I have been thinking about the recent uproar surrounding the immigration debate and the anger being generated by the far right about how them illegals are ruining the country – I am looking at you tea-baggers. But, sometimes in the same hate-filled rants, they tout how the free market is the savior of all our [...]
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Utah’s Image Problem
Utah as an image problem. For far too long, our state has been viewed as a backwater hole where religious fundamentalism and the problems associated with it rule the day. As a native Utahn, I know that this is not the case, and I don’t know how many times I have heard visitors confide in [...]
Rep. Sandstrom gleefully wants to make Utah look even more backward
You may or may not be following the debate currently taking place in our own back yard. Arizona just passed sweeping immigration legislation that has ruffled a few feathers (to put it mildly). The most controversial provision allows law enforcement to question any individual about their immigration status, regardless of why the officer initially wished [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 230 – Human Trafficking Amendments, J. Fisher
Every year, there are a few no brainer bills that sometimes have the hardest time passing. One example of this is Jen Seelig’s perennial strangulation bills. I hope, hope that Julie Fisher’s (R – Fruit Heights – District 17) HB 230 – Human Trafficking Amendments. This bill is one of those bills that is straight [...]
Mike Noel – Political Opportunist and master of the Stretch
I don’t know why I am surprised whenever Mike Noel (R-Kanab-District 73) opens his mouth, but sure enough, he has done it again. That’s right, when not being anti-woman, anti-environment, and anti-schools, he is also anti-immigration. Ok, I get that, you are a conservative from Southern Utah who is so red that stop signs comment [...]
