On Local Government: Study Arizona’s history
Evan Mecham, the late former governor of Arizona, was a divisive force during the 1980s. His term of just over 15 months was cut short by his impeachment. It seems that he loaned his former auto dealership $80,000 in campaign funds. A fellow Mormon, onetime state Senate President Stan Turley, once was quoted as calling him “an ethical pygmy.” But, what Mecham may be most known for was his rescinding of the state holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., saying his predecessor, Democrat Bruce Babbitt, had illegally enacted it and that the issue deserved a public vote. This decision prompted public protests and, eventually, a national convention boycott. Fast forward to 2010. Arizona’s newest accidental governor, Jan Brewer, has signed legislation which would “prohibit classes that advocate ethnic solidarity, that are designed primarily for students of a particular race or that promote resentment toward a certain ethnic group.” It also prohibits classes that promote the overthrow of the U.S. government. For example, the Tucson Unified School District program offers courses in African-American, Mexican-American and Native-American studies that focus on history and…
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