Blogs your wayMagic Valley Mormon (Free subscription) | 03/05/2010
Here's the text of the original bill, and here's some Tribune reporting. There is much about this bill to debate. Debates which could have brought about very interesting discussions and perhaps even greater understanding. However, instead of that happening, we were bombarded with FUD arguments like sending women to prison for falling down the stairs, or slipping on ice. Take this quote from Common...
Simplistic Art (Free subscription) | 02/28/2010
Meet Carl Wimmer , Republican in the Utah House of Representatives.
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 02/28/2010
Carl Wimmer. Husband. Father. Former SWAT team leader. Chairman of the Utah Family Action Council Team. Republican in the Utah House of Representatives. Glenn Beck sycophant and proud 9/12er. Also a proud teabagger and founder of the new Patrick Henry Caucus, whose goal is to "restore and uphold the sovereignty and rights of the individual States as guaranteed by the tenth amendment...
The SideTrack (Free subscription) | 02/05/2010
The World, According To Me (Free subscription) | 02/02/2010
From the same articl e from my previous post : Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, is one who has opposed a cell phone ban on the principle of individual liberty. "Government does not need to mandate every good idea," said Wimmer, who acknowledged that driving while phoning may be dangerous. "We are a free people." So, let's use this reasoning on some of Wimmer's...
Brilliant at Breakfast (Free subscription) | 03/13/2010
... be charged with a crime. Herbert balked at signing that language and the bill's sponsor, Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, quickly revised the legislation to remove the word "reckless." Herbert vetoed the original legislation, HB12, Monday -- his first veto as a governor -- and signed the revised version, HB462. "I appreciate the willingness of Representative Wimmer...
Alternet (Free subscription) | 03/11/2010
Rep. Carl Wimmer discusses his Criminal Homicide and Abortion Revisions bill and his long-term plans to overturn <i>Roe v. Wade</i>.
BennyHollywood (Free subscription) | 03/09/2010
... acts, was never "withdrawn" by its sponsor, Republican Representative Carl Wimmer (who is crafting similar "model legislation" for other states). After the governor expressed concern over "possible unintended consequences," of the legislation as written, Rep. Wimmer swiftly introduced a new version, titled "Criminal Homicide and Abortion Revisions"...
the brain police (Free subscription) | 03/03/2010
Here we are about 275 miles NE of Atlanta, in the town of Nahunta, GA on Feb 20, where the local Klan proves again that nobody can pull off the floppy hat and bad teeth look better than them! And while we are on the subject of White Trash, what's going on in Utah? Utah Republican Legislator, Carl Wimmer, has sponsored a bill, which looks like it will become law, that makes a woman a potential...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 03/02/2010
DOWNLOADS: (10) PLAYS: (95) Nicole already weighed in on that mind-blowing piece of legislation about to become law in Utah that would make pregnant women criminally liable for "reckless behavior" that results in a miscarriage. The man behind the law, Utah Republican legislator Carl Wimmer, appeared on CNN yesterday to defend his bill, which he claims will only be usable in...
Chasing Evil (Free subscription) | 03/03/2010
Utah legislator who wants to criminalize miscarriages is a Glenn Beck '912er' and Tea Party fan: " DOWNLOADS: (260)PLAYS: (1204)Nicole already weighed in on that mind-blowing piece of legislation about to become law in Utah that would make pregnant women criminally liable for 'reckless behavior' that results in a miscarriage.The man behind the law, Utah Republican legislator Carl Wimmer,...
Later On (Free subscription) | 03/02/2010
... abortion in an attempt "to further restrict abortion," according to the bill’s sponsor, state Rep. Carl Wimmer (R). Moreover, it "holds women legally responsible for miscarriages caused by ‘ reckless ‘ behavior," allowing a district attorney to allege homicide merely by showing that "a woman behaved in a manner that is thought to cause miscarriage, even if she didn’t intend to lose...
Haystack Commentary (Free subscription) | 02/20/2010
The Salt Lake City Tribune reports: A bill that would criminalize an intentional miscarriage cleared the House on Friday in a 59-12 vote and now goes to the Senate. Rep. Carl Wimmer sponsored HB12 in response to a widely publicized incident in Vernal, when a pregnant minor paid someone to beat her in hopes of causing a miscarriage. Current statute made it impossible to charge the 17-year-old...
feminist blogs (Free subscription) | 02/24/2010
This week Hello Ladies is observing “Ignorant White Male Legislator Week.” Yesterday, we took note of Virginia Delegate Robert G. Marshall, and his outrageous comments about disabled children and abortion. Today, we focus on Rep. Carl Wimmer of Utah, who sponsored bill HB12 which ”amends provisions of the Utah Criminal Code to describe the difference between abortion...
The World, According To Me (Free subscription) | 02/24/2010
So, I want to start a revolution. Protest against the wrongs my government is imposing on me. Since this is 2010, the most important thing to have is a name. Hmm.... Let's name it after someone from the revolution! I found the perfect person! He's a failed businessman turned lawyer (conservatives hate lawyers!). In his most famous case as a lawyer, he defended a law that restricted how much clergymen...