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Fri Apr 22, 2022, 08:39 PM Apr 2022

Gov. Doug Ducey's stacked Arizona Supreme Court comes through for the rich again

Gov. Doug Ducey has known for quite some time that his efforts to destroy public education and provide whopping tax breaks for his wealthiest pals didn’t go over well with most Arizona voters.

So he found a way to bypass them.

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He simply stacked the Arizona Supreme Court, expanding it to seven judges and, over time, appointing six of them, a friendly little flock of judicial sheep for him to shepherd.

When the Republican-controlled Legislature decided to pass a sham of a flat tax, a boondoggle worth billions in savings for Arizona’s wealthiest individuals, while most of the rest of the states taxpayers get chump change, citizens revolted.

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/gov-doug-duceys-stacked-arizona-150019303.html

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