Recently elected Arizona House Republican says she will not vote on anything unless the 2022 election is redone

[Desk trauma]

Enjoy what you chose then.

The bland normalcy was a bit jarring at first.

 

[inquiring mind]

The bland normalcy was a bit jarring at first.

And you're feeling better all the time I bet.

 

[Desk trauma]

And you're feeling better all the time I bet.

Yes.

 

[inquiring mind]

Yes.

Two years and can't remember a better life; two more and you won't even want one.

 

[Desk trauma]

Two years and can't remember a better life; two more and you won't even want one.

No.

 

[inquiring mind]

No.

You know what they call that... becoming institutionalized. That is to say, sort of satisfied with the situation, no matter how bad it is, or has become.

 

[Desk trauma]

You know what they call that... becoming institutionalized. That is to say, sort of satisfied with the situation, no matter how bad it is, or has become.

What are you yammering on about?

 

[inquiring mind]

What are you yammering on about?

Well, you've got me wondering about it now... why were you responding to me?

 

[durangodawood]

Enjoy what you chose then.

Thats one error that led people to Trump: that politics should be enjoyed. "So much winning!" etc. He promised feelings of vindication to people agitated and indignant from a diet of right wing media.

Politics is the wrong place to look for joy. Mainly its about muddling though, avoiding disaster and chaos.

 

[inquiring mind]

Thats one error that led people to Trump: that politics should be enjoyed. "So much winning!" etc. He promised feelings of vindication to people agitated and indignant from a diet of right wing media.

For many probably so; the same with the left-wing media's Trump bashing and the successful promotion of Biden.

Politics is the wrong place to look for joy. Mainly its about muddling though, avoiding disaster and chaos.

Agree, I should have found another term. I can't imagine anyone enjoying our current situation.

 

[durangodawood]

Agree, I should have found another term. I can't imagine anyone enjoying our current situation.

For sure. Even if, say, Trump people get exactly the immigration regime they want, it means lots of people are going to be stuck in desperate and difficult situations. Even if you think thats the just outcome, theres no joy in it.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Liz Harris, who was recently elected to represent District 13 in the East Valley, says that she will not vote in the state legislature unless the election is redone.

State Rep Harris made good on her promise, sinking the GOP budget.

A single Republican holdout doomed the GOP’s ‘skinny budget’ on Monday​

Rep. Liz Harris, R-Chandler, voted no on the first bill that is part of the major Republican budget proposal that merely extends much of the $18 billion budget passed last year for another 12 months. Republicans have a one-vote majority in the chamber, so her opposition meant the bill failed.

If this keeps up, she may singlehandedly (albeit indirectly) create some bipartisanship.

 

[essentialsaltes]

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Liz Harris, who was recently elected to represent District 13 in the East Valley, says that she will not vote in the state legislature unless the election is redone.

Despite winning her own election, Harris alleges that there were "clear signs of foul play" which necessitated her demands. There has been no evidence of this.

GOP-controlled Arizona House votes to expel Republican representative Liz Harris.​

State Rep. Liz Harris was expelled Wednesday from the Arizona House of Representatives for ethics violations resulting from inviting a conspiracy theorist to publicly testify before lawmakers earlier this year.

The resolution to expel the first-term Republican, elected in November, stated that she had brought “disrepute and embarrassment to the House of Representatives,” resulting in “disorderly behavior.” Forty-six Arizona representatives in the GOP-controlled House voted to remove her from her elected position, meeting a two-thirds threshold to expel lawmakers. Thirteen members opposed her expulsion.

In February, Harris had invited Jacqueline Breger to present findings of what Breger and Harris claimed were an investigation. Breger spewed a number of lies and attacks against public officials, including Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.

 

[Yttrium]

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GOP-controlled Arizona House votes to expel Republican representative Liz Harris.​

State Rep. Liz Harris was expelled Wednesday from the Arizona House of Representatives for ethics violations resulting from inviting a conspiracy theorist to publicly testify before lawmakers earlier this year.

The resolution to expel the first-term Republican, elected in November, stated that she had brought “disrepute and embarrassment to the House of Representatives,” resulting in “disorderly behavior.” Forty-six Arizona representatives in the GOP-controlled House voted to remove her from her elected position, meeting a two-thirds threshold to expel lawmakers. Thirteen members opposed her expulsion.

In February, Harris had invited Jacqueline Breger to present findings of what Breger and Harris claimed were an investigation. Breger spewed a number of lies and attacks against public officials, including Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.

Wow, you have to be awfully bad to be expelled by your own party these days...

 

[essentialsaltes]

Wow, you have to be awfully bad to be expelled by your own party these days...

Here's an article with a bit more detail on the presentation. Looks like the last straw is accusing Republican officials of taking bribes (based on evidence only a pillow salesman would love).

Breger's testimony stood out when, without any factual backing, she said the governor, several Republican Maricopa supervisors, 12 Maricopa county superior court judges and Republican Mesa Mayor John Giles all had taken bribes that came in the form of money laundered through a scam involving real estate deeds.

She also presented documents to the committee which listed others – including Toma – as guilty of corruption.

The closest she came to citing a source was a reference to a forthcoming book by John Thaler, who has been cited by My Pillow executive and Trump follower Mike Lindell as being a forensic investigator. Thaler has claimed to have reviewed 120,000 documents to back his claims of extensive fraud.

And at the end of her presentation, Sen. Wendy Rogers, R-Flagstaff, who chairs the Senate Committee on Elections, called Breger brave for her testimony, though she said the witness should stay on the topic of elections.

The hearing came less than 24 hours after Attorney General Kris Mayes released various internal documents from her office showing that her predecessor, Mark Brnovich, found no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election.

 

[JSRG]

State Rep Harris made good on her promise, sinking the GOP budget.

A single Republican holdout doomed the GOP’s ‘skinny budget’ on Monday​

Rep. Liz Harris, R-Chandler, voted no on the first bill that is part of the major Republican budget proposal that merely extends much of the $18 billion budget passed last year for another 12 months. Republicans have a one-vote majority in the chamber, so her opposition meant the bill failed.

If this keeps up, she may singlehandedly (albeit indirectly) create some bipartisanship.

It actually does not appear that she made good on her promise. While she may have voted against that, it seems this comes not from an insistence on not casting votes, but simple dislike of the bill. I say this because she did vote on other things, at least according to this article about her expulsion:

Now-former state Rep. Liz Harris expelled from the Arizona House

Harris' expulsion comes a day after a legislative ethics committee found she damaged "the institutional integrity of the House."

www.12news.com

"Since making the statement, Harris has voted on 100 bills, despite the 2022 election never being redone."

Incidentally, I was curious about exactly how the vote to expel her shook out, so I'll share a link on that if anyone else was curious and didn't know how to find it:

AZ - HR2003

Liz Harris; expulsion

www.billtrack50.com

Click on "Votes" and then "Detail" for it to give you the full list of votes. But for the lazy, of the Democrats, 28 voted to expel, and 1 voted Other. No, seriously, that's what it says, "Other". I have no idea what that is supposed to mean. Of the Republicans, 18 voted to expel and 13 voted against (one of the against votes was her).

 

[wing2000]

"Other". I have no idea what that is supposed to mean. Of the Republicans, 18 voted to expel and 13 voted against (one of the against votes was her).

"House members expelled Harris on a bipartisan vote of 46-13 (with one Democrat home sick and not voting)."

What happens next to replace expelled Rep. Liz Harris at the Legislature? What to know

When a member of the Legislature vacates office before their two-year term is up, Arizona law calls for a replacement by someone from the same party.

www.azcentral.com

 

[wing2000]

Breger's testimony stood out when, without any factual backing, she said the governor, several Republican Maricopa supervisors, 12 Maricopa county superior court judges and Republican Mesa Mayor John Giles all had taken bribes that came in the form of money laundered through a scam involving real estate deeds.

Sen Roger's claims about the election have no basis in fact either. She should be expelled too (thought that won't happen).

And at the end of her presentation, Sen. Wendy Rogers, R-Flagstaff, who chairs the Senate Committee on Elections, called Breger brave for her testimony, though she said the witness should stay on the topic of elections.

 

[Hans Blaster]

Sen Roger's claims about the election have no basis in fact either. She should be expelled too (thought that won't happen).

I haven't paid attention to all of the details (or even remember fully what I read last night), so I don't know if Sen. Roger's actions in office trip the rules for explusion as clearly, or not. But...

The AZ House was 31R-29D and with Harris voting sometimes with the Dems out of spite, partisan GOP bills were being blocked 30-30. With her gone it is not really a loss of a R, but of a sometimes pseudo-Dem making partisan votes a cleaner 30R-29D.

(A little checking also tells me that the appointed replacement must also be a Republican, so there won't be any change in party alignment or strength caused by this expulsion.)

 

[wing2000]

The AZ House was 31R-29D and with Harris voting sometimes with the Dems out of spite, partisan GOP bills were being blocked 30-30. With her gone it is not really a loss of a R, but of a sometimes pseudo-Dem making partisan votes a cleaner 30R-29D.

(A little checking also tells me that the appointed replacement must also be a Republican, so there won't be any change in party alignment or strength caused by this expulsion.)

...yes state law indicates the replacement must be from the same party. However, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors ultimately will decide which of the 3 candidate replacements, including Harris herself, will ultimately take the seat. Hint: Election denier Harris won't get the nod. You'll recall, the Republican Board stood up to Harris and other election deniers....

The secretary of state will "immediately" notify the chair of the appropriate party, which in this case would be GOP Party Chair Jeff DeWit. After the chair receives that notice, the chair or a designee must inform the precinct committee members in the departing lawmaker's district of the vacancy. Harris was elected by voters in Legislative District 13, which includes much of Chandler and part of Gilbert.


The precinct committee members will then vote, within five business days, to nominate three qualified candidates to replace the lawmaker. The board of supervisors from the county where the departing lawmaker lives will select the new lawmaker from that group.

In this case, the state GOP will forward the candidate names to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. Since District 1 Supervisor Jack Sellers represents LD-13, the other four supervisors likely will defer to Seller's preferred replacement for Harris.

What happens next to replace expelled Rep. Liz Harris at the Legislature? What to know

When a member of the Legislature vacates office before their two-year term is up, Arizona law calls for a replacement by someone from the same party.

www.azcentral.com