 There are only 3 days left to save the lives of over 160 babies that die every year in Utah from Second Trimester Abortions. On Thursday the 2019 Legislative Session will end. We need YOUR HELP to pass HB136 Abortion Amendments, which narrows the window of abortion availability in the State of Utah to 18 weeks.
 A second trimester abortion (Dismemberment) is a barbaric and inhumane procedure which imposes substantial pain on an unborn child.The unborn baby is ALIVE when this procedure begins and likely dies in excruciating pain. This has no place in civilized society.
Please email and text your Senators, ask them to make sure HB136 receives a vote in the Senate. Ask them to VOTE YES on HB136 Abortion Amendments. Make sure to contact *Senate Leadership first. Victim Targeting Penalty Enhancements - SB 103 4th Substitute (Also popularly referred to as Hate Crimes Legislation)
Thirteen years ago Republican Representative Lavar Christian worked with Democrat Representative David Litvack to craft and pass a bipartisan hate crimes bill that did not have a list of protected classes, it protected everyone equally. The purpose of the bill was to prevent any kind of targeting. Tomorrow, Friday, March 8th, at 8:00 AM the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee will hear SB103 Victim Targeting Penalty Enhancements. This legislation would allow an enhancement of penalty for a person who commits a crime against another based on characteristics on a specific list. This bill specifically says that it does not create protected classes (groups that are treated differently under the law.) However, we know that when a judge relies on statute that includes a specific list, the effect will be . . PROTECTED CLASSES! Utah's current Hate Crimes law is the best in the nation because it does NOT rely on lists, it protects EVERYONE EQUALLY! SB-103's list, however long, will never be complete enough to include everyone. And if it did, we wouldn't need a list because we could just say EVERYONE! Please do all you can to contact committee members and get others to contact them as well! We know that time is short, but it is very important that you act now. Send emails to the committee members. SEE CONTACT LIST BELOW. House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee ASK THEM TO VOTE NO on Victim Targeting Penalty Enhancements SB103 4th Substitute. Rep. Lee Perry, Chair leeperry@le.utah.gov Rep. Kim Coleman, Vice Chair kimcoleman@le.utah.gov Rep. Angela Romero (D) angelaromero@le.utah.gov Rep. Mike Schultz (R) mikeschultz@le.utah.gov Rep. Casey Snider (R) csnider@le.utah.gov Rep. Andrew Stoddard (D) astoddard@le.utah.gov Rep. Mark A. Strong (R) mstrong@le.utah.gov Rep. Sandra Hollins (D) shollins@le.utah.gov Rep. Kelly B. Miles (R) kmiles@le.utah.gov Rep. Val K. Potter (R) valpotter@le.utah.gov Rep. Paul Ray (R) pray@le.utah.gov  This bill is the most radical change to our tax system in Utah’s history! It has been rushed through the legislative process in 2 weeks, without any citizen or small business input outside of 1 committee hearing. Check out the link to hear it:
https://le.utah.gov/av/committeeArchive.jsp?timelineID=137141 It puts a huge burden on small service - industry businesses of all kinds; from home based hairdressers, to vending companies, lawn care, plumbers, CPAs, attorneys, massage therapists, physical therapists, private teachers, dental workers, yard workers, cleaners, consultants, computer repair, auto repair, tutors, attorneys, construction labor, piano teachers, financial advisers, nanny/daycare, insurance salesmen, and many others! It hurts low income & middle income families with a stealth tax that we will pay every time we use a service. Please text and/or email your Representatives ASAP and ask them to please vote to put this bill into Interim so it can go through the proper process rather than circumvent the citizens. Sign the "Anti Taxxer" petition by clicking here Call Governor Herbert at 801-538-1000 and tell him how disappointed you are that this bill has been rushed through with less than 1 hour of public comment on a bill that will dramatically affect small businesses and impact Utah families indefinitely. Please share this with everyone you can and invite them to go to the Capitol today, 1:30pm until 4:00 (or as long as possible). Please meet at the Senate (East) building in the south end of the cafeteria. This is a great time to pray and ask for divine intervention. Questions and Updates: You can visit and Like our Facebook Page to get continual updates from the State Capitol. The power broker: Can conservative icon Gayle Ruzicka stay relevant in today's Republican party?3/6/2019  Spenser Heaps, Deseret News - Gayle Ruzicka, president of the Utah Eagle Forum, poses for photographs at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. From the Deseret News One of the most recognizable power brokers on the Hill, she and her team commandeer a row of tables in the cafeteria each morning, setting up mission control to protect the two things they say matter most: the Constitution and the family. By Sara Israelsen-Hartley | March 6, 2019 at 10:00 pm MST
One of the most recognizable power brokers on the Hill, she and her team commandeer a row of tables in the cafeteria each morning, setting up mission control to protect the two things they say matter most: the Constitution and the family. She is Gayle Ruzicka, president of Utah Eagle Forum, one of the most powerful people in Utah politics to never hold elected office. She’s been called the puppet master, a behind-the-scenes mobilizer of hundreds of activists who can sink legislation overnight and a deal breaker feared by Utah lawmakers. Yet many politicians brush aside such claims, dismissing her power and influence as a media creation; others admit Ruzicka had influence, but in the '90s, not today. Yet even their protestations paint a picture of power. Read More We need you to Email, Text House Memebers AND come up to the Capitol Tonight 6pm-10pm, the legislature will be in session tonight until 10pm!
We are expecting a House vote on SJR9, Convention to Amend the United States Constitution TODAY. This is our LAST CHANCE, it has already passed the Senate, If you don't wan't this to pass, you need to ACT TODAY!! If the resolution passes in the House today Utah will then be one of the States calling for a Constitutional Convention that could re-write our divinely inspired US Constitution. We are now at that time in History where YOU are needed to Save The US Constitution. Join us, and other like minded Patriots at the Capitol Tonight to voice your opposition regarding SJR9 to your elected representatives. For those who can't possibly make it, be sure to send your emails as soon as possible so they will have them before the vote. ***Scroll down for the Legislator names and contact information*** The group pushing this horrible bill is called Convention of States, or COS, it is an organization whose sole purpose is to convince state legislatures to pass their model legislation. COS has proposed over 20 amendments, which by their own words is intentionally vague. COS attorney Robert Kelly said, “our application is fairly broad ... it opens up all the articles, that’s true!” Please remember that all 50 states with differing agendas will be there proposing amendments, such as, election laws, energy policy, education, healthcare, religious freedom, marriage equality, gender identity, Equal Rights Amendment, balanced budget, term limits etc. How is that not rewriting the constitution? Jordan Sillars, Communication Director for COS, said, “I think the majority of Americans are too lazy to elect honest politicians. But I think some men and women could be found who are morally and intellectually capable of re-writing the Constitution.” PLEASE ACT NOW THE VOTE WILL BE TODAY - Email and text the members below, ask them to VOTE NO to the Resolution Calling for a Convention of the States to change the US Constitution!
HB399 4th Substitute, Conversion Therapy
This bill is expected to be voted on tonight Please email the Members of the State House Representatives now and ask them to Vote YES on HB399 4th Substitute, Prohibition of the Practice of Conversion Therapy upon Minors and Vote NO to any motion to circle or substitute the Bill. This bill prohibits the old therapy practices subjecting a patient to physical discomfort through aversive treatment like electric shock, unpleasant physical sensations, or any practice that shames a patient. The bill does not infringe on the rights of parents, children and professional therapists to get help with same sex attraction or gender identity. We need YOUR HELP to PASS HB399 4th Substitute Please email & text the members of the House Memebers and ask them to Vote YES on HB399 4th Substitute, Prohibition of the Practice of Conversion Therapy upon Minors and Vote NO to any motion to circle or substitute the Bill. On Tuesday, March 5, the House Judiciary Committee will vote on HB399, Prohibition of the Practice of Conversion Therapy Upon Minors.
The bill says: 58-1-509. Prohibition on providing conversion therapy to a minor. 187 (1) As used in this section: 188 (a) (i) "Conversion therapy" means any practice or treatment that seeks to change the 189 sexual orientation or gender identity of a patient or client, including mental health therapy that 190 seeks to change, eliminate, or reduce behaviors, expressions, attractions, or feelings related to a 191 patient or client's sexual orientation or gender identity. While we can all agree that the old practices subjecting a patient to physical discomfort through aversive treatment like electric shock, unpleasant physical sensations, or any practice that shames a patient should be banned. We don’t however believe that government should infringe on the rights of parents, children and professional therapists by only allowing gay affirmative help with same sex attraction or gender identity. A therapist could help someone eliminate heterosexual pornography addiction but could not help someone eliminate homosexual pornography addiction. HB399 will infringe on religious liberty; therapists will not be able to help a gay teen work towards chastity or moral purity. A bi-sexual individual could not be helped towards a religiously motivated goal to eliminate compulsive sexual behaviors that are homosexual in nature. HB399 is unnecessary; no therapist in Utah actively practices conversion therapy. All reports of actual, specific, harmful practices are either from long ago or happen in another state. Hurt feelings or dissatisfaction do not equal abuse. HB399 makes the state government the coercive enforcer of a specific social and political agenda. A therapist could validate a homosexual lifestyle but could not suggest other options. HB399 is a gross over simplification. It equates all therapy that is not actively gay affirmative with the most outrageously inappropriate and abusive forms of conversion therapy. This bill does not represent the will of the people of Utah including many who experience same-sex attraction, the proponents of this bill are self selected and self appointed but claim to advocate for all. If the legislature passes this bill it will be allowing a small, vocal and well-funded group to dictate many moral, religious and sexual choices for all Utahans. We need YOUR HELP to STOP HB399 Please email & text the members of the House Judiciary Committee and tell the to VOTE NO to HB399!
Good News
Working together with a Coalolition of Pro Life groups HB166 - Down Syndrome Nondiscrimination Abortion Act PASSED the Senate Committee Yesterday. It will now go to the Senate Floor for its FINAL vote!! Please write/call your State Senator & ask them to vote YES on HB166! Here are some photos and video from the Senate Committee Hearing
Watch video of the committee hearing.
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