Do you want proof that the legislature hates to be challenged? Want proof that the powers that be don’t like to hear the people speak up? Wonder if they like to throw their weight around and get upset when they don’t get their way? Well I would like to direct you to SB 275 – [...]
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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 unprecedented [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 112 – Supreme Court Review of an Initiative or Referendum – B. Dee
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, [...]
E Pluribus Unum
I will come out and say it, right off the bat, that President Obama was not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the work he has done up to this point…but that is not the point of this posting. No, the point is that we live in a political climate where something as praiseworthy as [...]
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 [...]
The Myth of the Liberal Media – Everyone is Bias
As Glenn Beck’s “9/12” project seemed to exemplify, there are different styles and ways that the media can report on a story. Furthermore, it is becoming increasingly obvious that factions of the media are out-and-out lying about its content – in the case of the 9/12 protests, estimates of turnout ranged from 60,000 to two [...]
Congratulations West Jordan!
Your comically low voter turnout of 6.1% proves that you really do care about democracy!
Yes, yes, it is an off year, and yes it is a primary, but good lord, average turnout was still above 10% for the valley. But, man, the extra 15 minutes of sleep were worth it.
You know, it was neck and [...]
How to Kill our Republic – Part II
In what is, by far, the most disrespectful act I have ever seen towards any President – Representative Joe Wilson’s shouting of “You Lie!” at President Obama as he addressed the nation in the halls of Congress:
This only goes further the point I made in my last post regarding the slow death being brought upon [...]
How to Kill our Republic
The town hall protests and shout downs are not new news – the images and videos permeate conservative and liberal talk shows across the land. Indeed, it has become passé to talk about how patriotic or crazy the “Shouters” are. One topic that is rarely discussed, however, is how harmful the Shouters truly are to [...]
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 [...]
