tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14429028140180148912023-11-15T10:27:13.751-08:00USD LawA blog about life, politics, and other things Utah.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-85212969548279758032013-01-28T16:47:00.000-08:002013-02-11T16:50:28.391-08:00Loose or restrict?Take a deep breathe and let's have a suitable and rational discussion on gun control. If the Governor says he'll do what the Feds say, and the local lawmakers are in fact looking at relaxing carrying laws, well, we still aren't seeing eye to eye.
What makes this country great is our ability to dialogue and have opposing views. This is a divisive one, but let's not let an ahistorical reading of ancient historical texts pave the way. Take Canada as an example. Many provinces have more guns per capita than Utah. Yet, their murder rate is a tiny fraction. Why?
Culture I would say. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-5059439901463881452012-12-17T16:45:00.000-08:002013-02-11T16:47:26.695-08:00Xmas Sherry A No NoSometimes this State puts out laughable attempts to legislate behavior. On one hand, everyone will say 'nay' to illegals, gun control, abortion, and of course, healthcare. Most of those are stark reminders of how much many hate more government meddlin in the daily affairs.
BUt the same conservative block that hates healthcare, on the other hand, want to legislate things like drinking. Prohibition is back in full force it seems as the moral crusade attempts to pick and choose what's good for Joe Plumber.
No drinks before dinner? Well I eat dinner at 330 so I should be safe.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/11/20/utahs-big-obamacare-gamble/Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-16702647510605354832012-11-21T16:43:00.000-08:002013-02-11T16:45:00.332-08:00Healthcare for all? Heck noWhat are we socialists? If you want healthcare you have to sell your soul, sell your house, get insurance, or you're independently wealthy.
Away lawmakers go challenging Obama-care.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/11/20/utahs-big-obamacare-gamble/
Will it be successful? Your thoughts?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-35253388725052986182012-08-01T16:35:00.000-07:002013-02-11T16:36:39.672-08:00Bigamy or bustSister wives is not only a lucrative way to make a living (royalties from TLC), but it's also a highly contentious way to live period. Let's assume these 5 can somehow 'make it work', that doesn't keep them frmo the law of the land. They're challenging bigamy law and will find out their next hurdle soon once a federal judge hands down his verdict.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54557306-78/utah-law-bigamy-marriage.html.cspUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-3547224087456631122012-06-21T16:28:00.000-07:002013-02-11T16:29:03.920-08:00Five wives vodkaDo you think that the brand name of a local vodka should be banned?
You decide:
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Law-professor-says-hell-sue-Idaho-over-Five-Wives-Vodka-ban-157603135.html
If not wives then maybe the burger business? Five guys and fries?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-63101992431726336162012-03-23T23:00:00.000-07:002012-05-01T23:03:11.964-07:00Have a Seat and think about itAbortions in Utah will now face delay. If you're considering an abortion you will now be delayed 72hours. Apparently the additional time is for women who haven't 'thought' about having an abortion, which is a bit presumptuous.... but that's merely an opinion.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-51477902866423645942012-01-10T22:58:00.000-08:002012-05-01T22:58:28.353-07:00Immigration Enforcement to Hold Up?<br />
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Utah's immigration enforcement law will stand a test according to Utah Attorney General's Office.</div>
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HB497 was passed by the 2011 Utah Legislature and signed into law in March 2011. The law requires police to verify the immigration status of people arrested for felonies and class A misdemeanors as well as those booked into jail on class B and class C misdemeanors.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.3;">A class action lawsuit was filed in May 2011 by the ACLU and National Immigration Law Center on behalf of several individuals and organizations, claiming the law is unconstitutional and will invite racial profiling. In November, the Department of Justice intervened in the lawsuit, claiming Utah's law is unconstitutional because it attempts to establish a state immigration policy.</span></div>
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Attorneys representing the state of Utah, however, argue that HB497 reflects the state's attempt to "undertake its supporting role in the fight against illegal immigration, within the parameters set by Congress in those statutes. Contrary to the United States' arguments, HB497 does not conflict with Congress' mandate but is entirely consistent with it."</div>
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The Feds have jumped in <span style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.3;">seeking a preliminary injunction of the law, contend the law would cause unlawful harassment, damage the United States' relationship with immigrant communities and harm its reputation with foreign countries.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-77172000026432882952011-08-18T15:44:00.000-07:002011-08-30T15:46:14.770-07:00Concealed Gun Law Loophole ClosedFor a while you could drive into Utah, pay less cash than your home state, and get your concealed firearms permit.
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<br />That loophole has closed.
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<br />The number of applicants is pretty huge, and the govern,ment didn't really care, they were making money.
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<br /><blockquote>Applicants numbered 46,468 through June compared with 66,371 for all of 2010.</blockquote>
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<br />Seems folks were trying to squeak thru before the deadline. Many were subsequently rejected after review. The rules now state you have to apply for a permit in your home state prior to applying in Utah.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-22971627631515555602011-08-10T15:38:00.000-07:002011-08-30T15:42:47.972-07:00Worst Position: Unmarried male who wants to be a fatherCheck out an interesting discussion about unmarried men who want to be father's to their kin: https://julieshapiro.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/harsh-rules-for-unmarried-fathers-in-utah/Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-63261628327839426982011-08-06T15:38:00.000-07:002011-08-30T15:38:51.274-07:00Tipsoft for Utah PoliceGet on board and report crimes, it's not even easier (if you're familiar with the cellular phone that is).
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The Utah Attorney General’s Office asserts that <a href="http://www.recontrust.com/">ReconTrust</a>, the foreclosure arm of Bank of America, fails to comply with state law when it institutes foreclosure proceedings under its own name.</blockquote><br /><br />BoA will continue to reap their millions of dollars and maintain their position on foreclosures. They believe ReconTrust is governed by federal banking laws and not state law.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-40633164805577570122011-05-10T14:48:00.000-07:002011-12-12T13:49:10.266-08:00Goodbye (not) OsamaGood riddance.<br /><br />What an electric story, the most incredible Sunday night in recent memory. Not only was the news incredible, but the sensational story of the 'how' was equally wild. <br /><br />Although I have to take the media reports of the video game style raid with a grain of salt, I'm quite confident that we got our man. I'm not sorry int he elast and sense this is a massive turning point for American culture. Everything changed that fateful day almost 10 years ago. But now there's a sense of closure. <br /><br />I wouldn't say victory is going to arrive sooner, but you do get the sense that this blow could be severe to terrorism. <br /><br />Will it stop? No. <br /><br />If Pizza Hut can run a franchise so can a terrorist group. And their functionality will continue long after the death of their leader, who in recent times has become more symbolic than active. <br /><br />What comes next will be interesting. Americans ahve a renewed sense of optimism about their country, and about the prospects of the war on terror. The enemy probably will gear up for some type of response, retaliating in equally brutal fashion as we demonstrated on their #1. <br /><br />Let's turn the corner. Our Nation is great, and we can use this watershed moment to drive us out of the funk we're stuck in.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-17562254984779903772011-05-02T15:08:00.000-07:002011-05-02T15:11:55.880-07:00Expectations of social media and lawBIn Laden is dead.<br /><br />And yet again, the major news outlets didn't break the news first.<br /><br />People around the Pakistan area where the raid was going down were the first to report the event. They didn't nkow they were covering via Twitter, but the information was there.<br /><br />THen the news came to America, and somehow a former Bush advisor got word Osama was killed. Who told him I don't know, but it's a demonstration of the intricate game of telephone that goes down when some incredible news emerges. <br /><br />But then what happens when that news 'leaks'? We want to charge Wikileaks for the potential consequences of leaking sensitive documents. But what about a stupid Bush aid who 'leaks' info about the Bin Laden death on Twitter? <br /><br />He was the initial source that major news outlets used. <br /><br />Two things<br /><br />a) I wonder if there's a consequence for tweeting; the law certainly hasn't caught up in many respects to th enature of social media.<br /><br />b) How much of the story, the sensationalized story, can we trust?<br /><br />Either way, one thing is for sure, the world is certainly a safer place now that we've rid ourselves of the parasite who essentially despised humanity as a fundamental level.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-36651490983283382702011-04-18T13:08:00.000-07:002011-04-18T13:44:53.012-07:00US Mint Gold Coins Not Subject to Capital GainsOh whew, let me go get my box of gold medallions......not.<br /><br />There are people who are going to benefit from the change. I remember sitting in an upscale hotel bar chatting with an investment banker and he jokingly gave me an old film container of gold coins. It only had 10, but it was worth more than 10K. (he would've been hit with the capital gain since they were Krugerrands). <br /><br />I gave the coins back....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-13879885152497226302011-04-13T13:45:00.000-07:002011-04-18T13:47:46.357-07:00Push for National Immigrant Model<blockquote>Utah leaders — including government, education, business and religious groups — came together last fall to draft a set of principles to guide the immigration debate in the state.<br /><br />Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2011/04/11/liberal-immigration-activists-push-utah-compact-national-model-dealing/#ixzz1JuSu1dMC</blockquote><br /><br />That's right, Utah's 'prized' immigration laws are being touted as the national answer to immigration. <br /><br />I hate to make this comparison, but sex slaves only exist because of demand. <br /><br />A good chunk of illegal immigrants find a 'better' life in America because a) it's better, b) they get work.<br /><br />Someone is hiring cheap labor. Probably in the cheap clothes you buy and the burgers that have tomatoes. We can't escape it....or can we?<br /><br />Let's combat the demand side with a bit more ferocity and see where that takes us in stemming illegal immigration. Might even help local unemployment numbers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-47421229130082090782011-03-15T15:24:00.001-07:002011-03-28T15:27:53.813-07:00Damn Immigrants Part 2SB 1070 from Arizona is here in Utah. http://www.ksl.com/?nid=960&sid=14740983&autostart=y<br /><br /><br />Your thoughts? <br /><br />I understand the need to control illegals. We can stop by reducing demand for their cheap labor. I know it's not that simple, but we walk a very thin line when we start what is essentially racial profiling. <br /><br />I'ma lso not convinced the law will do anything to reduce/help the illegal immigrant population.....<br /><br />Utah is one of the most conservative of all States, I really do'nt think this is going tobe a wave duplicated by other states any time soon.<br /><br />But then again, the rush for Conservative ideas is reaching a renewed fevered pitch as Republicans ramp up fear rhetoric to oust the Dems in a year's time.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-29466235045237628152011-03-02T15:28:00.000-08:002011-03-28T15:30:13.949-07:00Your thoughts on immigrationNot your thoughts on people who are different from you. But what are your thoughts on the immigration debate, and soon to be law, that address the likes of illegals and foreign workers?<br /><br />Simply put, this isn't an Arizona style law, I believe Arizona will take a back seat to the developments and attention paid to Utah. Utah will capture the nation's attention and will go further with their attempts to stem illegal immigration.<br /><br />As with anything, one law won't help much. We need a holistic solution. Just creating bigger jails and harsher laws has rarely solved anything. <br /><br /><br />Any ideas?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-61958092076413059632011-02-13T21:23:00.000-08:002011-02-13T21:23:00.827-08:00The Immigant debate<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/55sjaEDJ65k" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Yea Moe, you tell it how it is. The Simpsons style (or should I say Arizona style) immigration law coming into play soon is on hold because of cost. <br /><br />Which makes sense, you want to increase enforcement the taxpayer is going pay through the nose. <br /><br />But I say forget that, let the Mexicans pay for the Mexican tax..... what? we do'n thave a mexican tax? Well how can we have a bear tax and not the Mexican tax? Oh, it's racists?! <br /><br />I still opt for Simpson's style vigilance.....complete with stealth bombers and round the clock border patrols as far as the eye can see....<br /><br /><br />Or we could come up with a more holistic approach.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-13226471182305534332011-02-10T15:17:00.000-08:002011-02-10T21:26:01.430-08:00Teen Drivers in Utah to Lose Cell PhonesExplain to me how when you magically turn, say 25, that you can suddenly text and drive? I doubt there's concrete evidence, but I'm willing to go out on a limb and conclude that regardless of driving experience, texting while driving is harzardous just the same. A proposed Utah law would ban teen drivers from texting while driving (using any handset as well).<br /><br />That's great news, but why stop there? It seems more of a way to get quick cash through some fines then it is to adjust behavior. The bill is being proposed for the second time by Sen. Ross Romero, D-Salt Lake.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-62571147016337449002011-01-21T15:14:00.000-08:002011-01-21T15:14:00.238-08:00Luxury Goods Drive XmasLawyers are definitely paid well when you get your practice running (even if you work in a good firm you're hopefully making good coin.) (I should note I am admittedly ignoring the vast number of lawyers who don't work for the big bucks, but less consider you an anomaly for a moment.)<br /><br />But I don't generally see lawyers driving around in a selection of Bentley's and Rolls Royce's.<br /><br />Call me poor, but I thought we were tightening the purse strings in this recession. Turns out The recession only applies to almost all of us, but not all...... Accusations of wealth being siphoned from the majority of Americans (98%) and funneled to the pockets of the exceptionally wealthy will pick up as Christmas sales come in. Overal l<a href="http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/Luxury-shoppers-help-holiday-capress-1728489255.html">uxury good sales were way way u</a>p. Somebody had cash to spend, and they decided to opt for lavish goods over knock off Gucci.<br /><br />I gotta figure out how to get in on this racket.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-32145290244676848512011-01-14T15:12:00.000-08:002011-01-14T15:12:00.306-08:00iPhone FinallyGet your iPhone 4 from Verizon! ATT has long had a monopoly on all iPhone sales in the US (unless you wanted to shell out big bucks to get the device unlocked).<br /><br />Apart from techno geeks the majority of us didn't really want to spend the 800+ bucks for an unlocked phone.<br /><br />At least now we have some competition as Verizon will soon offer the iPhone 4. Maybe even prices will start going down for the devices.... ATT can also take their millions and run, finally we have competition.....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-56581534861626346262011-01-11T17:08:00.000-08:002011-12-12T17:09:10.726-08:00The State of our UnionWhat were your thoughts on the State of the Union Address? <br /><br />A bunch of talk? Empty rhetoric?<br /><br />I can say I felt the speech demonstrated a President who inherited a terrible situation. Wars, economy, and declining everything.<br /><br />It took Bush 8 years to mess it up, and it will take more than 2 years for Obama to fix it. <br /><br />Let's hope he actually pushes through the major elements he promised, being: economy, health..... yea that about sums it up.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-51703330277021068052011-01-11T15:09:00.000-08:002011-01-11T15:10:01.165-08:00Exams GaloreWhy the LSAT? in the UK all they have to do is take some more school.....<br /><br />Yes here it's exams galore. What a racket to get into if you can swing it. Make all students take exam upon exam.<br /><br />I know someone who in fact came from the UK after succesfully completing law school. He has to take FIVE exams to cross over, plus all of his bar work, plus articling again.<br /><br />I suppose that's not so bad since you're changing countries, but seriously, FIVE exams to prove you understand the system? Seems a tad much (the change was from UK to Canada so they're a bit closer than UK to US).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442902814018014891.post-91077139211343523882007-04-10T15:43:00.000-07:002010-11-12T15:44:34.876-08:00Another Reason I Love GoogleEvery now and then I surf on over to the Google Labs page to check out Google's latest projects. I'm especially fond of this project: Google Voice Local Search. It's essentially a free 411 search for businesses (here I'm thinking restaurants, movie theaters, etc.), and it's entirely voice activated. And what I like most about this free 411 service more than any of the others is the noticeable lack of advertising. But that's because this is still in its beta stage; I wouldn't be surprised if Google sold out down the road.<br /><br />I like it. I made a few test calls and tried to locate businesses in Salt Lake and Park City. As you can imagine it's pretty good with the businesses in Salt Lake, and needs some work in Park City. But what I couldn't locate by name in Park City I was able to locate by category.<br /><br />Google is awesome, except, of course, for it's politics (see Chinese government, caving in to). A friend of mine in law school once said, "If Google were a woman, I'd marry her." And yes, I fully realize this does nothing to undermine the notion that law students are total dweebs.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0