Governor cuts off legal funding for ousted Arizona redistricting panel's chair

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• abimopectore posted at 6:42 pm on Fri, Nov 4, 2011.

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  This will be interesting. I figure the Supreme Court will let us know either late Tuesday or sometime Wednesday whether the Governor's and legislature's move was proper.

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• phxvato1202 posted at 7:14 pm on Fri, Nov 4, 2011.

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  wonder when the governor is going to realize that she does not have the midas touch but to the contrary the opposite. Everything she ( touches)sends to the courts seems to be shot down. I hope the courts make her look so bad that she will actually think the next time she does and makes a political decision like this that will show everyone either how incompetent she is or has the worst bunch of advisors but probably both.

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• Diogenes Lantern posted at 9:14 pm on Fri, Nov 4, 2011.

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  Lawyer Charlton works for the ENTIRE Commission and Arizona taxpayers not just the Guilty 3.Since Mathis is no longer on the IRC, why are the taxpayers forced to defend her?

  If the Court intervenes on her behalf, the judges would be overstepping their constitutional authority. The Court would be illegally overstepping the State's constitutional separation of power. The Governor and the Senate followed the rule of law.

  We, the taxpayers, have been footing the bill for over a month for the Guilty 3. If you are innocent, you would answer the state's questions. But no, Mathis has two fulltime lawyers on the Commission and then hired 2 criminal lawyers at $300 an hour to defend her-at taxpayer expense. Just answer the darn questions, Mathis, or let your husbamd lawyer defend you.

  Why should the taxpayers defend the Guilty 3?

  Porp 106 is a travesty. It will never work-2 Dems pitted against 2 GOP with an Independent as Chair. We need to start over and stop using this twisted design of Big Sis Napolitano.

  Please legislators, revise 106 and place it on the ballot soon-the next election is the Presidential primary.

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• abimopectore posted at 9:29 pm on Fri, Nov 4, 2011.

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  "If the Court intervenes on her behalf, the judges would be overstepping their constitutional authority. The Court would be illegally overstepping the State's constitutional separation of power. The Governor and the Senate followed the rule of law."

  Ignorance is rampant in Arizona. Let me ask you this. Who is going to determine whether the Governor and legislature acted legally when a dispute arises? Where do the participants, including the Governor and legislature, or aggrieved parties turn to?

  IT IS THE COURTS!!!! Folks, please get an education before you start commenting on the law when it's clear that you don't understand what you're saying.

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• downtownresident posted at 9:29 pm on Fri, Nov 4, 2011.

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  Rule of law? What rule of law? This is so clearly a political (Carl Rove) move that the stench is coming all the way to Mesa. I expect that Russ Pearce and Greg Western gave Jan the high sign to sabotage the committee.
  Scum floats to the top of ponds, not politics.
  Once again, Diogenes Lantern illustrates that ignorance is bliss.

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• Arizona Willie posted at 8:35 am on Sat, Nov 5, 2011.

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  I wonder what it takes to get an impeachment / recall started for Governor Brewer.

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• oldtimer posted at 11:45 am on Sat, Nov 5, 2011.

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  It is the voters responsibility to elect good honest people. When in office you decide you can fire directly or indirectly any who disagree with you, you are not a good leader and need to be replaced.
  In looking at the local history, I have to feel that the local voters have very short memory or care about nothing that doesn't affect them directly. Then, it has to hit the pocket book to get action (maybe). You want to find the real source of the problems? Follow the money trail everytime.

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• Diogenes Lantern posted at 2:26 pm on Sun, Nov 6, 2011.

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  Mathis was fired because of Strategic Telemetry, who provides political campaigns with DATA MINING.

  ( AZ was the first test case because of Mathis to use ST as a mapper with no previous mapping experience.)

  Voice of America Interview and Article 11-6-11:

  Andrew Dreschler, Vice President of Strategic Telemettry , is a data miner. He works with millions of pieces of information. He looks for details about people -- what neighborhood they live in, what they buy, what they like to do on their weekends.

  Mr. Dreschler's job is to collect enough details to form a sense of how people think. That also makes him a little like a storyteller….Andrew Dreschler is vice president of Strategic Telemetry, a company in Washington that works with Democrats. In two thousand eight, Strategic Telemetry worked for Barack Obama's presidential campaign.

  Andrew Dreschler says instead of focusing on one person or one data point, data miners look for patterns across large groups. They are not trying to learn everything about you. They are looking for ten thousand people like you. To do that, they use math, maps and machines.(And Arizona's voting data)

  He (Obama) turned out more than the traditional Democratic caucus-going base in the state of Iowa.(by using the data mining tactics of ST). For the voter, and the consumer, I think as technology gets more sophisticated, it gets a little creepy. Article/Interview Voice of America 11-6-11

  Right out of George Orwell thanks to ex-Chair Mathis!

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