It is no secret that Democrats are salivating at the prospect of flipping the legislature so that all three branches of state government are controlled by them. They already control the executive (Hobbs) and the judiciary (Mayes). The only obstacle left on the way to total domination is a Republican-controlled legislature.
What is difficult to understand is that there are so many Republicans who appear to be making it easy for Democrats to succeed in their quest. They have been doing it by constantly badmouthing, harassing, censuring and calling for the ousting of many Republican elected officials.
The concept is not new. A few years ago, there was a movement that called itself “Get Out of Our House” (GOOOH). Their aim was to replace all U. S. House members, regardless of political affiliation, and replace them with legislators that, according to them, were staunch conservatives and more in tune with grassroots goals. That movement fizzled out for obvious reasons, but it has somehow reappeared in the form of a fight against what has been referred to as the Uniparty members. For these folks, any Republican elected official who is not in 100% agreement with their agenda is a RINO and a member of the Uniparty who must be purged from the Republican party, and replaced with “true” Republicans.
The fallacy of this Uniparty concept should be obvious to any serious observer of the political scene, but not all voters are serious observers. Hopefully, the material contained herein will help Republicans understand, and react to the fact, that there is a huge difference between Republicans and Democrats.
At the risk of stating the obvious, it should be pointed out that not all 30 Arizona legislative districts are equal, and may be placed into three categories.
Strong liberal/Democrat districts. Not much can be done here at primary time. In these districts, no Republican will be elected. The best Republicans can do is field candidates to force the Democrats to spend resources to defend their candidates.
Strong conservative/Republican districts. Here we have a totally opposite situation. There is no way that a Democrat can get elected from these districts. It is in these districts that Republicans can, and perhaps should, apply purity tests and demand 100% agreement.
Mixed/competitive districts. Here is where Republicans are in extreme danger of losing their thin majority as a result of actions taken by certain elements of the Republican party. In these districts the choice is not between “pure” Republicans and Democrats because a “pure” Republican will seldom if ever get elected. Here the choice is most often between a “flawed” Republican and a Democrat.
Rank-and-file Republican voters voting in the primary election should keep in mind the advice of two stalwarts of the conservative movement.
Willliam F. Buckley advised conservatives to nominate the most conservative candidates that can win in the general election.
Ronald Reagan reminded us that those Republicans that agree with us only 80% of the time are our 80% friends, not our 20% enemies.
Failure in July to follow the wise advice provided by these two men is very likely to cause enough Republican loses in November to give control of the legislature to the Democrats, which will be an absolute disaster.
Make no mistake about this. If the Democrats gain control of the AZ legislature in November, Hobbs will trade her Veto stamp for a Rubber stamp and the following bills will be the law of the land around September of 2025.
2024 DEMOCRAT BILLS:
| BILL # | SHORT TITLE | SPONSOR – COMMENTS |
| HB2259 | rent regulation; state preemption | Ortiz – Repeals Sections 33-1329 and 33-1416. Removes all restrictions on rent controls. Cities and counties are free to impose rent controls |
| HB2336 | early ballot collection; limitations; repeal | Stahl-Hamilton – Amends ARS 16-513, 16-547, and 16-1005 Removes the prohibitions against ballot harvesting and ballot stuffing. |
| HB2350 | voting centers; board of supervisors | Stahl-Hamilton – Enables unlimited increase in the number of voting locations. |
| HB2362 | AHCCCS; undocumented individuals | Sandoval – Provides full AHCCCS healthcare benefits to illegal aliens.
“Allows a person who is unable to provide documentation verification of qualified alien status to apply for AHCCCS and be eligible for services”. |
| HB2365 | immigration; law enforcement; repeal.. | Sandoval – Repeals ARS 11-1051, 13-1509, 13-2928, and 13-2929.
This effectively removes from state and local law enforcement any ability to assist in the enforcement of immigration laws. |
| HB2397 | greenhouse gas programs; repeal prohibition | Crews – Repeals ARS 49-191, thereby enabling the establishment of greenhouse gas restrictions |
| HB2398 | prohibited weapon; bump-fire device; accessory | Crews – Prohibits bump-fire and some other attachments. (NOTE: The Supreme Court recently ruled this prohibition unconstitutional) |
| HB2422 | voter registration; same day | Terech – Both same-day and automatic registration create all sorts of election integrity problems. |
| HB2423 | automatic voter registration. | Terech – Both same-day and automatic registration create all sorts of election integrity problems. |
| HB2566 | firearm regulation; prohibition; repeal | Gutierrez – Repeals ARS 13-3108. This enables cities, counties, etc. to impose firearm restrictions, taxes, etc. beyond those imposed by the state. |
| HB2671 | voter registration; college identification | Aguilar – Would make a college ID sufficient proof of US citizenship. |
| HB2672 | minimum wage; increase | Aguilar – Would increase the minimum wage from $12/hr. to $18/hr. |
| HB2761 | citizenship status; licensure; documentation | Sandoval – Repeals ARS 41-1080, thereby removing the requirement that recipients of professional licenses show proof of lawful presence in the U.S. |
| HB2809 | STO; income tax credit; repeal | Pawlik – Repeals ARS 43-1089.03. This terminates the tax credit for contributions to STO’s scholarships, which affects mostly low and middle income families. |
| HB2840 | corporate income tax; minimum | Austin – Increases tax on INDIVIDUALS. Corporations do not pay taxes. They simply collect them in the form of higher prices and deliver them to the government taxing authority. |
| HCR2020 | constitutional right to vote | Stahl-Hamilton – Amends article VII, section 2, AZ constitution. A Constitutional amendment to enable everyone 18 or older to vote, including illegal aliens and convicted felons. |
| HCR2043 | expenditure limitation; school districts | Pawlik – Amends Article IX, Section 2 of the AZ Constitution to increase the number and amount that is excluded in the calculation of the Aggregate Expenditure Limitation. |
| SB1094 | automatic voter registration | Pawlik – Both same-day and automatic registration create all sorts of election integrity problems. |
| SB1193 | automatic voter registration; same day | Mendez – Both same-day and automatic registration create all sorts of election integrity problems. |
| SB1225 | energy measuring; reporting; prohibition; repeal | Mendez – Repeals ARS 9-500.36 and 11-269.14. This allows counties and cities to measure energy use and impose energy diets. |
| SB1244 | permanent early voting list | Sundareshan – Makes it nearly impossible to remove names from the early voting list, regardless of how many times they fail to vote. Creates an environment ripe for fraud. |
| SB1247 | ballot delivery; collection | Sundareshan – Removes the prohibitions against ballot harvesting and ballot stuffing. |
| SB1331 | greenhouse gas programs; repeal prohibition. | Sundareshan – Repeals ARS 49-191, thereby enabling the establishment of greenhouse gas restrictions by cities, counties, etc. |
| SB1421 | duty to retreat; repeal | Hernandez – Removes this language from ARS 13-405: “A person has no duty to retreat before threatening or using deadly physical force pursuant to this section if the person is in a place where the person may legally be and is not engaged in an unlawful act”. |
| SB1422 | felony murder; repeal | Hernandez – Repeals the portion of ARS 13-751 that deals with requiring death or life imprisonment in cases of first-degree murder. |
| SB1427 | immigration; law enforcement; repeal. | Hernandez – Repeals ARS 11-1051, 13-1509, 13-2928, and 13-2929.
This effectively removes from state and local law enforcement any ability to assist in the enforcement of immigration laws. |
| SB1529 | biological sex; team designations; repeal. | Alston – Repeals ARS 15-120.02. Effectively eliminates the protection of girls’ sports from being disrupted by allowing boys to participate in the same events. |
| SB1537 | state law; local violation; repeal. | Mendez – Repeals ARS 41-194.01. This removes the prohibition against counties and cities acting in violation of state law. |
| SB1539 | voting; ranking; ballot format | Mendez – Enables and mandates Rank Choice Voting |
| SB1542 | single family residence purchases; limitations. | Mendez – Imposes severe restrictions on the ownership or purchase of single-family homes by corporations. Exempts housing authorities from the same regulations. |
| SB1545 | national popular vote; interstate agreement | Mendez – Will circumvent the electoral college system. Will remove the last vestige of the United states being a federal republic. |
| SB1547 | repeal; right to work | Mendez – Repeals ARS 23-1302. Removes the rights of workers to obtain employment without being forced or intimidated into joining a union. Contingent upon voter approval of SCR1032 |
| SCR1009 | expenditure limit; local revenues; exception | Marsh – Amends Article IX, Section 2 of the AZ Constitution to increase the number and amount that is excluded in the calculation of the Aggregate Expenditure Limitation. |
| SCR1031 | environment; constitutional amendment | Mendez – Amends Article II of the AZ constitution to extend constitutional rights to the environment. |
| SCR1032 | right to work; repeal. | Mendez – Repeals article XXV of the AZ constitution. Removes the rights of workers to obtain employment without being forced or intimidated into joining a union. |
| SCR1033 | voting age; sixteen years | Mendez – Amends Article VII, Section 2 of the AZ constitution by making several changes to the text, including changing the minimum voting age from 18 to 16. This would add a block of high school students to the voter rolls. Most of these students do not have the maturity to vote responsibly, but that is exactly the goal, namely to have a group of voters controlled by government school teachers. |
(*) While going through these bills, readers will notice some duplications. Duplicate bills are introduced for a variety of reasons, but are always a sure indication of their high priority status to those who introduce them. That is why they are listed here.
2023 DEMOCRAT BILLS. Most Democrat bills have been introduced every year, but not all. Here are some bills that were introduced in 2023, but not in 2024. They are also very likely to be introduced and enacted in 2025.
| HB2153 | presidential preference election; independent voters | Pawlik – Increases the ability of bad players to do mischief regarding elections. |
| HB2180 | firearm purchases; waiting period; offense | Longdon – Three day waiting period. Violation is a class 6 felony |
| HB2181 | firearm dealers; firearms transfers; requirements | Longdon – Five pages of new regulations for firearm dealers. Makes very difficult to buy a firearm |
| HB2182 | firearm sales; transfers; background checks | Longdon – Background checks are only part of this 3-page bill. It PROHIBITS the sale of a firearm unless it is done by a licensed dealer. |
| HB2527 | transportation tax; Maricopa county; election | Sun – A 27-page bill that repeals several statutes dealing with restrictions on local governments to impose new taxes. |
| HB2782 | universal ESAs; budget; line item. | Schweibert – Targets funding of ESA’s as a line item, to make it easier to remove or veto. |
| SB1231 | repeal; results-based funding; schools; appropriation | Marsh – Repeals ARS 15-249.08. Removes a major incentive for government schools to improve performance. |