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Utah Waste Buster
File this under "technology experiments by public officials" but it seemed worth linking to Utah Waste Buster if for no other reason than the fact that my senator, Dan Liljenquist, is one of those who is behind this blog. While … Continue reading
Posted in State, technology
Tagged connections, Dan Liljenquist, Senate 23, Steve Urquhart, Utah
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Meeting the Mayor
I was invited to a blogger breakfast this morning with Mayor Becker. After digesting the surprise and wondering how they decided who to invite (there were only 7 bloggers there) I was excited to see what it would be like. … Continue reading
Posted in life, State
Tagged blogging, connections, government, media, policy, Press Bloggers, Salt Lake City, transparency
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FOCA
My sister-in-law suggested that her generally apolitical blog was not the place to engage in a debate on abortion. She’s probably right, but such a debate fits just fine here. In many ways the debate on abortion is settled. An … Continue reading
Posted in National
Tagged connections, issues, laws, Obama, Supreme Court, unconstitutional
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Where Constitutional Rubber Meets the Republican Road
Peter Berkowitz makes it sound so easy to come to a consensus on the way forward for the GOP by adhereing to the Constitution. In theory it sounds simple enough to apply the test of whether an idea fits within … Continue reading
All Hail President Hatch
Presidential Pardons are the responsibility of the President (which is apparently Orrin Hatch in his own mind). Nowhere could I find anything even remotely related to pardons in the official job description of the Senate. I enjoyed a lengthy and … Continue reading
Oath of Ignorance
I thought the following idea was laughable in light of something I heard recently: [Charles Tiefer, whom Congress appointed earlier this year to the new Commission on Wartime Contracting, which oversees Pentagon contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan] says, federal employees … Continue reading
Support But Don’t Trust
I am a strong supporter of our government. I obey the laws (even little ones like speed limits and seat belt laws) and pay my taxes without complaint and without seeking any tricks to minimize those taxes. Supporting the government, … Continue reading
Posted in National
Tagged amendments, connections, Constitution, economics, government, media, money, New York Times
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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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