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 [...]
Archive for the ‘Civics’ Category
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. [...]
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 [...]
Becker Backs Down – Transparency Wins
Mayor Becker today announced that he will no longer push for the Public Safety Building to be located on Library Square, his preferred location. As I have discussed in the past, I am an overall supporter of the construction of a PSB in the downtown area, though I am mildly pleased to see that it [...]
Bills to Watch: H.B. 116 – Uniform Fees on Canoes
Now I know that you are looking at the title of this bill and wondering what strange, bizarre, or outlandish thing goes on in H.B. 116 as proposed by Representative Mark Wheatley (D – Murray, District 35). Well, I need to be honest…there is nothing all that interesting about this bill. Or is there? Why [...]
How a bill becomes a law – College Edition
I have come to realize that my post regarding the status of bills may have been a bit complex for those who, shal we say, are not insane political nerds. For this reason I have decided to put together a sort of cheat sheet regarding how a bill becomes a law that is a little [...]
Bills to Watch: H.B. 248 – Regulating the Use of a Wireless Communication Device While Operating A Motor Vehicle – C. Moss
As I was driving down I-15 at rush hour, I decided to check which bills were new and fresh on the Utah State Legislature web site when, all of a sudden I came across this little gem. Naturally this would distract me to the point where I nearly slammed into the back of a semi [...]
Well that is kinda cool…
Somehow my silly little blog got the attention of RadioActive over on KRCL FM 90.9 to the point that they asked me to appear (can you “appear” on radio?) on their show next Tuesday to discuss bills coming up during the Legislative Session. I was amazed and more than pleased to accept. I will be [...]
Chris Wallace is a Dumb Ass
I submit as my first piece of evidence: Now I know that the far-righters out there really don’t want Obama as President, but this is pushing it even further than the whole “is Obama a citizen?” “controversy.” If we push Wallace’s logic to its natural extreme, the will of the Chief Justice of the Supreme [...]
