Boy, Arizona sure likes to be in the center of the social issues debate – first immigration, now same sex marriages.  Are Democrats certain this is the way to become the mainstream party of Arizona?  From azstarnet.com:

State Senate President Tim Bee rejected a request Wednesday to appoint a bipartisan panel to investigate whether Republicans broke legislative rules when they ended a filibuster attempt that could have killed a measure on gay marriage.

Bee says he doesn’t see any benefit in honoring the request, made by the gay and lesbian advocacy group Equality Arizona, since the committee would have no power.

But the issue isn’t going away.

A panel of five senators will meet Monday to decide whether to pursue a complaint by Sen. Ken Cheuvront, D-Phoenix, accusing Sen. Jack Harper, R-Surprise, of illegally cutting off debate on a tax bill on the last night of the legislative session.

Cheuvront and Sen. Paula Aboud, D-Tucson, were trying to use the tax-bill debate to stall or block a vote on putting a constitutional ban on gay marriage on the November ballot.

Monday’s meeting will not review evidence, but determine whether the Ethics Committee, with three Republicans and two Democrats, wants to investigate further.

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