As many of you may know, I am the Director of Operations for the Fair Boundaries Imitative, and I want to be very clear that the views I express in this blog (or any blog, for that matter) are my own and do not represent the views of any organization I work for.
That being said, [...]
Archive for the ‘Censorship’ Category
Bills to Watch: HB 112 – Supreme Court Review of an Initiative or Referendum – B. Dee
Carl Wimmer Shows his Colors
Representative Carl Wimmer (R-Herriman-District 52), when not threatening to throw women in jail for murder for having an abortion, is apparently tweeting about how is day is.
Ok, fair enough. A lot of politicians have chosen to open Twitter and Facebook accounts in an attempt to spread their ideas to, and communicate with, their constituents. [...]
Concerning trend among Utah Republican leadership
As reported the other day, Utah GOP Chair Dave Hansen is fiercely opposed to Utah’s Fair Boundaries initiative, and though this is one mans opinion, it is a sign of growing disdain for the will of the public from the Republican Party leaders.
Fair Boundaries appears to be catching the brunt of Utah GOP’s rage. On [...]
Basic Civil Rights V. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints – Part 2
Here is an account of what took place in my previous post from one of the individuals that was at the receiving end of the arrest.
Written by Derek Jones:
My boyfriend and I were walking home from the Gallivan Center concert series and naturally had to walk down the pedestrian mall (it was a direct path [...]
Basic Civil Rights V. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Breaking:
So a friend of mine informed me, by way of Facebook status updates, that he was, he claims, illegally detained and charged with a Class C Misdemeanor for trespassing on the Main Street pedestrian mall in Downtown Salt Lake. The reason, he claims, is that he was holding the hand of his gay partner.
As I [...]
Speaker Clark – A Show of Hubris and A Rejection of Democracy
Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives, David Clark, recently posted a poll on his political blog “Speaker Clark” asking his readers who they thought would be best fit to handle the redistricting process: The Governor, The Legislature, The Supreme Court, or An Independent Commission. Clark, being a strong supporter of the Legislative option, clearly [...]
How YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook will Change the World
Iranian College Student’s computer, destroyed by militia forces
The tumultuous times in Iran are of major importance to our world, and these events do deserve their own recognition. But once the dust settles, for better or for worse, one thing will become clear: this was the internets first example of its true potential.
Over the past [...]
I Am Mad as Hell: Race for Chair Gets Dirty
You know what pisses me off? People who use dirty campaign tactics. A short while ago, I received an email stating that “Wayne Holland” was following me on Twitter, somewhat confused (as Wayne was already following me on Twitter), I clicked on it only to find this twitter page.
Do we need a reminder on what [...]
Bills to Watch: S.B. 112 – Obstruction of Justice Amendment – R. Okerlund
Over the past eight years, under the Bush Administration, we have seen a gradual decline in our civil liberties, all in the name of security. Locally, however, little has happened by way of possible further encroachment. That is until I came across S.B. 112 by Freshman Senator Ralph Okerlund (R – Monroe, District 24).
The bill [...]
Bills to watch: S.B. 16 – Prohibited Gang Activity – J. Greiner
This is the second time the Utah State Legislature has seen S.B. 16 as proposed by Senator Jon Greiner (R- Ogden, District 18). Last year it was known as S.B. 75, a bill which had its enacting clause struck when it was sent to the house. Last year it received a relatively small [...]
