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Something I Recently Read About Arizona

The National Archives provided the following historical background on Arizona's rise to statehood:

 

The path to statehood for Arizona was anything but easy. For many years, the people in the New Mexico and Arizona Territories petitioned Congress seeking admission into the Union. During the late 19th Century various members of Congress introduced bills in support of Arizona and New Mexico statehood, but none were approved.  Despite widespread concern over Arizona's constitutional provision for the recall of judges, Congress passed H.J.Res. 14, "to admit the territories of New Mexico and Arizona as States into the Union." On August 15, 1911, President William Howard Taft vetoed the statehood resolution in large part because Arizona's constitution allowed for the recall of judges, a provision that he stated went against the need for an independent judiciary.

 

Immediately after Taft vetoed the resolution providing for New Mexico and Arizona statehood, Congress passed S.J.Res. 57, admitting the territories of New Mexico and Arizona as states conditioned upon Arizona voters' adoption of an amendment to the constitution removing the judiciary recall provision. President Taft approved the resolution on August 21, 1911.  On February 14, 1912, Taft signed the proclamation making Arizona the 48th state, and the last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the union.

Arizona Government Idiocy

It's just one thing after another with this administration in Arizona.

The latest stupid thing is HB 2441, which the House passed. This piece of crap would require the political party committee for a Presidential Candidate to prove the candidate meets the U.S. Constitutional requirements for President of the U.S. before he/she can be listed on the ballot. Even then, the Arizona Secretary of State can still has the power to decide whether, or not, they are put on the ballot.

Huh? If this is allowed it could mean that any candidate for President will have to prove to every State, individually, that they are qualified.



The correct way to go about this would be to request a U.S. Constitutional Amendment that specifies how to, and who is responsible to, certify a person's qualifications for President.

Meanwhile, just do like was done prior to the last election, challenge the candidate to produce the proof if you have doubts.

Obama was challenged to produce his birth certificate, and he did so, you can see an authenticated copy here.

Arizona Government Hyprocrisy

On April 3, 2010 I blogged about Arizona wasting money to sue the feds, claiming the Health Care Reform violates the U.S. Constitution. Now the Arizona government is violating the Arizona Constitution.

The Arizona FY2011 Budget has been approved and signed by the governor of Arizona.

This budget violates Article 9 Section 5 of the Arizona Constitution, which I quote here:

Arizona Constitution Article 9 Section 5. Power of state to contract debts; purposes; limit; restrictions

Section 5. The state may contract debts to supply the casual deficits or failures in revenues, or to meet expenses not otherwise provided for; but the aggregate amount of such debts, direct and contingent, whether contracted by virtue of one or more laws, or at different periods of time, shall never exceed the sum of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars; and the money arising from the creation of such debts shall be applied to the purpose for which it was obtained or to repay the debts so contracted, and to no other purpose.

In addition to the above limited power to contract debts the state may borrow money to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, or defend the state in time of war; but the money thus raised shall be applied exclusively to the object for which the loan shall have been authorized or to the repayment of the debt thereby created. No money shall be paid out of the state treasury, except in the manner provided by law.

This is violated on Page 1 of the budget summary:

FY2011 Budget Summary Page 1
By November 2009, the State’s cash situation had deteriorated
to the point that it was forced to secure a $700 million line
of credit from a bank. In total, the General Fund has available
approximately $2.7 billion in borrowing capacity, both internal
and external to State government, but the cash situation is so
critical that it is monitored daily. Whether that borrowing capacity
will get the State through the year remains to be seen.

Simple math tells me that $700 million is a lot more than $350 thousand. Apparently the Arizona Governor, Legislature and others involved don't use the same math as the rest of us.

If the Arizona Constitution has been amended to increase the $350 thousand limit they are not making it easy for us to know that. The Arizona Constitution as shown on the State Legislature website still says $350,000.00.

In addition to all of this my understanding of the Arizona Constitution also requires that the budget be balanced, which it is not.

It's obvious to me that Arizona leaders have eliminated reality from government.

Arizona Financial Crisis and Wasting Money

I don't understand why Arizona is at the bottom of the heap as far as State finances go. There are other States that have no income tax and/or no sales tax yet provide more services for the people of their States than Arizona (has both) does. They may have higher property taxes, but that much higher? I doubt it. It makes me wonder just where the money is really going.

To add insult to injury our governor is going to spend millions of taxpayer dollars to sue the federal government in a hopeless attempt to get the new health care plan repealed.

Fifteen other States are suing, also. Why should we waste our money also?

They are claiming that it is unconstitutional to require people to buy health insurance. And yet those same States require people to buy automobile insurance. It seems to me that if one is okay by the Constitution then the other is, too.

I know some are going to say they are not the same because you only have to buy automobile insurance if you own and/or drive an automobile. However, some people don't have a choice, they live far enough away from stores, including grocery stores where they can buy food, that a powered vehicle is required for their survival.

Our governments, federal and state, already require us to buy many things. A passport is a good example. As citizens of the United States we have the right to re-enter the United States, but if you don't have a passport you may not be able to do so. Until recently a birth certificate would do it, but the G.W. Bush administration changed that.

So here we are with the State in such dire financial straits that education funds have been cut to the bone, along with others, and our "illustrious" leaders are throwing money away on a lawsuit that even I (a layman with no financial or legal education at all) can see is a lost cause with no chance of winning.

Enjoy paying your taxes because our rulers (representatives, public servants?) are just throwing them away.