a few months ahead of elections in 85 legislative chambers across 44 states, here I am, banging that drum.

Scary Thing #1 is something I wrote a bit about way back in April, but it’s suddenly extremely relevant, because the scary thing has gone from a “might happen” to a “definitely happening.”

Just before the Arizona legislature wrapped up its session for the year (a pretty shittastic one generally, but more on that in future missives), Republicans voted to send a measure to this fall’s ballot that’s not only incredibly undemocratic, but is also designed specifically to protect two state Supreme Court justices who supp…