Utah Governor expected to consider a veto of the Buttars Bills

Governor Huntsman has indicated that he will veto the anti-gay club and evolution bills. He said he will make a final decision if and when they reach his desk and he has had chance to review them for any significant changes.

Both bills are sponsored by Sen. Chris Buttars, R-West Jordan, who said he was surprised at the governor’s veto threat. “Why doesn’t he like them? What’s wrong with them?” Buttars asked. “I find it amazing he’d make those kind of comments, and he’s never asked to talk to me.”
The governor, who had earlier raised concerns about the need for Buttars’ bills, had talked early on in the 45-day session about avoiding so-called message bills and staying focused on more important issues.
“These are no message bills,” Buttars said. “These are solid pieces of legislation that involve morality. Morality isn’t a ‘message bill.’ “

This year’s Legislative session in Utah is beginning to be termed the “gayest” on record with all the pieces of legislation having to directly or indirectly pertain to gay and lesbian issues.

Ben Fulton, editor of the Salt Lake City Weekly states in his editorial this week, For Republicans in Washington, D.C., the running line is, “If you’re not with us, you’re against us.” The Utah Legislature’s unspoken motto seems to be “If you’re not with us, you’re with those dirty homosexuals.”

It’s true. It seems that each year more and more legislation has to do with morality and less and less to do with services. [Broken record again] It’s time for Utahns to speak out and push to elect officials who will speak out for services for citizens and leave morality issues to individuals and not the government.