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Endorsing Laura Belnap
School board races tend to fly under the radar and rarely do I see one candidate shine compared to their opponent but this is one of those times. Continue reading
Funding Education
When your car stops running the solution isn’t always to put gas in the gas tank. Likewise, funding our schools isn’t as straightforward as simply figuring out who should foot the bill. Continue reading
Thoughts on Caucus System Reform
Curt Bentley has an excellent post in which he discusses the issue of reforming the caucus system. I really appreciate the methodical approach he has taken to examine the issue. I completely agree with each of his guiding principles and … Continue reading
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Tagged caucuses, civic participation, primaries
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Strengthening Our Caucus System
Instead of sidestepping our caucus system we should strengthen it by keeping what it is good at (leveling the playing field for candidates) and improving where it is weak (disenfranchising less popular political positions). We can do that by changing the way delegates are chosen. Continue reading
Posted in Local, politics, State
Tagged candidates, caucuses, civic participation, conventions, primaries
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Addressing Abysmal Voter Turnout
Would non-partisan runoffs be a possible solution to address our declining levels of voter participation in Utah? Continue reading
Posted in culture, politics, State
Tagged civic participation, Instant Runoff Voting, Pursuit of Liberty, voting
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Please Don’t Vote
Voting is no panacea. If we don’t do the work that needs to be the foundation of voting it can do more harm than good. Continue reading
Posted in culture, politics
Tagged caucuses, civic participation, elections, patriotism, Pursuit of Liberty
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Happy Fireworks Day
photo credit: Camera Slayer Regardless of how much some people may talk about the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution of the United States during their celebrations on the fourth day of July each year, and despite reports suggesting that … Continue reading
Failure of the American Voter
I’ve been thinking about the massive disconnect between the abysmal ratings that Congress enjoys (8% approval I recently read) and the virtual invincibility of Congressional incumbents (incumbents consistently win 90% of the elections where they seek reelection). I realized that … Continue reading
Multi-Dimensional Political Perspectives
photo credit: mkandlez Jane Hamsher wrote about the 11 Dimensional Chess approach to health care legislation that the Obama administration tried. That sent me back to some earlier thoughts I had shared about how we visualize the political spectrum. The … Continue reading
Posted in culture, General, pictures
Tagged civic participation, connections, discourse, Elevated, political philosophy, thoughts
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Mike Lee and the Constitution
I have been having a hard time getting the time to read and write here as much as I would like. Things are very busy at work, a bit crazy at home, and I am spending more time with offline … Continue reading
Posted in life, Local
Tagged 2010, campaigns, civic participation, connections, Mike Lee
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