Mon May 27, 2019, 07:37 PM

Why do the Republicans you elected distrust you?

On the Friday of Memorial Day weekend, about an hour before midnight, the Republicans who control the Arizona Legislature spat in the faces of the people who put them in office.

They passed on a party-line vote SB 1451, a bill designed to make it even more difficult for regular citizens to get an issue on the ballot.

It’s part of an ongoing effort to erode citizen participation in our democracy. And it’s the strangest thing.

And it didn’t go unnoticed, as Democratic Rep. Kelli Butler tweeted:

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We should protect the rights of Arizonans to have a voice in our government. Sadly, #SB1451 will make it harder to get citizen’s initiatives & referendums on the ballot. @aaron4az explains ⬇️
#Azleg @arizona_sos

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Why do the Republicans you elected distrust you? (Original post)	TexasTowelie	May 2019	OP
The Koch Fund in action.	saidsimplesimon	May 2019	#1
there's a good campaign issue for those who choose to use it nt	msongs	May 2019	#2
Republicans def don't trust Americans.	Beartracks	May 2019	#3

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Mon May 27, 2019, 07:46 PM

saidsimplesimon (7,688 posts)

1. The Koch Fund in action.

Senator McCain took a left turn after the embarrassment from the Keating Five scandal? Snark

This is the DU member formerly known as saidsimplesimon.

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Mon May 27, 2019, 07:46 PM

msongs (59,440 posts)

2. there's a good campaign issue for those who choose to use it nt

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Mon May 27, 2019, 07:47 PM

Beartracks (10,772 posts)

3. Republicans def don't trust Americans.

That's why they limit choices everywhere: reproductive rights, healthcare public option, voting rights, etc.

When Americans can choose, Republicans lose.

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