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Supporting Our Leaders
As I read so many posts today celebrating the victory of Barack Obama in the presidential race I worried that I might appear to be a disheartened McCain supporter because of my lack of enthusiasm for the outcome of the … Continue reading
Posted in Local, National, State
Tagged 2008, Anything but Neutral, civic participation, elections
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Go Vote Now
I went to my polling place this morning and the lines were so long (at 7:00 am) that I decided to go to work first. My first thought was that maybe I didn’t need to remind anyone to vote today … Continue reading
Posted in life, Local
Tagged 2008, amendments, ballot initiatives, civic participation, connections, elections, voting
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Pursue a Real Solution
I have been staunchly opposed to this expansion of the House of Representatives to grant D.C. a voting representative. The political compromise of giving a balancing seat to the Republicans (for Utah) until the next census doesn’t make the move … Continue reading
Posted in National, State
Tagged amendments, change congress, Constitution, electoral college, unconstitutional
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Polly Tribe for Davis School Board
I have not really paid much attention to the race for Davis County School board but I was reviewing my ballot to make sure I had looked into each race I will be voting on and realized that I had … Continue reading
Posted in Local
Tagged 2008, Davis County, Education, elections, endorsements, School Board
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Proposition 8
I have stayed silent on proposition 8 thus far although I don’t imagine that many people would guess wrong if they were to predict my position. I have heard plenty of opposition to the proposition so I know the major … Continue reading
Posted in National, State
Tagged California, gay marriage, government, marriage, morality, Prop 8, religion
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Robert Moultrie Question 5 Response
I got a belated response today from Robert Moultrie to the questions I sent. Rather than give him his own forum here – especially considering the length of his answers – I will only link to his new blog for … Continue reading
The Costs of Health Insurance
Maybe this is related to being under a dentists drill this morning, but today’s topic is the cost of health care. A story over at The Health Insurance Myth detailing how much more a visit to the eye doctor costs … Continue reading
District 20 Candidate Responses
In response to the questions that I sent to the candidates for House District 20 I received a written response from Kyle Roberts, an invitation to call Becky Edwards, and no response from Robert Moultrie despite multiple requests. I will … Continue reading
Smallitics
Let me just start out by saying that I have no problem with Randy Horiuchi running for re-election, nor with his campaign slogan that "He’s got game." That being said, the image of him in hockey gear with the caption … Continue reading
Expand Congress
I was very excited to be introduced to Thirty-Thousand.org. The first introduction on the site states an obvious fact: 435 can not faithfully represent 300,000,000 Americans. Our constitution designed the House of Representatives to represent the people of the United … Continue reading