With Friends Like These . . .
As Republican Party insiders, legislative leaders and Eagle Forum soldiers work to save the political career of controversial Sen. Chris Buttars, R-West Jordan, the latest would-be savior may turn out to be more trouble for Buttars' campaign than a help.
Just days before the Salt Lake County Republican convention this Saturday, Sen. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem, has been calling delegates in Buttars' district urging them to vote for him.
Her basic argument to those delegates who might be a little concerned about some of Buttars' recent actions is that he opposed the Jordan District split, which most people in his west-side area also opposed.
But after Dayton launched that discussion among delegates about Buttars' opposing the split, one erstwhile delegate did some research and found that the split was made possible by a bill in 2003 that Buttars helped usher through the Legislature.
That was the year of House Bill 169, which set up the process of creating new school districts and set the table for the eventual split that only east-siders got to vote on.
When the bill passed the House and went to the Senate, Buttars argued for its passage in the Senate Committee, where it passed by just one vote — Buttars' vote being the difference. It then passed by one vote in the Senate, with Buttars again being the deciding vote.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
Just days before the Salt Lake County Republican convention this Saturday, Sen. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem, has been calling delegates in Buttars' district urging them to vote for him.
Her basic argument to those delegates who might be a little concerned about some of Buttars' recent actions is that he opposed the Jordan District split, which most people in his west-side area also opposed.
But after Dayton launched that discussion among delegates about Buttars' opposing the split, one erstwhile delegate did some research and found that the split was made possible by a bill in 2003 that Buttars helped usher through the Legislature.
That was the year of House Bill 169, which set up the process of creating new school districts and set the table for the eventual split that only east-siders got to vote on.
When the bill passed the House and went to the Senate, Buttars argued for its passage in the Senate Committee, where it passed by just one vote — Buttars' vote being the difference. It then passed by one vote in the Senate, with Buttars again being the deciding vote.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
3:59 PM
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