| Show MM Regional view Tuesday March 5 2002 A4 The Herald Journal AT THOSE PROTESTERS? I GUESS THAT VOUSOPEVIL' STUFF REALty SHOOK UP NORTH KCUEA LOOK Legislature: Where are the priorities? tected under the First Amendment is beyond the reach of any one state's 'jurisdiction Utah residents don't he nonsensical nature of need to spend $150000 on a pom legislative priorities is aptly demonczar who can’t possibly end Internet g strated in the current pornography particularly when each the What are priorities? One process Utah resident caA solve the problem appears to be protecting the useless on their own by watching what sites but politically convenient pomogra- are accessed on their home comput- phy czar while eliminating the child ers protection ombudsman Foster Care The Legislature should take anothCitizens Review Board and the high- er look ami support not only an end ly successful Families Agencies and to funding but a complete repeal of Communities Together program: the pom czar statute Doing so would Protecting children from abuse or save the state hundreds of thousands other risks is apparently not as vital of dollars on a position that has done as pretending the state can somehow and can do nothing more than control pornography Perhaps there is appease a few vocal members of the g a big plan to form a moral majority and force to ferret out those adults subthose legislators who are in their scribing to Playboy but it seems pockets Empty claims of moral state funds would be better spent superiority are no justification for ensuring that children are treated continuing to pick the pockets of taxfairly by the Division of Child and payers for the pom czar while more effective programs like the child Family Services placed appropriateprotection ombudsman and the Family in foster care and encouraged to succeed lies Agencies and Communities The czar can do little to end the Together program suffer problems created by pornography those are personal issues that must be dealt with individually Why the state This editorial and continues to insist it can while con- other editorials in sidering the elimination of programs the Herald that are actually effective suggests Journal may that political grandstanding still express reigns over practical necessity on opinions that Capitol Hill Is Utah really more do not align concerned with risque underwear ads exactly with your children? than abused or own If you disagree Legislators should be aware that the please respond with a letter to the editor in is of contact editor Charles McColUtah of source pornography top lum about a possible guest the Internet Regulating this source 1 Ext commentary (Phone: however involves complex interna320 cmccollumOhjnewscom) law tional and constitutional issues See information box at bottom of page far beyond the power of the Utah for more details czar to solve In short what isn't pro- From The Salt Lake Tribune: TJ budget-cuttin- mailbox-peepin- ed -- at-ri- sk 752-212- ' The real cracks in the Liberty Bell By Jack Anderson and Douglas Cohn But today's senators are awakenpresidents attempt to gain through the judiciary what they cannot gain ing to the Court's increasing imporUnited Features Syndicate tance which is why senatorial from Congress) : — presidents abusing the power of confirmation of presidential nominafederal all tions to at levels courts are pardon to reward large doaors often take our system of — judges making rulings based numerous delayed routinely leaving government for granted but as good vacancies and resultant backlogs upotfbias rather than law As it is — — senators and representatives The problem is that justices are which is the immune not bias to politespecially trading votes to a degree that would best the ical bias the Constitution make has apd figure skating judges blush so world has no remedy for the problem In fact they can “bring home the bacon” ever known the constitutional signers assumed with pork barrel spending that is — there are — that virtuous men men often beneficial only to their own white of cracks in color and not women included were communities and constituents — our Liberty — would rise above the frays of the especially to wealthy constituents — Bell at the expense of taxpayers from the day and take their proper places in because three all branches of rest of the nation (a problem the government although the looked upon veto could lessen) Washington especially founding — senators and representatives political parties as an evil to be fathers were courageous brilliant overcome Thomas Jefferson led the creating a seniority Systran — revolutionaries they were not infalli' because each branch governs itself opposition and proved that competble — that makes a few of them more Our system of checks and balances ing interests as manifested by politiwere in inherent man’s cal parties does not always check and does not powerfjilthan others — senator! and representatives u:nature always balance die competing interests ui our government In fad those' r iVrButeven Jefferson failed to realize creating a committee system that can that another inherent feature — prevent legislation from being debatcompeting interests often see the — as would ed and voted upon by their fellow greed executive legislative and judicial appear money continued an to role branches of government pitted play increasing legislators in politics to the point that it is now And there are other flaws But the ' against one another with each of often said that we have the best govremedies are elusive Congressional them ebbing and flowing in relative ernment money can buy term limits could solve some of the power aside corthe occasional and Putting problem but the virtuous legislators ' Initially George Washington John Adams worked to create a rupt rascal who uses government for anticipated by the founding fathers are so rare that we are loathe to turn personal gain the intrigues and strong presidency only to face recalthem out when they appear Restrictcitrant Congresses And neither of manipulations conducted by otherwise moral people to achieve politithose branches looked upon the ing Supreme Court justices to cal ends the three instead of lifetime terms might branches in Court as a true place Supreme competitor continuous competition with results have merit but here too we would in the power game We can only such as: not want to lose the great ones nor imagine what the politicians of then — presidents committing the would say about the Supreme Court encourage the lesser ones to pave the nation to war without a congressionof today Since World War n the way to their next careen with tainted al declaration of war decisions Court has asserted itself to give us — presidents making judicial and school integration (universally The answer lies elsewhere It lies other appointments when Congress is with us Only an engaged and acclaimed) abortion rights (supportnot in session ed by most debated by many) and enlightened electorate can solve the — presidents appointing judges the election of our current president problems of power bias arid incom-- l 4 that decision the on basis Court the even of (a primarily ideology petence in government We simply did not want to make) rather than intelligence fairness mid don't throw tte rascals out often T good judgeship (the corollary is that enough w line-ite- m i Your view we have least of both worlds In Utah To the editor: The Utah Legislature is currently considering complete elimination of the planning and open space preservation programs at the State level I realize thqt our legislators have gof a very difficult job ahead of them in cutting the State budget by 54 million dollars: :They really need to think twice about cutting programs that are already bare bones and essential to the functioning of the ' state! 1 recognize thru it is up for interpretation whether or not a program is essential but our legislators are well aware of which programs best serve all the people of Utah This is not a time to be vindictive ' or to allow the bias of a few misguided legislators to dictate the elimination of programs or services ' Planning and open space have 'received much press and much lip service from Utah legislators in recent years but comparatively little funding Colorado and other moun- ‘ tain' states spend more money than' Utah on planningsmait growth ' issues and open space preservation per capita by more than a factor of lO We often hear the refrain from the governor as well as various legislators that planning is a local issue best left to local government This is true but the legislature has not been hesitant to limit or curtail die authority and tools available to these focal governments in their efforts to address planning issues : Many States such as Florida Washington Oregon and Colorado are aggressively involved withstand use planning at the state level in an effort to raise the standards and enforce some minimum level of planning in their States These States are also involved in planning issues that are better resolved on a regional or state level such as transportation utilities and often open space In Utah we seem to have the least of both worlds ie less access to local government tools and authority and little or no assistance from the State Any involvement from the Utah Legislature usually cranes in the form of a direct subsidy or exclu--sio- n from local control allowed to some particular industry Any effort to reduce our already limited ability to provide planning in this state is a direct attack by people directly benefiting from it's demise As a planning professional who has worked with small communities around the state I can assure you that though many ' complain about planning they real- ize that their challenges have more to do with a lack of planning capacity than planning itself If we are to be poised to address growth related" issues in an ever more sophisticated' world we need more help pot less The Olympics were successful ' because of intensive high quality planning If we as Utahns arc toteap any legacy from the Olympics Ids choose planning Please preserve and enhance die planning functions at every level of government in Utah : ' ! 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