tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post1273860646800543746..comments2023-04-25T13:20:01.724-07:00Comments on Arizona Eagletarian: Redistricting updateSteve Muratore aka Arizona Eagletarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01404761986345385458noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post-14881482111655820672013-10-04T19:00:25.291-07:002013-10-04T19:00:25.291-07:00By the way, John, how forthcoming have YOU been wi...By the way, John, how forthcoming have YOU been with the public about disclosing amount of taxpayer funds the legislature has spent fighting INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING?Steve Muratore aka Arizona Eagletarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404761986345385458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post-10308510599078267672013-10-03T17:01:54.670-07:002013-10-03T17:01:54.670-07:00LOL. Perhaps therein lies the problem. The framewo...LOL. Perhaps therein lies the problem. The framework that you view these interactions as a contest to be won rather than an exchange of ideas from which both could possibly gain. Don't worry, I won't set my expectations too high but do appreciate that you read the blog anyway.Steve Muratore aka Arizona Eagletarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404761986345385458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post-54099055784779809292013-10-03T16:27:11.051-07:002013-10-03T16:27:11.051-07:00I will score 1 out of 3 with a partisan like you a...I will score 1 out of 3 with a partisan like you as a stunning victory.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896955780433298549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post-11107801995463899012013-10-03T12:07:41.956-07:002013-10-03T12:07:41.956-07:001) I don't believe you on your claim regarding...1) I don't believe you on your claim regarding AIRC being forthcoming. Your own auditors examined their records in exquisite detail. That examination ended up being an enormous waste of taxpayer money. <br />2) That's just rationalization for you getting to mess with the AIRC. Again, if you don't like the amount of money they have to spend, get your partisan interests to withdraw the lawsuits. Otherwise, your claims are nothing but bluster.<br />3) Point taken.Steve Muratore aka Arizona Eagletarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404761986345385458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post-32307169045663592112013-10-02T22:35:02.495-07:002013-10-02T22:35:02.495-07:00To answer your questions:
1. They have not been.
2...To answer your questions:<br />1. They have not been.<br />2. The mandate is to fund adequately not unquestionably.<br />3. It is a constitutionally imposed conflict of interest. If the drafters of the redistricting constitutional amendment wanted to avoid a conflict of interest, they could have authorized the courts to appropriate the funds but they did not.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896955780433298549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post-67131101197614582542013-10-02T13:50:22.349-07:002013-10-02T13:50:22.349-07:00Oversight's not so tricky. Has the AIRC not be...Oversight's not so tricky. Has the AIRC not been forthcoming with answers to whatever questions you, JLBC or Biggs has posed to them? <br /><br />I'd love for you to expound on how the constitutional mandate is "not a blank check" and exactly how your budgetary responsibilities (oversight) is NOT a conflict of interest.Steve Muratore aka Arizona Eagletarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404761986345385458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post-488887735595492342013-10-02T08:00:44.782-07:002013-10-02T08:00:44.782-07:00I am not denying the existence of the extra expens...I am not denying the existence of the extra expense and they will be funded. However, when spending is high, oversight is required. In this case, oversight is tricky because the funders are at odds with the "fundees." However, our constitutional mandate to provide adequate funds is not a blank check and we still have some budgetary responsibilities.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896955780433298549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post-63124878070622311062013-10-02T02:26:45.374-07:002013-10-02T02:26:45.374-07:00Seriously, John? You don't know WHY they are &...Seriously, John? You don't know WHY they are "burning through their money fast?"<br />1) The Arizona Legislature SUED them.<br />2) Tea Party Republicans led by Wes Harris SUED them.<br />3) A different bunch of Tea Party Republicans, including Shooter and the wife of Andy Biggs SUED them.<br />4) One of the Republican Commissioners wanted to stay on as a defendant in the Leach case (see item 3); that commissioner's counsel submitted invoice(s) for a whole lot more time, money and scope of service than he had been authorized by the commission.<br /><br />The suit in item 1 (above) is a SLAM DUNK loss for your side and you guys KNOW it. How is it that you do NOT have oversight on THAT? I can already tell you what to expect Tobin and Biggs to do when the decision comes down on from the three-judge panel in US District Court. Can you say, "Hello Justices Scalia and Thomas. Would you please help us overturn the will of the People of Arizona?"Steve Muratore aka Arizona Eagletarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404761986345385458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post-4743793790201617022013-10-01T22:06:46.265-07:002013-10-01T22:06:46.265-07:00They will be funded but the preference is to see i...They will be funded but the preference is to see if they can be given more latitude to spend their other funds to avoid the inconvenience of a special session. In addition, they are burning through their money fast and there is concern that we have so little oversight.<br />State Rep. John KavanaghJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896955780433298549noreply@blogger.com