“The world is not going to be saved by legislation,” William Howard Taft said.
An interesting discussion by Salt Lake’s LaVarr Webb and Frank Pignanelli on who legislators listen to: constituents or lobbyists.
(h/t Deseret News)

August 11, 2026
"Not all opinions are created equal. Some are a great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others." Douglas Adams
“The world is not going to be saved by legislation,” William Howard Taft said.
An interesting discussion by Salt Lake’s LaVarr Webb and Frank Pignanelli on who legislators listen to: constituents or lobbyists.
(h/t Deseret News)

Daniel Burton lives in Salt Lake County, Utah, where he practices law by day and everything else by night. You can follow him on his blog PubliusOnline.com where he muses on politics, the law, books and ideas. He is active on social media, Republican politics, and has been named to PoliticIt’s list of the “Top-50 Utah Political Opinion Leaders” on Twitter. You can reach him directly at dan.burton@gmail.com
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