I am shocked and saddened by the recent statements made by two members of the Republican Caucus of the Utah Senate. By now, you may have seen the Senate Majority Leader, Scot Jenkins, outburst on the outlandish thought of exempting military personnel from having to pay property taxes while serving on active duty (click here for [...]
Archive for the ‘Stupidity’ Category
Bills to Watch: SJR 11, Joint Resolution – Informal Poll on United States Senate Candidates, Sen. Casey Anderson
So, I am just going to say it now and get it out of the way, watching Senator Casey Anderson (R-Cedar City, District 28) propose legislation is a bit like watching clowns continually come out of a car labeled “mind numbingly bad.” Just for kicks, you could even add the word “Express.” I have already told you Anderson’s brilliant idea to [...]
Bills to Watch: SB 34, Production and Sale of Food in Utah Revisions, Sen. Casey Anderson
After reading through SB 34, Production and Sale of Food in Utah Revisions, I literally spat out a sigh of disgust/confusion/and general “huh?” a-tude. The bill, proposed by Senator Casey Anderson (R-Cedar City, District 28) says that if an agricultural product is grown, distributed, and consumed entirely in Utah, it is exempt from federal regulation. This was the confusion [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 199, Elimination of Daylight Saving Time, Rep. Jim Nielson
Yes, another year has passed, and another legislator is proposing the elimination of Daylight Savings time. Last year Representative Wilcox thought it would be a great idea and the year prior Representative Sumsion took a crack at it. This year, it appears that Representative Jim Nielson (R-Bountiful, District 19) drew the short straw at the conservative caucus [...]
If the State Wasted the Public’s Time, Why can’t I Waste Its?
This month I have the to suffer the joy that is renewing my car registration. The fee is a stone cold $170 to legally drive on Utah’s roads for another year. I will, of course, pay this fee, along with any sort of costs to test my cars safety and emission standards because I rather [...]
Big Government Republicans Strike Again
Once again, a Republican Utah state legislator is attacking the free market system because they are more concerned about their own special interests rather than allowing people to make their own choices. But, surely this is because it is in the best interest of the people because, say, they want to ensure that all Utahn’s [...]
A look at Governor Herbert’s Office – Circa 1874
Sounds about right…
Bills to Watch: HB 114 – Utah Time Standardization Act, R. Wilcox
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. At least that appears to be the mantra of Representative Ryan Wilcox (R – Ogden, District 7). By pure coincidence, I am writing about Wilcox’s HB 114 – Utah Time Standardization Act exactly one year after I talked about the same bill when it was proposed [...]
Wimmer Wants War – Winds up With Waste
I little less than two years ago, I informed you of Representative Carl Wimmer’s (R – Herriman, District 52) H.J.R. 8 – Joint Resolution Regarding Secret Ballot. In summary, the resolution affirmed the right to vote by secret ballot. On the surface it seemed like a straight forward enough resolution until you dig a little [...]
Speaker Lockhart Shows Her Colors Before Even Sitting Down…And They are Ugly
Although some of my fellow bloggers (both right and left) have had a field day (or at least slight chuckle) regarding Representative Craig Frank’s screw up regarding the fact that he does not actually live in his district, few are discussing what these events mean – up to, and including, the fact that incoming House [...]