Using the Tools at Our Disposal

I've heard it said that if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. 

Given the thick morass of rules and laws, the long gaps between elections and legislative activities in our state, and the unwillingness of many of those we've elected to act on some critical issues that need immediate addressing — even via special sessions — I looked into what we can do at a more grass roots level within the existing legal framework in Utah. I found this, from Ballotpedia:

"Utah allows citizen initiatives in the form of initiated state statutes and veto referendums. In Utah, initiated state statutes can be either directly or indirectly initiated. Signature requirements for directly-initiated statutes and referendum petitions are determined by calculating 8 percent of active voters in the state as of January 1 of the year following the last regular general election. For indirectly initiated statute petitions, proponents must gather signatures equal to 4 percent of active voters—a requirement of 57,935 for the 2020 ballot—to get the initiative before state legislators. A second, equal round of signatures is required if the legislature does not approve the initiative. The deadline to submit the first round of signatures for an indirect initiated state statute targeting the 2020 election ballot was November 15, 2019."

As far as how many John Hancocks we need, the signature requirement numbers can be found here. Looks like we'd need about 140,000.

Bottom line: I think we need to take this into our own hands more directly by utilizing the referendum mechanisms in our state. We can work to gather sufficient signatures to get propositions directly onto the ballot in November (though, unfortunately, we've missed the deadline for this upcoming fall election...and time is really of the essence as the oppression worsens day by day).

What propositions should we look at first? I recommend ballot initiatives for the following, as a minimum:

1) Creation of recall mechanisms for all state and federal offices in the state;

2) A way to remove unelected bureaucrats when they abuse positions of authority (such as health department directors)...public hearings over violations would be required as part of due process;

3) Medical freedom: banning government AND private businesses from requiring masks, shots, tracking, testing, etc. for adults and children in Utah;

4) A broader educational control initiative than merely "banning CRT," which is just one of the many fiery darts coming our way through the Marxist-inspired education system. We need something that gives parents a greater say in education...perhaps a restructuring of school boards statewide so they cannot make decisions without ratification from a group of parent representatives;

5) Disengagement from the feds: a ban on taking additional federal funds; or at least a cap, by category, on what's allowed;

6) Sanctuary state: refusal to enforce any and all federal laws that violate natural rights vis a vis the federal and state constitution;

7) Public lands: direct the attorney general to initiate a lawsuit against the federal government for breach of contract (the federal government promised to relinquish or compensate us for our lands upon statehood...the promise remains broken over a century later, impacting our financial independence).

These 7 propositions belong on the ballot as soon as possible, so we can take Utah back from the corrupt statists before it's too late. These items all help us work to equalize power, per my theory of the fixed pie of power. 

Do you think you can find just 1 out of 12 of the people you know to sign a petition, so we can at least have a chance to vote on these important issues?