On July 17, the Utah House will meet in a special session to, in the words of Speaker Becky Lockhart in a letter to legislators, “ensure that our new investigative committee has all the tools needed to conduct a thorough and fair investigation of the allegations surrounding the state’s Attorney General.” In other words, the […]
Governor Calls House into Special Session to Address Subpoena Powers, Immunity Offers of Swallow Investigative Committee
July 12, 2013 by
Comments to the Utah House Rules Committee on HR 9001
July 3, 2013 by
This morning, I testified to the Utah House Rules Committee on Resolution 9001 to create a committee that will investigate Attorney General John Swallow. Because of time constraints, I abridged my prepared comments somewhat, but below are the comments I prepared to deliver: Mr. Chairman, Thank you for this opportunity to speak briefly this morning. […]
Phone calls, threats, and deputies: dysfunctions in John Swallow’s office
June 29, 2013 by
With his chief Deputy Kirk Torgensen making phone calls described as “threatening” to opposing counsel, claiming that he’s questioned Attorney General John Swallow’s behavior for years, and that he’s disgusted with Swallow’s behavior, it’s hard to believe Swallow when he says that morale is ok in the Attorney General’s office. Even if he is having […]
Speaker Lockhart calls the House into session; Rep. Dean Sanpei to sponsor resolution to investigate Swallow
June 28, 2013 by
Friday afternoon, Utah House Speaker Becky Lockhart sent out the call to House members for a July 3, 2013 session to consider a resolution to investigate allegations against Utah Attorney General John Swallow. Find the call and the resolution below. In her email to House members, Lockhart was characteristically to the point: Over the past […]
Time to end race preference policies in higher education
June 26, 2013 by
Perhaps it’s time that we acknowledge that the affirmative action policies of institutions of higher education, often excused as pursuing diversity for diversity’s sake, are actually doing more harm than good. First emerging during the 1960s, Presidents Kennedy and Johnson signed executive orders calling for “affirmative action” by government employers to prevent discrimination based on […]
The Utah House Votes to Investigate and Swallow Reacts
June 19, 2013 by
The House will begin its investigations of John Swallow on July 3. Wednesday the Utah House Majority Caucus (also known as “Republicans”) met to discuss the possible impeachment of Attorney General John Swallow. It was an interesting discussion to watch. If you can find a video of it, I recommend it. The upshot was that […]
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