The Salt Lake Tribune
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Give these guys something to do
Utah's Legislature has 45 days to get some pretty important stuff done — deal with healthcare, improve education, keep adults from smoking in cars with kids, bar hard lemonade from 7-Elevens and maybe put a whopping $1 billion surplus to good use in the face of an economic downturn.
So why do we see idiotic time wasters like this:

HJR3, Rep. Kerry Gibson, that "reaffirms" the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance.

HCR2, Rep. Mike Morley, that would designate a Ronald Reagan Day.
Both measures passed unanimously in committee and will go on to waste the full House's time and, with any luck, the Senate's.

Maybe Morley figures if the lawmakers are misty eyed about The Gipper, they won't look into questionable practices in charter school construction.

How about an "HJR13" that would designate April 1 as Legislator Day?

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