It's no secret that in recent years the EPA went from being the Environmental PROTECTION Agency to the Environmental PROFITEERING Agency. During the Bush years, many regulation were loosened to allow more pollution. Bush isn't done, though. From the Colorado Independent Newsroom:

The Environmental Protection Agency seems on the brink of issuing a ( Read more... )

Should one person's religious beliefs take precedence over another's basic rights? If gay-rights advocates had insisted that gay marriages be given more rights than straight marriages, the "pro" folks might have a case. The simple solution if you don't like gay marriage, is not to have one -- no one will force you to.

I have yet to see a compelling ( Read more... )

So I've noticed comments, letters and from news stories that the right-wing of this country is convinced that Obama is  far left, a Marxist,  a Socialist, a Communist at best and a terrorist at worst. I think the right-wing spin machine has been working overtime spewing a lot of ridiculous statements -- so much so that those who gobble up such ( Read more... )

Even thought I didn't support Obama for president  (I felt he was far too centrist and too willing to cave on important issues such as FISA and nuke energy, for example), I still feel a sigh of relief ( Read more... )

This was my first time as a poll worker -- and I enjoyed myself very much. I worked with interesting people and had a lot of fun socializing with my fellow poll workers and a few of the voters that came in. I am definitely interested in being a poll worker in the future and recommend the experience to anyone ( Read more... )

From Glenden over at One Utah, quoting Open Left:

• ACORN has implemented the most sophisticated quality-control system in the voter engagement field but in almost every state we are required to turn in ALL completed applications, even the ones we know to be problematic.
• ACORN flags in writing incomplete, problem, or suspicious cards when we turn them ( Read more... )

Friday October 24, 7-8:30pm - Salt Lake Art Center - 20 S. West Temple - Free of Charge, Open to the Public
ACLU Freedom Files - "Freedom to Vote: Protecting the Ballot"
In partnership with the ACLU of Utah, the Art Center will present a 26-minute documentary, Freedom to Vote: Protecting the Ballot, followed by a moderated discussion with community ( Read more... )

Granny D (Doris Haddock) -- you may have heard of her. At the age of 89 (or 90 as it says here) she walked across the U.S. for campaign finance reform. Here's a snipet from a speech this nearly 99 year old woman (her birthday is in January)  recently gave with my added emphasis.

From Dee's 'Dotes:

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Proposition 8, a bill in California meant to codify discrimination of LGBT persons looks set to win -- but a recent poll that asked likely voters how they would vote after seeing ads from both sides shows that if the ads for the "No on 8" could be seen, then Prop 8 would be defeated. Problem is, there isn't as much money on the No side as for those ( Read more... )

I just went to my poll worker training yesterday. The trainer warned us that this election is predicted to be unprecedented in Salt Lake County, with projected line waits of about an hour. If you don't vote by mail, it's probably a good idea to vote early to avoid the expected wait time. Early voting is available at the following locations:

In- ( Read more... )