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Utah State Constitutional Amendment

Family Law In Utah

Utah Constitutional Amendment was an amendment to the Utah state constitution that sought to define marriage as a union exclusively between a man and woman. It passed in the November 2, 2004, election, as did similar amendments in ten other states. The amendment, which added Article 1, Section 29, to the Utah Constitution, reads: • Marriage consists only of the legal union between a man and a woman. • No other domestic union, however denominated, may be recognized as a marriage or given the same or substantially equivalent legal effect. On December 20, 2013, federal judge Robert J. Shelby of the U.S. District Court for Utah struck down Amendment 3 as unconstitutional under the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the U.S. Constitution. Both pro and anti amendment groups formed to sway voters. The “Don’t Amend Alliance” organized in spring, much earlier than pro-amendment groups. The Alliance raised hundreds of thousands dollars, catching supporters of the amendment by surprise. They responded with the “Yes! For Marriage” group, which only began a coordinated campaign on October 5. Nonetheless, latent support for the amendment appeared high with over 60% support for the Amendment in a Salt Lake Tribune poll conducted early October.

Arguments for Amendment 3

Supporters of Amendment 3 said that the amendment would do three things: • Prevent state courts from making a ruling that current Utah marriage legislation as being unconstitutional. • Prevent state courts from forcing recognition of out-of-state marriages. • Prevent the creation of “counterfeit marriages”, such as civil unions. They also said the amendment would not hurt heterosexual marriage, common law marriages, or the right to will property to whomever one wishes.

Arguments against Amendment 3

Those opposed to the amendment say that section one of the amendment is completely unnecessary since Utah already outlaws same-sex marriage. They also say the second part of the amendment “goes too far”. They feel that it would invalidate common law marriage as well as reducing rights to will property to whomever one chooses.

Court challenge

On March 25, 2013, three same-sex couples, including one already married in Iowa, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Utah seeking to declare Utah’s prohibition on the recognition of same-sex marriages unconstitutional under the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the United States Constitution. The court heard arguments on December 4. The state argued that there was “nothing unusual” in enforcing policies that encourage “responsible procreation” and the “optimal mode of child-rearing”. Plaintiffs’ attorney contended that the policy is “based on prejudice and bias that is religiously grounded in this state”. On December 20, 2013, District Judge Robert J. Shelby struck down the same-sex marriage ban as unconstitutional and violating same-gender couples’ their rights to due process and equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment. The ruling prevents the State from enforcing Sections 30-1-2 and 30-1-4.1 of the Utah Code and Article I, § 29 of the Utah Constitution to the extent these laws prohibit a person from marrying another person of the same sex. State Senator Jim Dabakis and his partner of 27 years were among the first same-sex couples to marry in the state. Same sex marriages were performed in Salt Lake, Washington and Cache counties on December 20. Other counties declined to grant same-sex couples their request. At least one same-sex couples planned to camp overnight at the Salt Lake County Clerk’s Office in anticipation of it opening at 8 a.m., one hour before the 9 a.m. hearing scheduled to hear a Motion for Stay submitted by the State of Utah in the 10th District Court. An Emergency Motion to Stay, which would have granted a stay pending the ruling on the stay that is the subject of a hearing scheduled for December 23, was denied December 22. Utah Constitutional Amendment C, Changes Related to Special Legislative Sessions and State Revenue Measure (2018). A “yes” vote supported the amendment to: • allow the state legislature, through a two-thirds vote, to call a special session of up to ten days to deal with matters such as a fiscal crisis, war, natural disaster, or other emergency; • allow a special session of the legislature, other than the 45-day annual general session, to be held at a location other than the state capitol if it is not feasible due to a specified condition; and • require the governor to either reduce state expenditures or convene a special legislative session if the state’s expenses exceed the state’s revenue for a fiscal year. A “no” vote opposed amending the state constitution to: • alter provisions related to state legislative special sessions and • require the governor to either reduce state expenditures or convene a special legislative session if the state’s expenses exceed the state’s revenue for a fiscal year.

Measure design

As of 2018, legislative leaders could not call the state legislature into a special session. Only the governor had the power to convene a special legislative session. The Utah Constitution provides for the legislature to meet annually for a regular 45-day session and allows the Governor to convene the legislature in a special session. Constitutional Amendment C allowed the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives to call the legislature into session for up to 10 days through a two-thirds vote of approval of legislators in each chamber to address, according to the amendment, “a persistent fiscal crisis, war, natural disaster, or emergency in the affairs of the State.” Under the measure, at least 30 days need to pass following the adjournment of the general session for legislative leaders to call a special session. Under the measure, the legislative session is prohibited from addressing matters not outlined in the proclamation to hold a session. Amendment C required that appropriations made during a special session called by the legislature cannot be greater than 1 percent of the annual budget for the preceding fiscal year. The measure also allowed special sessions to be held at a location other than the Utah State Capitol when meeting at the capitol is not feasible due to an epidemic, disaster, foreign attack, or public catastrophe.

Provisions related to state revenue and expenditures

The governor is required, under the measure, to either reduce proportionately the amount of money spent or convene a special legislative session if the state’s expenses exceed the state’s revenue for a fiscal year.

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Constitutional Amendment C was as follows: Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to: • authorize the Legislature to convene into a limited session if two-thirds of the Utah Senate and House members agree that convening is necessary because of a fiscal crisis, war, natural disaster, or emergency in the affairs of the state; • require the Governor to reduce state expenditures or convene the Legislature into session if state expenses will exceed revenue for a fiscal year; and • require a session of the Legislature, other than the 45-day annual general session, to be held at the state capitol, unless it is not feasible due to a specified condition?

Impartial analysis

The impartial analysis for Constitutional Amendment C was as follows: Constitutional Amendment C makes three main changes to the Utah Constitution. The Amendment: allows the president of the Utah Senate and the speaker of the Utah House of Representatives to convene the Legislature into session under certain limited circumstances; requires the Governor to take certain action if the state’s expenditures will exceed revenue for a fiscal year; and requires a session of the Legislature convened by the Governor or the Legislature to be held at the state capitol in Salt Lake City unless it is not feasible due to certain circumstances.

Current Provisions of the Utah Constitution

The current Utah Constitution provides two ways for the Legislature to meet together or convene in a session to conduct the legislative business of considering and passing laws. First, the Utah Constitution requires the Legislature to meet each year in a 45-day general session. The Constitution does not place any limits on the business that the Legislature may consider during an annual general session. Second, the Constitution authorizes the Governor to convene the Legislature into session, commonly referred to as a special session, at a time other than an annual general session for no more than 30 days. The business that the Legislature may consider during a session convened by the Governor is limited to the business specified by the Governor. Other than the annual general session and a session convened by the Governor, the Utah Constitution does not provide for the convening of the Legislature into session.

Effect of Amendment C

Amendment C authorizes the Legislature to be convened into session at a time other than the 45-day annual general session or when the Governor convenes the Legislature into session. The Amendment authorizes the president of the Utah Senate and the speaker of the Utah House of Representatives to convene the Legislature into session if two-thirds of all Senate and House members are in favour of convening because in their opinion a persistent fiscal crisis, war, natural disaster, or emergency in the affairs of the state requires convening. The business that the Legislature may conduct during the session is limited to the business specified in a proclamation that the Senate president and House of Representatives speaker issue to convene the session. Amendment C contains the following additional limitations on a session convened by the president and speaker: • the session may not be convened within the 30 days following the completion of a 45-day annual general session; • the session may not last more than 10 calendar days; and • the total amount of money that the Legislature authorizes to be spent may not exceed 1% of the total amount authorized to be spent for the immediately preceding fiscal year.

Requirements if State Expenditures Exceed State Revenue

Under the current Utah Constitution, the Legislature authorizes the spending of state money for each fiscal year, which is a period beginning July 1 and ending the following June 30. The spending authorizations occur before the start of a fiscal year and are based on projections of future state revenue for that same period. The Legislature may not authorize more money to be spent during a fiscal year than the state is expected to receive during that period. If actual revenue during any fiscal year turns out to be less than the amount of money the Legislature previously authorized to be spent, the Governor may, in the manner and in the amounts chosen by the Governor, reduce the amount that state agencies spend. Alternatively, the Governor may, but is not required to, convene the Legislature into session to adjust the amount of money to be spent to match the amount of state revenue.

Effect of Amendment C

Amendment C requires the Governor to take one of two actions if the state’s expenses will exceed the state’s revenue for a fiscal year. The Governor must either reduce proportionately the amount of money spent, except for money spent for the state’s debt, or convene the Legislature into session so that the Legislature may address the revenue shortfall.

Location of Legislative Sessions

The current Utah Constitution requires each 45-day annual general session of the Legislature to be held at the state capitol in Salt Lake City and does not provide any exception to that requirement. The Constitution does not currently specify the location for a session convened by the Governor. Constitutional Amendment C amended section 2 of Article VI, section 16 of Article VI, section 7 of Article VII, and section 5 of Article XIII of the Utah Constitution. The following underlined text was added, and struck-through text was deleted: Article VI, Section 2. [Time and location of annual general sessions — Location of sessions convened by the Governor or Legislature — Sessions convened by the Legislature.] • Annual general sessions of the Legislature shall be held at the seat of government and shall begin on the fourth Monday in January. • A session convened by the Legislature under Subsection • shall be held at the seat of government, unless convening at the seat of government is not feasible due to epidemic, natural or human-caused disaster, enemy attack, or other public catastrophe.

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Jim Dabakis

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Gay

DOB: Born 1953

Ethnicity: White - Greek

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician (Democrat)

Note: For 2020 election he registered as a Republican for primary voting only and he still considers himself a Democrat 

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New Post has been published on http://www.travel.boozted.com/2018/09/10/cambodia-undreamed-travel-music-video-sanskrit-pat-panda-the-undreamed-2018/

CAMBODIA UNDREAMED [TRAVEL MUSIC VIDEO] [Sanskrit - Pat Panda] | The Undreamed (2018)

Cambodia, once a ‘Pearl’ of Southeast Asia was a dream destination for art and culture.

43 years ago, in an attempt to exterminate all art, knowledge and religion, the Khmer Rouge regime killed 1.7 million people, including 90% of Cambodia’s artists. Only 300 artists and intellectuals survived. Cambodian arts were stunted until the 1998, when the Khmer Rouge officially surrendered.

Where genocide once destroyed, today, we celebrate the freedom to create a renewed, undreamed of Cambodia.

A group of artists travelled from India and Kenya to Cambodia in a journey of creation and self-discovery. With Cambodia as a muse, this film was created to encapsulate our experience of the sights and sounds of the country. We aimed to capture what inspired us, in the hope that it may inspire you too!

Our travelogue is featured on: The Undreamed http://theundreamed.com/

For more travel inspiration follow The Undreamed:

Instagram: http://instagram.com/theundreamed Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theundreamed/

CREDITS:

Directed by: Aaditi Kulshreshtha Cinematography by: Farhan Ahmed; Rahat Kulshreshtha; Aaditi Kulshreshtha Aerial Cinematography by Rahat Kulshreshtha (Quidich, India) Edited by: Abhimanyu Tewari (Wideangle Films) Voice of: Alan Watts Music by: Pat Panda Special Thanks: Sujata Kulshreshtha (Wideangle Films)

IN COLLABORATION WITH:

Dabaki (Travel Partner) http://dabaki.com/ Wide-Angle Films (Post-Production Partner) http://wideanglefilms.in/ Quidich (Aerial Cinematography Partner) http://quidich.com/ Pat Panda (Film Music Partner) https://soundcloud.com/pat-panda

Film by: The Undreamed http://theundreamed.com/

What travel destination would you like us to feature next? Do let us know in the comments section below!

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Shame on Dallon Oaks, claims to speak for god, obviously he does not.

Jim Dabakis is a former Latter Day Saint, served a mission, Utah politician. 

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The Completely Unnecessary News Analysis

by Christopher Smart

March 19, 2019

Genocide & the End of Hamburgers

This is perhaps the most shocking news of the week — and that's saying something: We could be looking at the end of America as we know it and it has nothing to do with Netflix. Utah Congressman Rob Bishop has warned that the end of the hamburger — the sandwich that built America — is imminent, thanks to some rabid left-wing crazies who are taking control of the House of Representatives. That's right, he's talking about the Green New Deal. “[T]he ideas behind the New Green Deal are tantamount to genocide,” he said. Rob Bishop is among the oft forgotten and trod-upon lily-white minority that inhabits lands that eastern elites often dismiss. “I'm an ethnic,” Bishop said. “I'm a Westerner.” How the Green New Deal would kill off hamburgers and people inhabiting the West remains a little fuzzy. But the hideous proposal calls for such things as health care for all, access to higher ed, replacing aging roads and bridges and a guaranteed living wage. Word is it would replace beef cattle with windmills and Sage Grouse. Burger King would have to change its name. Sage Grouse King? It's so shocking that Bishop is calling on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to conduct a thorough investigation of the Green New Deal: “With American safety and prosperity on the line, it's the very least the speaker can do,” he declared. Damn straight. Pass the Freedom Fries.

Happy Days — Lawmakers in Recess

For many Utahns this is the best time of year as the annual session of the State Legislature — a gut-churning 45 days — comes crashing to an end. As usual, our righteous legislators took on abortion and pumped up gun rights. They considered a new tax on food to raise much needed revenue as they wondered how to dispose of a $1billion surplus. They performed major surgery on citizen initiatives that legalized medical marijuana and expanded Medicaid and promised a lobotomy next year on a third initiative aimed at ending gerrymandering. The teetotalers compromised on a bill that would have boosted the alcohol content of beer from 3.2 to 4.8 percent: wait for it — 4.0 beer. WTF. Not least, lawmakers manipulated a proposal that would have banned conversion therapy that proponents claim saves gay people from their sinful ways — if it doesn't kill them. The list goes on, but Wilson and the band can't take anymore, fearing nightmares and flashbacks from bad acid trips and past legislative sessions. We'd go into the Machiavellian Inland Port scheme, but why waste time when the sun is out and lawmakers have been driven back under their rocks. So grab your skateboard and beer cooler and head for the park — but don't forget the sunscreen or your medical marijuana.

It's Not Your Fault, Mr. President

Headlines screaming “Lee and Romney Defy President” thunder across the land, shaking the bedrock of the Grand Old Party of Trump. Normally, when a member of Congress doesn't line up behind a president, it's not such a big deal. But that was BT — Before Trump. Republicans in Congress know that going against the BUM (Big Unhinged Monster) could land them with Mia Love — condemned to wander the political wilderness, like Moses without goats. The history-making vote to undo Trump's border Wall emergency was seen by some pundits as the slaves telling Pharaoh to kiss off. Others thought it might finally be their acknowledgement of Trump's parallel universe. Wishful thinking. In a speech on the floor of the Senate, the bard, Mike Lee, explained his vote: He wasn't telling Trump to kiss off, at all, it's just that he had to vote against the law that gave chief executives too much power. “It's not your fault that it's a bad law, Mr. President,” Lee proclaimed. Only time will tell if this bit of CYA will save Lee's bacon. Wrapping yourself in the shroud of the Constitution goes only so far with an agnostic ruler. Perhaps Lee should pray that it rains frogs and the Red Sea parts.

Good Guys With AR-15s

Following the massacre at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern pledged to change gun laws that permit semi-automatic weapons, like the AR-15. What a crazy idea. After mass shootings in the U.S., Republicans have said that reviewing gun laws following such tragedies is not a good idea because important decisions should not be made when people are thinking about other people who have just been shot to death. It clouds the judgement. In 1996, Australia toughened gun laws after a spate of mass shootings: A person must have a license to possess or use a firearm. License holders must demonstrate a "genuine reason" (which does not include self-defense) for obtaining a firearm license. All firearms must be registered by serial number. Strangely enough, the Australian Institute of Criminology found that gun deaths, including suicides, went down sharply. This is something many people in this country are trying to avoid because we don't want to lose our freedom. Last year, there were some 40,000 gun deaths in the U.S. Fortunately, we have the 2nd Amendment or even more people would have been killed. Too bad those poor muslims in New Zealand didn't carry their AR-15s to prayer. Then, the massacre would never have happened. Right.

News flash: Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie (I'm rebuilding the city brick-by-brick) Biskupski will not — repeat, will not — run for reelection. The surprising news comes soon after former state senator and all around bon vivant Jim Dabakis tossed his 10-gallon hat through the window at City Hall, proclaiming he will be the next mayor. Some Salt Lakers love the mercurial Dabakis for poking Republican state legislators in the eye. And although Dabakis would be a lot more fun than Mayor Frownyface, critics fear he may lack even her meager managerial skills. On the other hand, it is the age of Trump and such skills are no longer required. But can he tweet?

OK, that's it for another week here at Smart Bomb, where the staff keeps track of every move Beto O'Rourke makes so that you and the entire Washington press corps don't have to. Wilson, will you and the band take us out with a little something for the wunderkind: So you want to be a rock and roll star, then listen now, to what I say / Just get an electric guitar and take some time and learn how to play / And in a week or two if you make the charts the girls'll tear you apart... The money, the game, the public acclaim — Don't forget what you are, you're a rock 'n' roll star...

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Quiet Heroes

by Ren Brian

Never before has a film made me feel as deeply as Quiet Heroes has. The story, the characters, and the history resonated with me like no other film has been able to, and even days after watching it, I’m still stunned. 

I had originally wanted to see this film because of my interest in public health and medicine, but the more I learned about it, the more intrigued I became. The documentary follows the story of doctor Kristen Ries, her P.A. Maggie Snyder, and a group of nuns at the local Holy Cross hospital, and how they were the only healthcare team in all of Utah to treat patients with HIV/AIDS during the 80’s and 90’s. 

I had never heard of these women before, because when we think of the AIDS epidemic, we rarely acknowledge Salt Lake City and the religious culture that encompasses the state of Utah.

The film details Ries and Snyder’s experience treating their patients in such an environment, the progression of their practice, and personal story. The response to HIV/AIDS in Salt Lake City was one of fear and condemnation; a product of the LDS church and it’s view of homosexuality in association with the disease. In the early days, patients would come to Ries and Snyder looking for treatment, but there was none.

These were people left all on their own, often abandoned by their family and the church, and they felt worthless. A story told by Utah Senator Jim Dabakis displays how patients were treated at other hospitals. He recounts a story of trying to find a practice that would treat his friend; he went from hospital to clinic asking for help, but he was turned away each time, once being yelled at by a nurse to “get out now.” 

The first of many times I cried during the screening was when Ries and Snyder talked about how they interacted with patients—they hugged them. It wasn’t a treatment, and certainly not a cure, but for a person who had been told that they didn’t belong, that they were dirty, that they were wrong, a hug meant the whole world. 

The first time I laughed out loud during the film was when Ballet West’s Peter Christie talked about their method. He talked about how those hugs made him feel valued and how much they meant, then joked about how maybe they did it in part to examine the patients more closely as well. He laughed with tears in his eyes and I felt everyone around me do the same. Another time I found myself laughing was when Dabakis recounts how he always wondered if Ries and Snyder were a couple. The frame cuts to the two woman sitting side by side, and Snyder talks about how they would always go out to eat after work, and says that she never considered them dates, but “you gotta eat.” Ries nods in agreement and they mention how it wasn’t obvious because they had worked so closely anyways and, well, the nuns never figured it out. 

The film had a funny way of making the audience sob one minute and laugh out loud the next, which made it all the more real.

This story is incredibly important to me. When we first met to discuss the blogger project, we were told to think about who is shown in the films, and to me, I saw myself on screen. I saw two queer women who loved and cared and wanted to make a difference in a healthcare setting. I had never seen that before. I had never heard about queer health professionals, and it made me remember who I want to be. 

The most memorable part of the experience for me was having the chance to sit down with the cast and crew, including Ries and Snyder after the screening. I was lightheaded and I wanted to seem really cool, but it turned out that they were just really genuine, pure people. I was standing alone with Snyder and I asked her about one segment of the film. It talks about the two women, and speculates that due to helping all of these patients, Ries and Snyder were able to remove the “badness” that they felt for being queer. When I asked her what she thought about this, she smiled and said that she never thought of it like that before, but it made sense. She described it like a tree: in the core, you might always feel like you’re bad, and maybe certain things will push that button and make you feel it again, but your bark grows. Growing up, Snyder never knew anyone who was openly gay, so when she started treating mostly gay men, it was a realization that she wasn’t bad. I think she could tell by my face and said, “It seems like you know just what I’m talking about.” And I do. Internalized homophobia and the sense of shame I feel sometimes being queer makes me feel that core constantly, but the more I live and the more I meet and love people, the more I grow. 

The story, the film, Ries and Snyder blew me away. Quiet Heroes is a story of love and inclusion and helping people in any way you can. It teaches us to help those who don’t have anyone, even if all you can give is a hug.

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Early poll results: Mendenhall, Dabakis and Escamilla lead in close race for Salt Lake City mayor https://ift.tt/2YVrtcT

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Free Bus Rides in Salt Lake City Might Not Be So Far-Fetched

Free Bus Rides in Salt Lake City Might Not Be So Far-Fetched

If a leading candidate for mayor gets his way, residents of Salt Lake City may soon be able to drop their transit cards from their wallets, purses, and pockets, Former state senator Jim Dabakis wants to eliminate fares on the six-county Utah Transit Authority network of buses and light rail. Another candidate has proposed a …

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Questa notte fa male, troppo male.

Stendo un tappeto di ricordi ormai abrasi e stracciati dai morsi dell'odio.

Intingo il tutto nel gasolio, rido per nacondere le lacrime.

Brucio

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UNRELATED but i gotta gush about pride today i was in the parade and i cant tell you how validating it feels to have ppl cheer you on for just bein you and i high fived our gay senator Jim Dabakis (actually had a big part in getting marriage equality across the country i've been gay blessed) and there were like maybe 10 protesters vs literal thousands of us and a guy stood in front of them w a sign that said "closeted gays→" and im just djkvdsvksgbjdsk so happy ok im done back to sterek

Where are the pics, guy!? On your ig? Im so glad you had a great time and I'm so proud for you!

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New story in Politics from Time: Utah State Senator Tries Marijuana on Camera to Show Why State Should Support Legalization

A Utah state senator decided to try cannabis for the first time—and film it—ahead of the state’s vote on legalizing medical marijuana.

On Saturday, Utah Sen. Jim Dabakis shared a video of himself sampling an edible gummy bear outside a dispensary in Las Vegas, where medical cannabis is legal. “I wanted to have at least one Utah state senator that actually has tried cannabis before we had this big debate,” he said in a follow-up video he posted to Facebook on Monday.

Dabakis went on to conclude that he believes people should “mellow out” about marijuana, and that those opposed to legalizing it are those who have never tried it.

“I felt a little high, a little okay, but it didn’t change my life,” he explained. “Everybody, mellow out. Recognize that this is nothing to be afraid of. The people that are terrified by it seem to be the people who never tried it.”

Utah’s medical marijuana initiative, Proposition 2, would legalize medical marijuana for individuals with qualifying conditions. It will be on the ballot in Utah as an initiated state statute on Nov. 6.

Watch the two videos below.

By Megan McCluskey on October 26, 2018 at 10:53AM

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Sen. Jim Dabakis says at least one Utah lawmaker should try marijuana before voting on medical cannabis. So he filmed himself sampling an edible.

Sen. Jim Dabakis says at least one Utah lawmaker should try marijuana before voting on medical cannabis. So he filmed himself sampling an edible.

State Sen. Jim Dabakis spent more than a minute wrestling with his childproof pouch of marijuana-infused gummies before it would open and release its scent — tangerine.

Picking one of the gelatin blobs out of the $30 bag, he nibbled it to find the taste was more acrid than fruity. He grimaced into the cellphone camera that was broadcasting the whole thing over Facebook Live.

The…

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Senator Jim Dabakis has some supportive words for LBGTQ youth, particularly those who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. 

In response to a speech given today.....Dear LGBTQ youth of Utah, especially Mormon and trans kids. I know you feel alone and unloved. No matter who says it, even if it is your family or some high titled official—you are NOT 'satan's' plan. You matter. You are loved. You don't need to change who God made you to make 'them' feel like all their cogs fit into their tidy religious machine. This Senator and so many other Utahns are standing with you and not with the bullies--of all ages! People who mouth loving you but that demand that you to conform to their narrow, 1950’s, UnChristian requirements are dangerously ill-informed at best and evil at worst. It will get better for you. I see you. I love you.

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SMART BOMB

The completely unnecessary news analysis

by Christopher Smart

April 5, 2022

IF YOU CAN'T LICK 'EM — CHEAT

(Editor's note: Democrats who switch party affiliation to Republican for purposes of voting in the GOP primary could face eternal damnation.) It's no secret that Utah Democrats are sick and tired of being represented in Congress by the likes of conservative Republican ditto heads Mike Lee, Chris Stewart and Burgess Owens. Many Dems are so bummed out they will pretend to be Republicans in order to vote against the Three Meatheads of the Apocalypse in the primary election. Prior to the 2020 elections, former state Sen. Jim Dabakis raised the specter of the itchy switchy: “I think if non-Republicans want to have participation in the state" — which is overwhelmingly Republican — "they might have to do the unthinkable and play within a rigged system.” The key word here is “unthinkable” — pretending to be in the Party of Trump so as to go undercover and save the Union from the likes of Mike Lee, Chris Stewart and Burgess Owens may sound heroic but the big, red “R” will be on their permanent, eternal record and could be difficult to explain to St. Peter or Moroni — or whoever it is that wrings out your soul at the end of this terrestrial debacle. Wilson and the band are having none of it. They'd rather be dead than red — even for one day.

CHICK-FIL-A and THE AMERICAN WAY

Why would anyone in their right mind get out of their car and walk into a cafe and get coffee to-go when you could just sit on your fat ass and idle the car, polluting the air while doodling with your phone, waiting your turn for the drive-up window. Patriotic people always use the drive-thru — it's the American way, damnit. Here's the truth: in this country if you’re selling coffee or burgers or chicken sandwiches and don't have a drive-thru window, you're toast. Right now, you're asking yourself, why am I reading about this. Well, it's terribly important or it wouldn't be in The Salt Lake Tribune — Utah's independent source for drive-thru news. Tribune readers hate — absolutely hate — the Chick-fil-A drive-thru on 2100 South between Highland and 1300 East because cars waiting to order chicken sandwiches are backed up onto the street creating a big you-know-what. Who knew Chick-fil-A was so popular — who eats there? It must be good because they wait in their cars for what seems to be hours — never say Americans aren't patient. Anyone who would wait in the car for that long for a chicken sandwich has the patience of Buddha — or has been swallowed whole by the $100 million marketing scheme where Holstein cows say, “Eat More Chikin.” Pure genius.

PERMISSION TO SLAP ANYONE YOU WANT

The staff here at Smart Bomb has had a gutful of Will Smith and his bellyaching. Boohoo, poor him. The wife of “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” was wronged and Smith, himself, is a victim, too. And think how flight attendants must feel. Everyone watching the Academy Awards and everyone else in the world who has seen the clip of Smith slapping Oscar host Chris Rock for poking fun at Jada Pinkett Smith is thinking, yeah, damnit, now I can slap that bitch on the plane who told me to put on a mask. What Smith did was not nice but we do live in the age of Trump where hitting someone you don't agree with is... well, so MAGA. Trump often exhorts folks at his rallies to “knock the hell” out of anyone they don't like. No wonder all those patriots attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 looking for Nancy Pelosi and Mike Pence: “Nancy, where are you. We're coming to get you, Nancy,” and “Hang Mike Pence, Hang Mike Pence...” A slap? No big deal. But wouldn't it be better if Trump and the Proud Boys had adopted something like “Flower Power.” Then maybe Will Smith might not have slapped Chris Rock. And then we wouldn't have to talk about it anymore. And flight attendants could stop wearing catcher's masks. Wouldn't that be something.

Post script — That's gonna do it for another week here at Smart Bomb where we keep track of The Culture Wars so you don't have to. Now that we've buried the non-existence of Critical Race Theory in grades K-12, we can move along to Florida's new law dubbed “Never Say Gay,” which prohibits classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through the third grade, or “in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students.” Critics say that language could extend the ban to higher grade levels. Disney CEO Bob Chapek didn't want to touch “Never Say Gay” with a stick — but a whole bunch of people at Disney World got a rope and were looking for a tree when good ol' Bob had a change of heart. Then Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attacked Bob and Disney as being “wok,” which puts 'em right there with Jada Pinkett Smith and riles up all them conservative Floridians who send money every time DeSantis does his Trump impression. Not to worry, it's all theater — Disney gives millions each year to Republicans, including DeSantis, who wouldn't dare revoke Disney's huge tax breaks. So everyone is happy except teachers who could find their ass in a sling if some kid raises his hand and says, “What is trans?”

Well Wilson, with guys like DeSantis and Chapek around you know how things are going to go. What happened to the good ol' days when we had heroes, like Bill Clinton's Attorney General Janet Reno? So, could you get the guys in the band to come out of the Bomb Shelter — cute name for a bar — and play us out with a little something for Florida's governor and Disney's CEO:

Girls you know/When you're in the mood You may meet a man/Can't do anything good But you've got to pity him/And ty to understand That heroes, heroes are so hard to find When he takes you/For his love And he tries to tell you/That there isn't any other (don't believe him) Oh, he may kiss you/And tell you he'll miss you (such a shame) But don't forget, heroes are so hard to find When he says hello/Don't forget they're all the same You may end up sitting all alone/And with yourself to blame Oh, don't you let him

So when he tells you/You've got diamonds in your eyes Don't get carried away/Cause you know he's selling you lies So when you get the feeling/The man you've got's no good Well just remember, heroes are so hard to find Just remember, heroes are so hard to find

(Heroes Are Hard To  Find — Fleetwood Mac)