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My letter in the Deseret News

Green Party correction
The article “Desert Green Party files for ballot access” (Page 2, March 15) is in need of some correction. The Desert Greens Party is the registered Political Party under the state incorporated Green Party of Utah of the Green Party of the United States. The members of the Desert Greens Green Party of Utah are not “former” members. They have always been members of the incorporated Green Party of Utah. A peculiarity in Utah election law forced the party to change its name. The party remains incorporated under the name “Green Party of Utah.”

Deanna Taylor
West Jordan

GPUS Steering Committee

I have blogged previously here about the impeachment proceedings of GPUS steering committee members, the charges of which were issued by four GDIers, one of whom has since defected (or returned) to the Democrats to run for office against Hillary Clinton. The whole ordeal has created a mess and has stalled more important business of the GPUS. Clearly, this move was an intentional one to create chaos and disruption with the intent to bring the GPUS to its demise.

Fortunately, most members states and delegates see through this, insist on adhering to process and prohibit those who are creating these sitatuations from taking over.

Steve Kramer, a GPUS Steering Committee member and one of the unaccused, issued a statement on the impeachment ordeal yesterday.

In his statement, Steve says,
….we must return to the issue of trust. It is my belief, borne of observation, that GDI did not adopt these goals merely to promote a good idea, but because they felt that the GPUS lacked these things. They banded together to accuse the Green Party of not being democratic, of not being independent, of not promoting its own Key Values, and in this case of not following its own Bylaws. They banded together, separately and apart from the body, because they did not trust the Green Party enough to be together and united. They used the language of those who trusted each other against those whom they themselves did not trust.
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Hill Happenings

Articles in today’s newspapers about Utah Politics:

Deseret News
Utahns support Huntsman tax plan, removal of the food tax

Veto of lands bill sought

Today in history

March 19

1963
Pete Seeger‘s blacklisting from the television show “Hootenanny” was protested by 50 Greenwich Village folk artists. He had become a cultural hero through his outspoken commitment to the anti-war and civil rights movements. He was involved in several civil rights campaigns in 1962-1965, and helped popularize the anthemic “We Shall Overcome.”


Listen to Bruce Springsteen’s rendition of “We Shall Overcome”.

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Today’s Events – THREE YEARS TOO MANY


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List of 2006 Candidates published in today’s News

The Deseret News today has published a list of Candidates who’ve filed for 2006 election.

The Salt Lake Tribune also has published the list along with a description of some issues and candidates – Candidates are off and running.

Other related articles and stories:
Deseret News
Last-minute filers join races
Utah County hopefuls file for seats

Park Record
Politicians challenge for party nods–Ure must fend off fellow Republicans for Senate nomination
Republican Party targets Bob Richer: Last-minute candidates turn up the heat on commissioner, clerk

Ogden Standard Examiner
Democrats pack Utah races: Legislation reduces need for Davis poll workers (can only view if a paid subscriber)

KSL Channel 5 Salt Lake
Jimmy Shea Running for Utah Office

Provo Daily Herald
Candidate competition begins for Nov. election

HIll Happenings – State and Federal

Articles in today’s newspapers about Utah Politics:

Salt Lake Tribune
Bennett pitches plan to fix Social Security: No private accounts: The senator says his bill won’t pass, but he wants feedback from colleagues
Abortion: Girls must get parent OK–Critic: ‘Teens mean nothing’ to Huntsman, lawmakers

Deseret News
Huntsman signs bill to reduce food tax

Today in history

March 18

1871
Tolpuddle Martyrs banished to Australia for union activities. (1843)
Beginning of Paris Commune.
1895
202 African Americans sailed from Savannah, GA to make a new home in Monrovia, Liberia, an African colony formed by freed slaves.

1962
Algeria became a sovereign nation after 130 years of French colonial rule. The struggle for independence inspired “The Battle of Algiers,” a movie by Gillo Pontecorvo. The film has been shown extensively in the Pentagon to help understand the Iraqi insurgency.


French army confront demonstrators for Algerian independence in 1960

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It’s Official: Desert Green Slate of Candidates…..and the surprise

Earlier today I wrote about my experience filing for office and promised an update and a surprise. Here is the update for the Desert Greens 2006 slate of candidates:

Julian Hatch filed today for U.S. Senate. Running in that race are also Pete Ashdown (D), Scott N. Bradley (Constitution), Orrin G. Hatch (R), Brian E. Jenkins (R), Joseph Labonte (Personal Choice), Roger I. Price (Personal Choice), Michael T. Ridgway (R), and Dave Starr Seely (Libertarian).

Chuck Tripp file for County Council at Large (C). Running in that race are also Don W. Johnstun (Libertarian), Jimmy L. Cadman (Personal Choice), Jim Bradley (D), Janice Auger (R),

In the Salt Lake County Council Race that I am running in (District #5)these people are also running:
Nate Hendricks (D), Russell A. Cannon (R), Cortlund G. Ashton (R), and Jeff Allen (R).

In the race for State House Distrcit #43 (Tom King), these people are also running:
Wayne A. Harper (R), Mark Faux (Constitution).

Now for the surpise:

Kathy Dopp will be running of Summit County Clerk. Also running are Susan Follett (D) and Cindy LoPiccolo (D), which means after the primary, there will be a Democract and a Desert Green.

Kathy Dopp is nationally known for her work on the Investigation pf the Accuracy of Elections, with regards to Diebold, and has the website,
Utah Counts Votes. She wants to attempt to win the Summit County Clerk seat so that she can prove the inaccuracy of the Diebold Voting Equipment. This would quite a victory for voters and for Greens.

Go Green! More updates in a couple of days.

Anti-Recruitment Sidwalk Picket

The weekend anti-war events began today with an anti-recruitment protest in front of a Salt Lake City military recruitment center. People held signs, played instruments, and the Radical Cheerleaders performed(I am a member! We performed right in front of the store front window where the recruiters were working at their desks. We really “shook it up” and by the end of the cheer, despite their not looking at us, we had the dudes smiling with this cheer:

“War and Occupation
Is wrong for any nation!
The U.S. needs to fix and see
the holes in our democracy!
Bring the troops home NOW! (three times)

During the last sentence, Shea, one of the cheerleaders leaps into the air while gonging a gong. She was literally flying across the store front window, getting laughs out of the recruiters….

Coverage on Channel 5 KSL



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