Okay, Gentle Weber County Forum readers:
Query: What do we like @ WCF more than hard-core political activism?
Answer: MORE hard-core political activism! Doh.
And speaking of that, here's the latest news about Rep. Gage Froerer's HB 218:
Gage's bill has now been assigned to the Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Standing Committee, for 8:00 a.m, on Thursday, which committee hearing will be the last procedural hurdle before it's moved onto the Full Senate, for an up/down vote.
It's a pretty favorable committee assignment for Rep. Froerer, actually, we believe, with the likes of Weber County-friendly Senators Jon Greiner and Scott Jenkins sitting on the committee. But considering serious neoCON Senate opposition to HB 218, this committee assignment still remains far from a Gage Froerer slam-dunk.
Those of us who'd like to restore voting rights to the harried "Powdervillians" therefore can't take anything for granted, even at this juncture. The last thing we'd like to see would be to have this bill killed in Thursday's committee hearing.
So... we'll once again call upon our faithful readers, the Utah lumpencitizens, just as we successully did before, to once again chime in on this subject, and to lodge with this Senate Committee your ever-savvy comments on this subject.
In that connection, here's our new Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Standing Committee contact link page which we've put together for that very purpose:
• 2010 Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Standing Committee contact link pageDon't let the cat get your tongues, O Gentle Ones. Even if you think you're sometimes internet tongue-tied... please don't hesitate to click on the link and throw in your own two-bits this go-round.
If we sit on our thumbs at this juncture, the "Powdervillians" will predictably be screwed.
If ever you are to chime in on the "Powderville" situation... the time should be NOW!
Have at it, O Gentle Ones.
