The County Convention was Saturday April 24th.
We voted on the following issues:
County Council Seat: Winston Wilkinson vs. Richard Snelgrove
(Neither got 60% so there will be a primary. Both are good conservatives. I found Richard Snelgrove to be more divisive and probably turn off independants, whereas I see Winston as appealing to independants... but it really is a coin toss on them)
Treasurer: Cushing (the accountant) won with a pure 60% majority
Utah House Representative for District 47 (our district): Ken Ivory won over Steve Mascaro with 70% of the vote.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Net Neutrality
Google asks us to speak out about net neutrality:
http://www.google.com/help/netneutrality_letter.html
This is long, but meant to be helpful:
For those of you who don't know what Net Neutrality is, a pretty entertaining version (told by a ninja) can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H69eCYcDcuQ
For those of you who want a serious definition there is one here:
http://techcrunch.com/2008/08/31/the-net-neutrality-debate-all-on-one-page/
For those who want a fast sum-up in one image think of it this way:
http://trueslant.com/jeffhoard/files/2009/10/NetNue.jpg
That would be the $30 or so you are paying to get on the internet, plus each additional thing you wanted to do on the internet.
Please oppose this. The bandwidth issues that comcast and others are claiming are as bogus as charging for a text message (text, 8k; Voice several megabytes, why would text cost more). Japan and Sweden both have larger bandwidth for cheaper, and we can do it too.
Contact your Representatives and Senators and let them know we are against this please:
http://www.onlineutah.com/reps.shtml
(This facebook post might cost $2.95 to read in the future if you don't!)
http://www.google.com/help/netneutrality_letter.html
This is long, but meant to be helpful:
For those of you who don't know what Net Neutrality is, a pretty entertaining version (told by a ninja) can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H69eCYcDcuQ
For those of you who want a serious definition there is one here:
http://techcrunch.com/2008/08/31/the-net-neutrality-debate-all-on-one-page/
For those who want a fast sum-up in one image think of it this way:
http://trueslant.com/jeffhoard/files/2009/10/NetNue.jpg
That would be the $30 or so you are paying to get on the internet, plus each additional thing you wanted to do on the internet.
Please oppose this. The bandwidth issues that comcast and others are claiming are as bogus as charging for a text message (text, 8k; Voice several megabytes, why would text cost more). Japan and Sweden both have larger bandwidth for cheaper, and we can do it too.
Contact your Representatives and Senators and let them know we are against this please:
http://www.onlineutah.com/reps.shtml
(This facebook post might cost $2.95 to read in the future if you don't!)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Steve Mascaro's Voting Record
The descriptions are slightly slanted as this comes from his opponent's (Ken Ivory) site. However I find the summary helpful.
http://www.voteivory.com/web-storage/webstorage1/Mascaro%20Voting%20Record.pdf
The question on this race really comes down to "Status Quo" vs. "Hardcore 10th ammendment". I see positives in both.
Status Quo: It's comfortable. Continuing to seek money on the local level to take care of our own, our seniors, our disabled, our kids is where money should properly be spent by government. Steve served on the committee to take care of the disabled, so his voting record and bills reflect that, and he has fought hard for state money to be spent locally.
Hardcore 10th Amendment: The status Quo is unsustainable. 1/2 of our state budget comes from federal dollars that are drying up as economic issues on the federal level continue to unfold. We need to get lean, mean and off federal dollars; which means a cut in services. Cutting now can save future pain, and deeper cuts later. Ken Ivory has stood by this principle even when Bush was in office.
Voting should be done based on these concepts... Status Quo, vs. States rights, and state independence. Really it comes down to a world view, if you believe that politics is working, and that things will continue as they currently are, vote for Steve Mascaro. If you believe that the system is slowly breaking, Ken Ivory is the obvious choice.
http://www.voteivory.com/web-storage/webstorage1/Mascaro%20Voting%20Record.pdf
The question on this race really comes down to "Status Quo" vs. "Hardcore 10th ammendment". I see positives in both.
Status Quo: It's comfortable. Continuing to seek money on the local level to take care of our own, our seniors, our disabled, our kids is where money should properly be spent by government. Steve served on the committee to take care of the disabled, so his voting record and bills reflect that, and he has fought hard for state money to be spent locally.
Hardcore 10th Amendment: The status Quo is unsustainable. 1/2 of our state budget comes from federal dollars that are drying up as economic issues on the federal level continue to unfold. We need to get lean, mean and off federal dollars; which means a cut in services. Cutting now can save future pain, and deeper cuts later. Ken Ivory has stood by this principle even when Bush was in office.
Voting should be done based on these concepts... Status Quo, vs. States rights, and state independence. Really it comes down to a world view, if you believe that politics is working, and that things will continue as they currently are, vote for Steve Mascaro. If you believe that the system is slowly breaking, Ken Ivory is the obvious choice.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
3/27/2010- State Treasurer race
Something of a surprise to me was that there are three individuals running for state treasurer.
1) There was an older gentleman who had no handouts and that I cannot remember the name of right off. He was an accountant in every sense of the word. He had been an accountant for years. He was asked to run for his experience
2) Phil Conder is a geek. He has public experience as well as lots of computer expertise, and since the system is being updated from 1972 to 2010 quality systems during the next term, he feels this expertise is key
3) Chad Bennion is a political treasurer. He has served in state, county and municipal government rolls for the last 16 years. He has some computer expertise.
In a roll that requires all three skills, we have three candidates each strong with one of those skills. I guess decide your preference based on which of those three skills you think would be the most important.
1) There was an older gentleman who had no handouts and that I cannot remember the name of right off. He was an accountant in every sense of the word. He had been an accountant for years. He was asked to run for his experience
2) Phil Conder is a geek. He has public experience as well as lots of computer expertise, and since the system is being updated from 1972 to 2010 quality systems during the next term, he feels this expertise is key
3) Chad Bennion is a political treasurer. He has served in state, county and municipal government rolls for the last 16 years. He has some computer expertise.
In a roll that requires all three skills, we have three candidates each strong with one of those skills. I guess decide your preference based on which of those three skills you think would be the most important.
Senate Race 2010- 3/27/2010 meeting
On 2100 S. and State Street there was a county delegate meeting in which 20 of the candidates spoke.
I attended the meeting and wanted to relay some of what I learned to the members of the precinct.
There are 8 individuals running for the Senate seat, including Bob Bennet
1) Senator Bennett was not represented
2) Tim Bridgewater was the party favorite. He was given more time to speak, and more Q&A time. He is a businessman who runs more than one company. He has interests in Utah energy and reducing our dependence on foreign energy sources is a main section of his platform. He spoke very well on states rights vs. federal rights, as well as "business men don't write 2700 page bills". He stated that during times of recessions, Senators should take a symbolic pay cut, as they cut other government jobs and pay for other government workers.
3) Cherilyn Eager was represented, but wasn't physically present. She was the only one who had a website stated, I list it here: http://www.eagarforsenate.com/ Her party stances seem to align with a stricter constitutionalist view. The Spokesperson for her mentioned that she is for a border fence (in fact, two fences to make it easier to catch who is trying to cross in). Her stance on states rights is firm. She is also for term limits on senators.
4) Leonard Faviano's son spoke on his behalf. They gave out free books to delegates about the country's founding. They are, what I would call; strict constitutionalists. He stated he would not accept any wages while in office. He would want to give back title and control of all federal lands to their respective states, and push for them to go to the private ownership.
These were all that were represented but I wanted to share this with the group. I believe that state's rights vs. Federal rights is going to be a major deciding factor in this campaign.
I attended the meeting and wanted to relay some of what I learned to the members of the precinct.
There are 8 individuals running for the Senate seat, including Bob Bennet
1) Senator Bennett was not represented
2) Tim Bridgewater was the party favorite. He was given more time to speak, and more Q&A time. He is a businessman who runs more than one company. He has interests in Utah energy and reducing our dependence on foreign energy sources is a main section of his platform. He spoke very well on states rights vs. federal rights, as well as "business men don't write 2700 page bills". He stated that during times of recessions, Senators should take a symbolic pay cut, as they cut other government jobs and pay for other government workers.
3) Cherilyn Eager was represented, but wasn't physically present. She was the only one who had a website stated, I list it here: http://www.eagarforsenate.com/ Her party stances seem to align with a stricter constitutionalist view. The Spokesperson for her mentioned that she is for a border fence (in fact, two fences to make it easier to catch who is trying to cross in). Her stance on states rights is firm. She is also for term limits on senators.
4) Leonard Faviano's son spoke on his behalf. They gave out free books to delegates about the country's founding. They are, what I would call; strict constitutionalists. He stated he would not accept any wages while in office. He would want to give back title and control of all federal lands to their respective states, and push for them to go to the private ownership.
These were all that were represented but I wanted to share this with the group. I believe that state's rights vs. Federal rights is going to be a major deciding factor in this campaign.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
County and State Convention times and locations
The Utah County Convention is on April 24th (expected to be at the South Towne Expo Center)
The Utah State Convention is on May 8th (expected to be at Utah Valley university)
Further details at:
http://slcogop.com/calendar
The Utah State Convention is on May 8th (expected to be at Utah Valley university)
Further details at:
http://slcogop.com/calendar
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