A Republican calls out rank politics and ‘performative outrage’ amid split on animal welfare bill

A Republican calls out rank politics and ‘performative outrage’ amid split on animal welfare bill

Photo illustration by Jim Small. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorOne GOP state lawmaker has had it with the “performative outrage” of some of the far-right members of his own party.  During a debate about a proposed bill that would strengthen consequences for people convicted of animal abuse, Rep. Walt Blackman engaged in a heated exchange on May 20 with fellow Republican Rep. Alexander Kolodin on the floor of the Arizona House of …