Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Utah legislators deal with some pretty serious stuff — in the laws they pass, they can take away your property, make you pay taxes, even put you in prison.But being a lawmaker can be a bit fun, too. Because if you get to make the laws, you can take up what might be called personal causes.State Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, laughs long and loud when asked about a bill he's having drafted...
The Utah Amicus (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
... sway has a sway on legislators." At least one legislator isn't swayed. Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, said he does not plan to run a repeal bill himself, but he would vote for one if someone else does. Click here to read: Salt Lake City adopts pro-gay statutes -- with LDS Church support Photo: Paul Mero, Rick Koerber, and Rep. Carl Wimmer
The Utah Amicus (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
On a earlier post titled, "You said it, I didn't..." I put up what I thought was a screen shot from State House Representative Carl Wimmer's twitter page. Two of the tweets were from Rep. Wimmer's page. One was not. A State Party staffer received an e-mail shortly after the first two tweets were posted by Rep. Wimmer. Attached to this e-mail was a screen shot with...
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Every year or so, it seems, a Utah legislator decides to take on abortion. This time, it's Rep. Carl Wimmer, who wants to close a "loophole" in the state's law, which holds that a woman cannot be charged for trying to arrange an abortion.
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Lawmakers are moving toward closing a loophole in state law that made it impossible to charge a 17-year-old Vernal girl with hiring a man to beat her in hopes of inducing a miscarriage. "There are a few instances ... where the law, or the interpretation of that law, fails society. This is one of those times," said Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman. "Society as a whole and justice was left...
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Lawmakers are moving toward closing a loophole in state law that made it impossible to charge a 17-year-old Vernal girl with hiring a man to beat her in hopes of inducing a miscarriage. "There are a few instances ... where the law, or the interpretation of that law, fails society. This is one of those times," said Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman. "Society as a whole and justice was left...
