Primer: America Forever is a hateful organization that is lacking in facts and grammar – like all radical groups should be. I can see several bald face lies and paradoxical statements (trying to prevent civil war by taking up arms), and interesting conclusions – Closing down NASA (sub note, is NASA closed down?) will lead [...]
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An open letter to Utah Democratic Delegates
Dear fellow Democratic state delegate, I, like you, was disappointed to hear Representative Jim Matheson’s no vote on healthcare reform on Sunday, and I suspect that your precinct caucus meeting last night probably had harsh words towards Representative Matheson just as mine did. Indeed, I have been critical of Matheson in the past regarding his [...]
Summary of the 2010 Bills to Watch Series
Last Thursday, the Utah State Legislature ended its 58th legislative session. Lets see how well they listened to me: Passed (for) – HB 44 – Referendum Ballot Proposition Amendments, F. Hunsaker Passed (against) – HB 112 – Supreme Court Review of an Initiative or Referendum – B. Dee Passed (for) – HB 144 – Medical [...]
Listen to me tonight on Radioactive!
Tonight I will be on the KRCL FM 90 discussing various bills being discussed on the hill. Joining me will be Misty Fowler over at Saintless, and I am told one other person…yet to be named. So tune in to 90.9 FM at 6:00 PM or click here to listen online.
Bills to Watch: SB 11 – Utah State-Made Firearms Protection, M. Dayton
If there is one thing I can’t stand it is message bills that are low on policy and high on grandstanding. This is where I direct you to Senator Margaret Dayton’s (R – Orem – District 15) SB 11 – Utah State-Made Firearms Protection. This bill does some rather interesting things. On the bland side, [...]
Have a bill you want me to watch?
Hey everybody! So, I am doing my annual “bills to watch” series, and I just wanted to know if there is any bill in particular you feel I should write about. Shoot me an email at curtis.haring@gmail.com and let me know. Please provide as much information as you can as “um, you know, that one [...]
Sign the Fair Boundaries Petition…ONLINE!
http://fairboundaries.utahpetitions.org/ Go sign the Fair Boundaries Initiative petition now. Your vote is your voice. With only days until the start of the legislative session, you can send a clear message to our representatives and the power brokers demanding to have your voice heard by signing the Fair Boundaries petition…ONLINE! That’s right, online. No hassle, no [...]
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. [...]
Salt Lake Trib – Redistricting initiative group hires executive director
(link) Fair Boundaries » Petition drive group taps Curtis Haring, leader of the Young Democrats of Utah. By Cathy McKitrick The group pushing an initiative to create an independent advisory commission for redrawing boundaries for Utah’s congressional and state legislative districts has hired an executive director. Since organizing in April, Fair Boundaries has functioned on [...]
Analysis of LDS Churches Change in Tone on Tuesday
The majority of the people in the room were stunned to hear Michael Otterson issue an official statement from the LDS Church stating that, officially, the Church had no objection to the Nondiscrimination ordinance being discussed that eventing. To be sure, this statement represented a policy shift within the Church. It soon became clear that [...]
