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FEDERAL ACTION ALERT – Nov. 13, 2021
Produced by the Legislative Committee of the Coconino County Democratic Party and Democrats of the Red Rocks THIS WEEK’S ALERTS: Filibuster Reform after Fourth Filibuster on Voting Rights; Tell O’Halleran to vote yes on Build Back Better without trying to change it at this late date; To O’Halleran and our Senators – Urge more concrete […]
Continue readingFEDERAL ACTION ALERT – Oct. 30, 2021
Produced by the Legislative Committee of the Coconino County Democratic Party and Democrats of the Red Rocks THIS WEEK’S ALERTS: Filibuster Reform after defeat of Voting Rights bill; Support for Build Back Better!!: ALL IN ON SINEMA: NOW THAT REPUBLICANS HAVE TORPEDOED THE “FREEDOM TO VOTE ACT” IT’S TIME TO MODIFY THE FILIBUSTER. BOTH SENATORS […]
Continue readingFEDERAL and AZ ACTION ALERTS – Oct. 23, 2021
Produced by the Legislative Committee of the Coconino County Democratic Party and Democrats of the Red Rocks THIS WEEK’S ALERTS: Arizona Redistricting – Time to Step Up Filibuster Reform after defeat of Voting Rights bill ALL IN ON SINEMA: Aggressive Messaging for Sen. Sinema to stop sabotaging President Biden’s agenda A. ARIZONA REDISTRICTING IS […]
Continue readingDemocrats Battle for Democracy
An Arizona perspective on the filibuster: It need not be all or nothing, but Congress needs to do big things. Eric Levitz published an intriguing article in The New Yorker this week. He opens with this: For the Democratic Party as an institution, the stakes of enacting major reforms over the next two years are […]
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