Jul
8
Defend Utah Values PAC
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I got an email today from Larry Meyers of the Utah Republican Assembly. He and several others have formed a new political action committee, which they have called the Defend Utah Values PAC. Their intent is to act as a fund raising entity to help elect true “statesmen who will uphold the Constitution and conservative principles of government” to office in Utah.
The Utah Republican Assembly previously endorsed Jason Chaffetz for Congress. My guess is that they will continue to back Jason, and will oppose Jim Matheson.
Actually, it’s getting so most Democratic politicians are spineless wienies in the face of the Democratic leadership. The more of them we can send home in November, the sooner we can all get our lives back in order.
The DUV-PAC Board of Directors will include:
- Chairman, David Pyne (Salt Lake County Republican Assembly)
- Vice-chairman, Larry Meyers (Utah Republican Assembly)
- Merrill Cook (U-FIRE)
- Don Guymon (editor of the Grassroots legislative report)
- Chris Herrod (Utah House of Representatives)
- Lowell Nelson (President, Utah Republican Liberty Caucus)
- Mike Thompson (Utah County Republican Assembly and former State Representative)
I noticed no-one from the Sutherland Institute was on the list, which makes sense considering their recent statements concerning Immigration reform. It appears they are more “Doug Wright Republicans” than Conservatives. They have allowed themselves to be caught in the compassion trap, i.e. where Mercy robs Justice and the Rule of Law is set aside with flawed arguments about how the kids are innocent.
Their position on immigration is simply Liberalism hiding among Conservative ideas–kind of like how our mothers told us that the Devil will tell us a thousand truths if he can get us to believe one lie. Don’t buy the lie. It’s the ice cream with just a tiny bit of dog poop in it.
I don’t agree with everything in the DUV-PAC platform, but I think they deserve our support.
Jul
8
Jason Chaffetz and Immigration Reform
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The group Americans for Better Immigration rates Jason Chaffetz as a “true immigration reform candidate,” based on his positions on immigration in 12 categories.
Jim Matheson is listed as “more opposed than supportive of overall immigration reductions.” That puts him, according to a poll by the Deseret News, at odds with 3/4 of Utahans over immigration reform.
Maybe we can send two incumbents home this November.
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