for tom
you need to know this
the tennessee general assembly is trying to subvert democracy
republican lawmakers in that state want revise our election process
and gives them n give themselves the power to select which candidates appear
on the ballot
for u_s_ senator
this is the latest g_o_p_ tactic to destroy our democratic process
and that's their clever way of going around the seventeen th amendment
before nineteen thirteen state legislators selected u_s_ senators
but the process was right but corruption
so the seventeen th amendment was elected to give voters the power to
select their leaders
and remove the opportunity for rich guys to buy themselves a senate seat
if past tennessee senate bill below four seven one and house bill all four one
four
weathermen state election law school at state legislators nominate candidates
and post would likely determine who represents that state in the u_s_ senate
as tennessee voters are highly likely to vote
republican it's aid virtual certainty that the g_o_p_ candidates selected by
the state legislators
would go on to represent that state in the senate
the seventeen th amendment was passed to prevent wealthy men from buying our
state legislators and this new law in tennessee would open the door to the
same type
all over again
citizens united paved the way for melons of cash in political races or why spend
millions in campaign ads when you can simply bride if you state legislators
and achieve the same effect
republicans know they can't win elections on the issues has their
attention decent franchise voters
and by our politicians
now they think they can simply decide who has the right to appear on the
ballot
we must stop the attack on our democratic process
our right to vote as are most important right and it must be protected
in the screwed news it's been one month since the sequester cuts began
and and the republican austerity is about to hit those who can least afford
it
starting this month recipients of long-term unemployment benefits will see
their weekly checks reduced by as much as ten point seven percent
currently people have been out of work for more than twenty six weeks receive
federal emergency unemployment compensation
which averages a modest three hundred dollars per week
in some states jobless workers will be hit even harder as their margins he
compensation benefits look spire sooner thanks to additional measures passed by
state legislatures
this is in moral and is on what
cutting aid to these people will mean that many could end up holes and hungry
without any money in their pockets they won't have the ability to support the
local economy
stores will soon see less revenue and downward economic spiral will continue
however this process will be allowed to continue as long as we allow
republican austerity measures to destroy our economy
you must stop this before a test you like
in the best of the rest of the news that the defense secretary chuck hagel is
standing in solidarity was with civilian defense employees
because of the sequester as many as eight hundred thousand workers will face
furloughs this summer
so secretary hegel give back the portion of the salary that he would lose its
objected to the same cuts
steve johnson president of offutt air force base civilian employees union
said hey kalos move is a good gesture but that it doesn't do much to relieve
the pain of pay reductions
that will soon hit workers living paycheck to pay check
with d he was sums up the military spends on weapons of war you would think
they could find a way to reduce costs without asking workers to bear the brunt
of the sequestered
it may not put money back and defense ablaze pockets
but hopefully chuck hagel decision shows workers that he stands with them
arizona isn't
known for progressive politics but one former copper mining camp town
stands out as forward-thinking
yesterday bisbee arizona announced that it will be the first city in the
conservative state to allow civil unions between same-sex couples
gene connors a first-term city council member
said it's about the opportunities and benefits that we all have
and why did i see that particular kerr
if past emu ordinance will go into effect and may
and same sex couples will be issued civil union certificates at city hall
as the rest of the state is trapped in puritanical backward my goodness
the civil union would only be recognized within city limits
would extend many benefits to same sex families in that town
equality may not be the law of the land in arizona but thanks to bisbee there's
at least one place in that state
where little progress can be seen
and finally
unsurprisingly
donald trump has dropped his lawsuit against comedian bill maher
earlier this year the attention hungry apprentice host cdma or for claiming at
trump was the spine of unerring intact
while most logical people would recognize that my was telling a joke
trump used the opportunity to chronicle bark yet again
michael cohen special counsel to the donald didn't specify why does it was
dropped only saying the lawsuit was temporarily withdrawn the amended and we
filed at a later date
all right
what mister trump fails to realize is that our court system is not there for
his amusement
or to fulfill his never-ending need for attention
perhaps the donald will reimburse the courts for their wasted time working on
is frivolous lawsuit
well considering he has several other pending
we highly doubt it
and that's the latest today wednesday april third twenty thirteen
i'm just indocin in for tom harkin on the news