As a progressive working in progressive politics, I spend most of my time actively opposing most legislation vs. proposing legislation. The truth is, very, very few Democratic bills are even ever brought up to be heard.
To give you some examples, SB1318 is a bill that just passed in the Arizona Senate and will surely pass in the House. The bill restricts women who receive health insurance on the federal exchange to receive any coverage for an abortion, with the exceptions of the health of the mother and in the case of rape or incest. Keep in mind, these are private insurance companies they receive insurance from. It will undoubtedly be challenged by an organization like Planned Parenthood who will probably win and overturn it.
Another example is a bill that has not yet passed, but has made it through Senate subcommittee, which is SB 1445. SB 1445 which prohibits the police to release the name of any officer involved in a shooting for three months. I understand that this is being proposed with the idea of keeping the officer and his/her family safe, but it's a terrible bill and terrible idea. Police officers are public servants and we deserve transparency in government. Not to mention we live in a state with a less than ideal report card when it comes to discrimination issues.
These are just two bills I've discussed. If I started listing and explaining all of the anti-secular and anti-labor bills up for consideration my blog could become a thesis.
As President Obama once said, "This is why we fight-in hopes of a day we no longer need to."
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