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“Our Hands Are Tied”
Despite rumors to the contrary, this country is still based on the rule of law – especially when the law favors a guy who has a "bonus" in excess of $6 Million dollars coming to him. By now almost everybody … Continue reading
End of the Session
When the legislative session started in January my representative, Becky Edwards, promised to blog each day of the session. Now that the session has ended I want to thank her for keeping that promise as well as the rest of … Continue reading
Senate Session Wrap Up
The legislative process has been compared to sausage making and we are often told that we don’t want to see the process. At the blogger meeting in the Senate President’s office yesterday what we got among all the talk about … Continue reading
A False Dichotomy
I have never been a fan of Rush Limbaugh or Governor Huntsman which makes the false dichotomy presented here all the more ironic for me. Rush Limbaugh told a recent gathering of conservatives that the party needed to return to … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Deseret News, Jon Huntsman, media, parties, political figures, Republican
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International Hazing/Initiation
Yesterday there was a very short story on NPR that caught my attention. Apparently a number of Chinese military ships came very close to an unarmed American military ship in international waters. Close was specified to be under 20 feet … Continue reading
Federalist Nos. 55 – 56
Federalist No. 55 and Federalist No. 56 explore a subject which has grown increasingly interesting and important to me the more I have studied – that is a consideration of the proper size of the House of Representatives. Here I … Continue reading
Loving America
It’s been a long time since I stumbled across something that belongs in my personal perspectives series, but I could not pass this up when someone I’ve long interacted with describes his love for America (which love I share): I … Continue reading
Predictable Responses
As newspaper Editorial Boards begin to write about SB 208 their positions mirror what I called the tip of the iceberg and what we expected on the day that SB 208 was announced. In fact, one might almost wonder in … Continue reading
Posted in State, technology
Tagged connections, Deseret News, laws, legislation, legislature, media, Steve Urquhart, Utah
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D.C. Voting – House vs Senate
Apparently the Senate cloture vote is more newsworthy than the House rules vote on a bill. We have heard on many bills that the cloture vote is the bottleneck or the hurdle that can trip up a bill. In the … Continue reading
Envision the GOP to Come
In the current discussions regarding the future direction of the GOP as the Republican party seeks to find ways back to leading the nation there are many ideas being suggested. Some of those ideas deserve no consideration, such as abdicating … Continue reading