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Show THE UTAH INDEPENDENT Your Legislator April 9, 1970 Page 11 . How Did He Vote? YOUR LEGISLATOR -HOW DID HE VOTE? VOTING RECORD - 38th Legislature jC Conservative vote L Liberal vote SB Senate Bill 0 Absent and not voting HB House BUI SB Senate Bill (Originated in the Senate) HJR House Joint Resolution HB House Bill (Originated in the House) UTAH CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION STUDY COMMISSION. Sponsors: Haven J. Barlow, Dist 19 (President) F. Robert Davis County), Dist 22 MorClyde gan, Rich, Summit, Wasatch, and Duchesne counties), and Dist-ric- e Merrill Jenkins 12 Weber County). Constitutional revision has long been a dream of those who are impatient with the existing laws for amending the Constitution. Now, a study is to be made of the Constitution of the State of Utah and recommendations for its revision are to be made 60 days prior to die convening of the Legislature. This bUl authorized the setting up of a commission of 16 members. They have received an appropriateion of $20,000 for the fiscal year. Our Constitution is a good one that protects each of us in his rights, thus serving the proper purpose of government We predict that the recommended revisions will be of such a nature that the proper role of government, namely, that of protecting the people in their rights, wiU be forgotten. In its stead will come recommendations for larger units of government, less control of government directly by the people, and further socialist schemes long dreamed of by certain groups but held under control by a constitution which heretofore has held these ideas in check. We consider a "no" vote the correct vote on this bill If your legislator or senator voted "no" we consider it a conservative vote - and it is indicated with a "C". An "L" means a yes vote and is a liberal vote. This bill passed the House by a vote of 44 For, 18 Against and 7 absent It passed the Senate by a vote of 24 For, 0 Against, and 4 SB-- 1. (R-Sena- te (R-Sena- te (D-Sena- te absent (Special Session May 5 through May 9, 1969) PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY. Sponsors: W. Hughes Brock-ban- k District 1 Salt Lake County), Ezra T. Clark District 18 Davis County), and Richard V. EvDistrict 2 Salt ans Lake County). To provide an enabling act to permit local governments, through election, to create a public transit authority which permits operation of bus systems with federal assistance or issuance of bonds, again with electoral approval Electoral approval or not, the use of government to operate transit systems or other businesses is an imporper function of government If we accept the premise that the government ought to be able to do anything then, logically, where do we stop? This, we fed, is an improper use of the taxpayer's money even if it is "free!1 money from the federal SR-4- . (R-Sena- te (R-Sena- te (D-Sena- te government Thismeasurepas-se- d the House by a vote of 47 For, 13 Against, and 9 absent In the Senate it passed by 22 For, 1 Against, and 5 absent We consider the correct vote here to be "no" and have designated a "no" vote as a Con-- OUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AAGARD (R) Sanpete ANDERSEN, H.V.(R) Utah ANDERSON, G.T.(R) Utah ARBUCKLE (R) Davis ATKIN (R) Kane & Washington BENSON (R) Utah BRADY (R) Salt Lake BUCKNER (D) Salt Lake CANNON (R) Salt Lake CARLING (R) Salt Lake CARTER (R) Salt Lake CHRISTENSEN (R) Utah CLARK (D) Wfeber CRUMP (D) Salt Lake DARGER (R) Salt Lake DENNIS R) Duchesne & Wasatch DMITRICH (D) Carbon ESKELSEN (R) Box Elder FISHER (R) Salt Lake FLORENCE (D) Weber FOWLER (R) Wfeber FROST (R) San Juan GOULD (D) Weber GUNNELL (R) Cache SENATE HALLADAY (D) Toode HALVERSON (R) Weber HARVEY (D) Utah HARWARD (R) Beaver, Garfield, Wayne, Piute HILL (R) Davis HOLT (R) Davis HOWE (D) Salt Lake INKLEY (R) Weber JACK (D) Salt Lake JENSEN (D) Salt Lake JONES (R) Sevier JUDD (D) Weber KNOWLTON (R) Davis LEATHAM(R) Davis LOVERIDGE (D) Salt Lke MADSEN (R) Salt Lake MARCHANT (D) Salt Lake MATHESON (R) Salt Lake MECHAM(R) Salt Lake MILNE (R) Salt Lake MITCHELL (R) Iron NELSON (R) Salt Lake NIELSON (R) Utah OBERHANSLEY (D) Salt L PACE (R) Salt Lake PEACOCK (R) Emery & Grand PETERSON, F.E(R) S. L. servative (C) vote and a "yes" vote as a Liberal (L) vote. that the Senate had the good judgment to turn it down. COLLEGE CAM PUS DISORDERS AND RIOTS. Sponsors: Franklin W. HB-22- 0. HB-2- 0. SCHOOL CONSOL- IDATION. Sponsors: Beatrice Marchant ve Dist 3 Salt Lake County), J. Dean Hill (R-- Legislative Dist 46 Gunnell Dist (R-Legislat-ive 50 Cache County), Ronald T. Halverson (R-- Legislative Dist 30 Weber County), Mike Dmitrich Dist 55 Carbon County), and John Davis County). To provide for the procedure by which to effect the consolidation of North Dist Summit, South Summit and E Smith Park City school districts into 58 Toode County). This bill a single district This bill pas- was designed to provide for the sed the House and was voted suspension or expulsion of studown by the Senate. The cit- dents from state colleges and izens of those school districts universities who are guilty of have fought this for the past riotous or other unlawful and several years, yet it comes back disorderly conduct This bill in every session of the legissuccessfully passed both HousSee our editorial for es, however, the Governor velature. further comment on school con- toed the bill when it reached his solidation in general This is office, so it has not become law. one of the particular types of The vote in the House was 63 bills to which we are opposed. For, 5 Against and 1 absent The bill passed the House by In the Senate the vote was 17 36 For, 27 Against, and 6 ab- For, 5 Against and 6 absent sent It lost in the Senate by a We consider a "yes" vote to be vote of 11 For, 13 Against the correct vote. A Conservaand 4 absent We have indi--. tive (C) vote indicates a "yes" vote and a Liberal (L) vote cated a "no vote as Conservative (C) and a "yes" vote as indicates a "no" vote. HJR 13. OBSCENITY IN Liberal (L). We fed the vote should be "no" and are pleased THE SCHOOLS. Sponsors: (D-Legislat- ve Leon Savage (R-- Legislative Dist 25 Salt Lake County), H. Verian Andersen Dist 41 Utah County) Robert W. Warnick 20 Salt Lake Dist County). This Resolution calls for the Utah Legislative Council (which meets between sessions of the legislature) to study and formulate proper legislation on prohibiting the use of obscene materials in public schools. That such a bill would be necessary may be a shock to many people. However, personal experience with obscenity (R-Legislat- ive (R-Legislat- ive as required reading in the school has convinced us of the necessity for some legislation along these lines. This bill passed both Houses and we hope die Legislative Council will come up with recommendations for some good legislation this line. It passed die House by a vote of 41 For, 2 Against and 7 absent We feel the correct vote is "yes" and have labelled this as a Conservative (C) vote. The Liberal (L) vote on this would be "no" and we used the (L) to so indicate. a-lo- ng Order Extra Of This Issue For Your Friends Utah Independent See Box On Page Two For j |