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U.S. Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema pulled this trick on the marijuana community when she was a member of the Arizona Legislator, not in her current job as a US Congresswoman.

U.S. Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema wants you to think she is a liberal who supports legalizing marijuana. But back then she introduced a bill that would have killed Arizona's Medical Marijuana Act or Prop 203 for her police union buddies who routinely shove her money.

That law would have slapped a 300%, $900 and ounce tax on medical marijuana bring the cost of medical marijuana to $1,200 and ounce in Arizona.

When you read this article you may think that Andy Tobin is an idiot who doesn't what he is talking about. But this is rather common for lying politicians who want to convince the sheepish public that they support THEIR side of the issue. When they don't.

Politicians routinely vote for BOTH sides of an issue. In one vote they will vote for the issue, and in a following vote they will vote against the issue.

When they go to events with people who are from side A of the issue they can say they voted for side A of the issue.

Then when they go to events with people who are from side B, they can say they voted for side B.

They will even cite the record of their vote for or against the issued. But they never site BOTH records that show one time they voted for the issue and another time against it.

Of course most people are not persistent enough to check ALL the records and find the politician voted for BOTH sides of the same issue in different sessions.

These politicians are not stupid morons who don't know what they are talking about. These politicians are pathological liars who want con the voters into voting for them.

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Commissioner Tobin testifies in favor of Arizona bill to remove Tobin conflict

Mary Jo Pitzl, The Republic | azcentral.com 5:10 p.m. MST February 25, 2016

Conflict in the Arizona Corporation Commission and Andy Tobin; Andy Biggs and David Gowan's late bids for Congress.

From the "Only at the state Legislature" file: Arizona Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin showed up at a hearing to testify in favor of a bill that was written to rid him of a conflict of interest.

In fact, Tobin was the only person to testify in favor of House Bill 2123.

His appearance amazed Tom Ryan, the attorney who successfully lodged conflict charges against Commissioner Susan Bitter Smith, whose resignation brought about Tobin's appointment.

“The idea that he is down here testifying on this bill should shock all of you," Ryan told members of the House Appropriations Committee. "He should be 100 miles away from here. It indicates to me that Commissioner Tobin has trouble understanding his own conflict of interest.”

The committee was not swayed by Ryan's dissent. The bill from Rep. John Allen, R-Scottsdale, passed on an 8-4 vote, with two others voting "present."

The bill proposes to replace the standard the commission uses with the conflict rule that guides the Legislature. The Legislature's standard states that if an action affects a group of more than 10, there is no conflict.

Allen argued Tobin has a remote conflict, at best. Tobin's son-in-law works in inventory control for Solar City, a company that installs rooftop-solar panels and which has business before the commission.

If the commission's interpretation stands, Allen said, it would be nearly impossible for anyone from a family of any size to serve in public office, because there would likely be intersecting financial interests.

But Ryan told lawmakers the bill is an attempt to define away what is a financial conflict of interest to help one person.

"Your interest should be in protecting the Arizona Constitution and Arizona ratepayers," Ryan told the panel.

The bill passed with support from most of the panel's Republicans and opposition from the Democrats.

Rep. Rick Gray, R-Sun City, noted he is running for the Corporation Commission in this year's election.

"One of the things I want to do is stay out of headlines and stay squeaky clean, and with that I vote present," Gray said.

Reach the reporter at maryjo.pitzl@arizonarepublic.com and follow her on Twitter at @maryjpitzl.