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My apologies to all for having slacked off on posting.
In the meantime, will someone please address Mr. Bingham’s smug comment
“Is Ed Firmage saying “Death of the Constitution” or “Death to the Constitution”?
It’s Professor Firmage to you and the rest of us who hang on his every word as not only one of the greatest constitutional […]

I have removed the original video of the recent District 25 primary debate and replaced it with a shorter equally rough one which reflects Christine’s mastery of the issues and Utah Politics to the extent that any substantive issues could be addressed in light of the unfortunate dominace of muckrakers at the debate.
We have been […]

This piece was originally written in 2001 as a speech to be delievered at The United Nations. Subsequent events have horrifically underlined Bush’s contempt for the Constitution and the American people: the illegal invasion of Iraq–cost, $300 billion (www.costofwar.com), 22,500 Americans dead and wounded, 40,000 Iraqi civilians killed; the national debt now $9 trillion with […]

I was on vacation. Thank you for your patience while I catch up.
In the meantime, maybe you guess where I was. Here are some hints.

If anyone has anything they’d like me to post. Please e-mail it to me cliff ‘at’ oneutah.org.

In my three-part essay titled Christianity, Incorporated I review the scriptural and historical record to demonstrate that there is no basis for any Christian church to discriminate against gays and lesbians. Quite the contrary. I challenge the leaders who’ve signed their reprehensible statement against gay marriage to a debate. Name the place and date, bring […]

Follows is my response to a recent KSL editorial in support of the proposed marriage amendment
Mr. Cardall,
It is indeed sad when people such as yourself and your board members find irrational reasons to go against the intentions of important historical documents such as the Constitution of the United States.
The Constitution was written to keep religion […]

Click here for Pride Day photos.
Another great day! Pride Day seems to grow every year.
To the extent that some may be appalled or offended by the public expression spirit, get over yourselves. None of us are any different at our core than the great and fun people in the parade. Some of us may be […]

Stolen from My Left Wing. I recommend just going there to read the whole post.
I thought this simple summary might be useful to any republicans still encumbered by a sense of loyalty to our president over loyalty to the ideals of the Consitution and the rule of law.
-This administration fabricated evidence to engage in a […]

Polygamy, Monogamy and Monotheism: The One and the Many
Several weeks ago on April 25, the LDS Church joined other religious bodies and leaders in signing the letter “to protect and preserve the institution of marriage between a man and a woman.” You may read the Church’s full statement on their website.
Introduction here.
Follows is the […]