Courageous legislators, in 2010, helped me pass the Utah Firearms Freedom Act. This bill was not about guns, it was about forcing the federal courts to consider how far the federal government has wandered from the simple limitations embodied in the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This is the speech I gave on the Senate Floor.
More information on SB 11, Utah’s Firearms Freedom Act
Filed in: 2010
In late September, 2010, the Lt. Governor and a group of concerned legislators (including me) visited Arizona to learn from their struggles with illegal immigration. The experience was eye-opening.
Here are a few reports:
Senate Site: Senate President Michael Waddoups’ Notes
Representative Ryan Wilcox’s tweets
Salt Lake Tribune 1: Arizona law sponsor urges Utah to act
Salt Lake Tribune 2: Utah legislators get a look at border
TIME Magazine: Will Utah follow Arizona’s lead?
Photo album from the Senate’s Flick’r Site:
Representative Sandstrom has written a bill designed to help Utah begin to solve immigration problems. I am the Senate sponsor. Here is the draft made available in August. It has been edited and improved since then, but you can still see the intent. Please let me know what you think.
Filed in: 2010
