Morgan Philpot is the Republican candidate for U.S. House District 2. His opponents are Dave Glissmeyer (U), Wayne HIll (U), Randall Hinton (C), and Jim Matheson (D)(incumbent). His website is www.Philpotforcongress.com, Facebook page can be found by clicking here, and you can follow him on Twitter at @morganphilpot. He can be reached via email at [...]
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Proof SB 275 can and will be abused
You may recall me writing about SB 275 a month ago. In summary, the bill allows petition signers to remove their name from a petition up to one month after it has been submitted. At the time I pointed out this law could easily be used by opponents of any particular petition to put pressure [...]
Summary of the 2010 Bills to Watch Series
Last Thursday, the Utah State Legislature ended its 58th legislative session. Lets see how well they listened to me: Passed (for) – HB 44 – Referendum Ballot Proposition Amendments, F. Hunsaker Passed (against) – HB 112 – Supreme Court Review of an Initiative or Referendum – B. Dee Passed (for) – HB 144 – Medical [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 462 – Criminal Homicide and Abortion Revisions, C. Wimmer
Want proof that HB 12 was a bad bill? Well just ask the bills sponsor, Representative Carl Wimmer (R-Herriman-District 52) who is also sponsoring HB 462 – Criminal Homicide and Abortion Revisions. Now HB 12 was the act of a zealot who could not think beyond sending a message to the arch-conservatives out there that [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 432 – Hate Crime Amendments, S. Sandstrom
I wish I could sit down with legislators from time to time and explain to them the concept of federalism – I honestly don’t think that Representatives such as Stephen Sandstrom (R – Orem – District 58) understand the concept of local, state, and federal laws. You see, Sandstrom is proposing HB 432 – Hate [...]
The Boxcars
We have passed the time were legislators can no longer simply submit bills, yes the madness has, somewhat, come to an end…well, except for the boxcars. For those of you who don’t know, a “boxcar” is a bill that has been “numbered and titled” but does not have anything in it. In other words, if [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 340 – Sexual Assault Victim Protocols, J. Biskupski
It is rare for me to disagree with a Democrat on the hill, especially one so liberal as Representative Jackie Biskupski (D – Salt Lake, District 30). But, frankly, I find the language in HB 340 – Sexual Assault Victim Protocols, a little concerning. Currently, if a victim of sexual assault walks into an Instacare [...]
Bills to Watch: SB 117 – Pete Suazo Memorial Highway, L. Robles
This time last year I discussed how Senator Luz Robles (D – Salt Lake, District 1) was sponsoring a bill to designate the portion of Redwood Road in Salt Lake City the “Pete Suazo Memorial Highway.” Sadly, the bill had the enacting clause struck and made it nowhere. For those of you who don’t know, [...]
Bills to watch: SB 93 – Gubernatorial Appointment Powers Amendments, C. Bramble
If there is one thing I can’t stand, it is the legislature making even more power grabs in an attempt to offset the balance of the three branches of government. Well, enter Senator Curt Bramble (R – Provo, District 16). He is proposing SB 93 – Gubernatorial Appointment Powers Amendments, a bill that would give [...]