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Chadlupkes: running again!

[[Image:wo8i0960.jpg|right|thumb|180px|Welcome to the campaign!]]

<i style="font-size:200%;border:none;margin: 0;padding:.1em;color:#000">'''Live Election Results from the State of Utah can be found [http://www.electionresults.utah.gov/xmlData/300009.html here].'''</i>

<i style="font-size:120%;border:none;margin: 0;padding:.1em;color:#000">Hello. My name is [[Pete Ashdown]], and I first ran for the United States Senate in Utah in 2006. I am running again in 2012. This wiki is where you have the power to influence my Campaign. You can help work on policy, strategize in an open forum, or simply see what needs to be done. Don't be afraid to make a mistake, I'm covering new ground every day.</i>

This site is not an official pronouncement of the policies endorsed by Pete Ashdown. Instead, it is an ongoing public forum where we, the people, can help create what we feel is good policy. Every page can be edited by you or anyone else, and each edit is tracked, so everyone can view each change and input to each discussion, no matter what content gets changed or overwritten. (Vandalism is quickly reverted and vandals banned.) Pete uses the input from these pages to form his official policy, which can be found on his official campaign web site at [http://vote.peteashdown.org/issues/ issues].

Because this is a public forum, please consider yourself part owner of these pages, and you have the right to add to and improve the information found anywhere in it. By contributing here you will be promoting open, democratic discussion and development that can improve all parts of our government. The efforts during the 2006 campaign on this site helped Pete's chances of becoming Utah's US Senator in 2006, and we're going to keep building!

== Collaborative software ==
The [http://wikipedia.org Wikipedia] is the most famous example of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_software "collaborative software"]. If you are new to this concept, we recommended that you inspect the Wikipedia, along with reading their [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Introduction Introduction]. The software used for this website is a version of the same software used for the Wikipedia.

The convergence of this collaborative software and politics is beginning to be referred to as "Wikipolitics".
=== How Do I Edit? ===
'''All are welcome to contribute to this Wiki.''' However, due to our inability to properly staff against vandalism, there is a registration process involved.
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#Respond to the registration email sent to your email address.
#Email the [mailto:staff@peteashdown.org campaign staff] to activate your account. '''Be sure to include your Wiki account name!
'''

== Message ==

[[Message|A short summary]] of why Pete should be elected.

== Policy ==

I will start these areas by putting in a few ideas of my own which you can further edit. When I feel a good conclusion has been reached, policy will then be put on my issues web page. Alternatively, you can suggest a topic for discussion or revision if you feel something is lacking.

* [[Abortion]] -- Promote personal responsibility. Should be deferred to the states.
* [[Capital Punishment]] -- Death penalty not a deterrent. Discontinue it.
* [[Copyright]] -- Promote public domain. Oppose DMCA. Re-evaluate closed source software copyrights.
* [[Corporate Reform]] -- Safeguard investor value and democratic control.
* [[Defense]] -- Move spending from the high-end to the low-end. Support soldiers and veterans as the most precious resources of the U.S. Military.
* [[Drugs]] -- Treatment is more effective than punishment.
* [[Economy]] -- Invest in longterm solutions such as education. Eliminate tax-breaks for offshoring labor and facilities.
* [[Education]] -- Decouple federal funding and test performance. Model on successful programs. Make schools safe, healthy and free from commercialism. Education should be attainable for all who want it.
* [[Election Reform]] -- Comprehensive election reform package. Return the power to the people.
* [[Energy]] -- Full energy independence in a decade through American innovation and renewables.
* [[Environment]] -- National land use policy but with local control. Clean energy. Protecting our open spaces and wilderness while gaining revenue from recreational sources.
* [[Ethics and Corruption]] -- Promote "wide open" transparency. Balance lobbying and the voices of constituents.
* [[Foreign Relations]] -- Support nations that affirm human rights and democracy.
* [[Global Poverty]] -- Fair trade, eliminate debt, smart foreign aid.
* [[Guns]] -- Support gun ownership, education and safety practices.
* [[Health Care]] -- Regulate drug advertising. Research for cost-effective treatments. Move toward universal single-payer health care system.
* [[Immigration]] -- Closely track immigrants. Base immigration quotas on needs. Reform the entire system to be efficent.
* [[Internet Neutrality]] -- Against all forms of Internet regulation.
* [[Iraq]] -- Help Iraqis reconstruct their infrastructure. Let Iraqis vote on how long the US should stay.
* [[Labor]] -- Reward responsible businesses and protect startups and small business. Regulate irresponsible businesses.
* [[Law Enforcement and First Responders]] -- Provide adequate resources and manpower to the front lines of health and safety.
* [[Limits on Government]] -- The Constitution limits the federal government to certain specific powers.
* [[Lobbyists]] -- Restrict in-person meetings between officials and lobbyists.
* [[Minimum Wage]] -- The minimum wage needs an increase.
* [[National Security]] -- Control immigration. Rebuild our global reputation. Stop nuclear proliferation.
* [[National Service & AmeriCorps]] -- Foster national service among young people.
* [[North Korea]] -- (Open for input)
* [[Nuclear Waste]] -- No nuclear waste at Goshute Reservation; promote on-site reprocessing
* [[Nuclear Weapons and Testing]] -- No use of nuclear weapons, no further testing, work on non-proliferation.
* [[Obscenity and Pornography]] -- Ensure private industry gives parents the tools to protect children.
* [[Patents]] -- Patent system is broken, peer review and staged granting is a possible solution.
* [[Patriot Act]] -- Needs to be changed to protect citizen privacy.
* [[Politics]] -- Why I am a Democrat.
* [[Pollution & Climate]] -- Industrial policy and regulation to reduce environmental degradation and public health problems.
* [[Prison Reform]] -- Prepare prisoners for return to society by working 8-hr days in prison.
* [[Property Rights]] -- Protect individuals against eminent domain with economic justifications.
* [[Seniors]] -- Stop government borrowing from Social Security.
* [[Sexual Orientation]] -- Reduce government interference with personal lives.
* [[Social Security]] -- Only minor adjustments are needed.
* [[Spectrum Policy]] -- The EM Spectrum is a valuable public asset, the wise use of which will be major factor in economic growth and democratic free speech.
* [[Stem Cell Research]] -- Remove restrictions.
* [[Taxation]] -- "true" flat-tax. Close loopholes used by corporations.
* [[Technology]] -- Encourage companies to focus on long term, not just the next quarter. Promote investment in renewable energy producing technology.
* [[Term Limits]] -- Choose committee leadership by lottery instead of seniority. Term limits are not democratic.
* [[Torture]] -- Initiate measures to eliminate torture and prisoner abuse.
* [[Trade]] -- Protect American jobs and innovation.
* [[Transportation]] -- Promote high speed rail technology over road widening.
* [[Veterans]] -- G.I. Bill of Rights for 21st century.
* [[Water Issues]] -- Determine full impact of the SNWA's intent. Closely manage Bear River.
* [[Wiki]] -- Wiki is a great tool for public collaboration and would be continued after election.

== Campaign strategy ==

What do you feel is needed in a campaign? What bothers you about traditional campaigns? Want to volunteer but don't know what to do?

* [[Advertising]] - How to get the word out about the campaign.
* [[Communication]] - Where to get more information.
* [[Design]] - Website Resources for spreading the word online.
* [[Endorsements]] - Who supports our campaign?
* [[In the News]] - Links to articles in the Media about the campaign
* [[Recruitment]] - How can we bring people into the campaign, and from where.
* [[Opposition research]] - Standard for all campaigns.
** [[Opposition Quotes]] - Quotes from the incumbent
* [[To Do List]] - What does Pete need to do, what does the staff need to do, what can the grassroots do?
* [[Timeline]] - What are the milestones on the calendar?
* [[Fundraising]] - Standard for all campaigns.
* [[Long-term strategy]] - Beyond the race for this one single office, what is this race about?

== Other ==

* [[Contact Information]]
* [[Links to Friendly Sites]]
**[[Other Utah Candidates]]
* [[Hall of Shame]]
* [[Sand Box (Practice Here)]]
* [[Wiki templates]]

[[Category: Wiki]]
[[Category: Campaign]]

Utah democrats

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Chadlupkes: Redirecting to Utah Democratic Party

#redirect [[Utah Democratic Party]]

Utah gubernatorial election, 2004

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Chadlupkes:

{| border=1
|-
!COUNTY !! Total !! Huntsman & Herbert "R" !! R% !! Matheson & Hale "D" !! D% !! Larsen & Shadowind "PC" !! Fonua & Unknown "WI"
|-
!Total !! 919,960 !! 531,190 !! 57.74% !! 380,359 !! 41.35% !! 8,399 !! 12
|}

==County breakdown==

{| class=sortable border=1
|-
!COUNTY !! Total !! Huntsman & Herbert "R" !! R% !! Matheson & Hale "D" !! D% !! Larsen & Shadowind "PC" !! Fonua & Unknown "WI"
|-
|[[Beaver County]] || 2,549 || 1,541 || 60.46% || 991 || 38.88% || 17 || 0
|-
|[[Box Elder County]] || 18,294 || 12,631 || 69.04% || 5,497 || 30.05% || 166 || 0
|-
|[[Cache County]] || 39,245 || 25,307 || 64.48% || 13,660 || 34.81% || 278 || 0
|-
|[[Carbon County]] || 8,411 || 3,232 || 38.43% || 5,111 || 60.77% || 68 || 0
|-
|[[Daggett County]] || 481 || 287 || 59.67% || 194 || 40.33% || 0 || 0
|-
|[[Davis County]] || 108,053 || 68,545 || 63.44% || 38,726 || 35.84% || 782 || 0
|-
|[[Duchesne County]] || 5,525 || 3,939 || 71.29% || 1,550 || 28.05% || 36 || 0
|-
|[[Emery County]] || 4,658 || 2,754 || 59.12% || 1,848 || 39.67% || 56 || 0
|-
|[[Garfield County]] || 2,140 || 1,562 || 72.99% || 558 || 26.07% || 20 || 0
|-
|[[Grand County]] || 4,123 || 1,811 || 43.92% || 2,239 || 54.31% || 73 || 0
|-
|[[Iron County]] || 15,336 || 10,673 || 69.59% || 4,526 || 29.51% || 137 || 0
|-
|[[Juab County]] || 3,393 || 1,995 || 58.80% || 1,363 || 40.17% || 35 || 0
|-
|[[Kane County]] || 3,022 || 2,168 || 71.74% || 823 || 27.23% || 31 || 0
|-
|[[Millard County]] || 4,854 || 3,150 || 64.89% || 1,654 || 34.07% || 50 || 0
|-
|[[Morgan County]] || 3,832 || 2,535 || 66.15% || 1,272 || 33.19% || 25 || 0
|-
|[[Piute County]] || 756 || 517 || 68.39% || 237 || 31.35% || 2 || 0
|-
|[[Rich County]] || 1,025 || 706 || 68.88% || 317 || 30.93% || 2 || 0
|-
|[[Salt Lake County]] || 360,681 || 168,818 || 46.81% || 188,002 || 52.12% || 3,851 || 10
|-
|[[San Juan County]] || 4,871 || 2,555 || 52.45% || 2,244 || 46.07% || 72 || 0
|-
|[[Sanpete County]] || 8,330 || 5,441 || 65.32% || 2,799 || 33.60% || 90 || 0
|-
|[[Sevier County]] || 7,591 || 5,059 || 66.64% || 2,470 || 32.54% || 62 || 0
|-
|[[Summit County]] || 15,096 || 6,151 || 40.75% || 8,822 || 58.44% || 123 || 0
|-
|[[Tooele County]] || 16,479 || 9,181 || 55.71% || 7,106 || 43.12% || 192 || 0
|-
|[[Uintah County]] || 9,842 || 7,345 || 74.63% || 2,399 || 24.38% || 98 || 0
|-
|[[Utah County]] || 147,355 || 107,429 || 72.90% || 38,921 || 26.41% || 1,003 || 2
|-
|[[Wasatch County]] || 7,438 || 4,353 || 58.52% || 3,032 || 40.76% || 53 || 0
|-
|[[Washington County]] || 43,313 || 31,295 || 72.25% || 11,683 || 26.97% || 335 || 0
|-
|[[Wayne County]] || 1,338 || 880 || 65.77% || 458 || 34.23% || 0 || 0
|-
|[[Weber County]] || 71,929 || 39,330 || 54.68% || 31,857 || 44.29% || 742 || 0
|}

==See also==
{{Utah}}

Template:Utah

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Chadlupkes:

Utah gubernatorial election, 2004

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Chadlupkes:

{| border=1
|-
!COUNTY !! Total !! Huntsman & Herbert "R" !! R% !! Matheson & Hale "D" !! D% !! Larsen & Shadowind "PC" !! Fonua & Unknown "WI"
|-
!Total !! 919,960 !! 531,190 !! 57.74% !! 380,359 !! 41.35% !! 8,399 !! 12
|}

==County breakdown==

{| class=sortable border=1
|-
!COUNTY !! Total !! Huntsman & Herbert "R" !! R% !! Matheson & Hale "D" !! D% !! Larsen & Shadowind "PC" !! Fonua & Unknown "WI"
|-
|Beaver || 2,549 || 1,541 || 60.46% || 991 || 38.88% || 17 || 0
|-
|Box Elder || 18,294 || 12,631 || 69.04% || 5,497 || 30.05% || 166 || 0
|-
|Cache || 39,245 || 25,307 || 64.48% || 13,660 || 34.81% || 278 || 0
|-
|Carbon || 8,411 || 3,232 || 38.43% || 5,111 || 60.77% || 68 || 0
|-
|Daggett || 481 || 287 || 59.67% || 194 || 40.33% || 0 || 0
|-
|Davis || 108,053 || 68,545 || 63.44% || 38,726 || 35.84% || 782 || 0
|-
|Duchesne || 5,525 || 3,939 || 71.29% || 1,550 || 28.05% || 36 || 0
|-
|Emery || 4,658 || 2,754 || 59.12% || 1,848 || 39.67% || 56 || 0
|-
|Garfield || 2,140 || 1,562 || 72.99% || 558 || 26.07% || 20 || 0
|-
|Grand || 4,123 || 1,811 || 43.92% || 2,239 || 54.31% || 73 || 0
|-
|Iron || 15,336 || 10,673 || 69.59% || 4,526 || 29.51% || 137 || 0
|-
|Juab || 3,393 || 1,995 || 58.80% || 1,363 || 40.17% || 35 || 0
|-
|Kane || 3,022 || 2,168 || 71.74% || 823 || 27.23% || 31 || 0
|-
|Millard || 4,854 || 3,150 || 64.89% || 1,654 || 34.07% || 50 || 0
|-
|Morgan || 3,832 || 2,535 || 66.15% || 1,272 || 33.19% || 25 || 0
|-
|Piute || 756 || 517 || 68.39% || 237 || 31.35% || 2 || 0
|-
|Rich || 1,025 || 706 || 68.88% || 317 || 30.93% || 2 || 0
|-
|Salt Lake || 360,681 || 168,818 || 46.81% || 188,002 || 52.12% || 3,851 || 10
|-
|San Juan || 4,871 || 2,555 || 52.45% || 2,244 || 46.07% || 72 || 0
|-
|Sanpete || 8,330 || 5,441 || 65.32% || 2,799 || 33.60% || 90 || 0
|-
|Sevier || 7,591 || 5,059 || 66.64% || 2,470 || 32.54% || 62 || 0
|-
|Summit || 15,096 || 6,151 || 40.75% || 8,822 || 58.44% || 123 || 0
|-
|Tooele || 16,479 || 9,181 || 55.71% || 7,106 || 43.12% || 192 || 0
|-
|Uintah || 9,842 || 7,345 || 74.63% || 2,399 || 24.38% || 98 || 0
|-
|Utah || 147,355 || 107,429 || 72.90% || 38,921 || 26.41% || 1,003 || 2
|-
|Wasatch || 7,438 || 4,353 || 58.52% || 3,032 || 40.76% || 53 || 0
|-
|Washington || 43,313 || 31,295 || 72.25% || 11,683 || 26.97% || 335 || 0
|-
|Wayne || 1,338 || 880 || 65.77% || 458 || 34.23% || 0 || 0
|-
|Weber || 71,929 || 39,330 || 54.68% || 31,857 || 44.29% || 742 || 0
|}

==See also==
{{Utah}}

Utah gubernatorial election, 2004

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Chadlupkes:

{| border=1
|-
!COUNTY !! Total !! Huntsman & Herbert "R" !! R% !! Matheson & Hale "D" !! D% !! Larsen & Shadowind "PC" !! Fonua & Unknown "WI"
|-
!Total !! 919,960 !! 531,190 !! 57.74% !! 380,359 !! 41.35% !! 8,399 !! 12
|}

{| class=sortable border=1
|-
!COUNTY !! Total !! Huntsman & Herbert "R" !! R% !! Matheson & Hale "D" !! D% !! Larsen & Shadowind "PC" !! Fonua & Unknown "WI"
|-
|Beaver || 2,549 || 1,541 || 60.46% || 991 || 38.88% || 17 || 0
|-
|Box Elder || 18,294 || 12,631 || 69.04% || 5,497 || 30.05% || 166 || 0
|-
|Cache || 39,245 || 25,307 || 64.48% || 13,660 || 34.81% || 278 || 0
|-
|Carbon || 8,411 || 3,232 || 38.43% || 5,111 || 60.77% || 68 || 0
|-
|Daggett || 481 || 287 || 59.67% || 194 || 40.33% || 0 || 0
|-
|Davis || 108,053 || 68,545 || 63.44% || 38,726 || 35.84% || 782 || 0
|-
|Duchesne || 5,525 || 3,939 || 71.29% || 1,550 || 28.05% || 36 || 0
|-
|Emery || 4,658 || 2,754 || 59.12% || 1,848 || 39.67% || 56 || 0
|-
|Garfield || 2,140 || 1,562 || 72.99% || 558 || 26.07% || 20 || 0
|-
|Grand || 4,123 || 1,811 || 43.92% || 2,239 || 54.31% || 73 || 0
|-
|Iron || 15,336 || 10,673 || 69.59% || 4,526 || 29.51% || 137 || 0
|-
|Juab || 3,393 || 1,995 || 58.80% || 1,363 || 40.17% || 35 || 0
|-
|Kane || 3,022 || 2,168 || 71.74% || 823 || 27.23% || 31 || 0
|-
|Millard || 4,854 || 3,150 || 64.89% || 1,654 || 34.07% || 50 || 0
|-
|Morgan || 3,832 || 2,535 || 66.15% || 1,272 || 33.19% || 25 || 0
|-
|Piute || 756 || 517 || 68.39% || 237 || 31.35% || 2 || 0
|-
|Rich || 1,025 || 706 || 68.88% || 317 || 30.93% || 2 || 0
|-
|Salt Lake || 360,681 || 168,818 || 46.81% || 188,002 || 52.12% || 3,851 || 10
|-
|San Juan || 4,871 || 2,555 || 52.45% || 2,244 || 46.07% || 72 || 0
|-
|Sanpete || 8,330 || 5,441 || 65.32% || 2,799 || 33.60% || 90 || 0
|-
|Sevier || 7,591 || 5,059 || 66.64% || 2,470 || 32.54% || 62 || 0
|-
|Summit || 15,096 || 6,151 || 40.75% || 8,822 || 58.44% || 123 || 0
|-
|Tooele || 16,479 || 9,181 || 55.71% || 7,106 || 43.12% || 192 || 0
|-
|Uintah || 9,842 || 7,345 || 74.63% || 2,399 || 24.38% || 98 || 0
|-
|Utah || 147,355 || 107,429 || 72.90% || 38,921 || 26.41% || 1,003 || 2
|-
|Wasatch || 7,438 || 4,353 || 58.52% || 3,032 || 40.76% || 53 || 0
|-
|Washington || 43,313 || 31,295 || 72.25% || 11,683 || 26.97% || 335 || 0
|-
|Wayne || 1,338 || 880 || 65.77% || 458 || 34.23% || 0 || 0
|-
|Weber || 71,929 || 39,330 || 54.68% || 31,857 || 44.29% || 742 || 0
|}

==See also==
{{Utah}}

Utah gubernatorial election, 2004

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Chadlupkes:

{| class=wikitable
|-
!COUNTY !! Total !! Huntsman & Herbert "R" !! R% !! Matheson & Hale "D" !! D% !! Larsen & Shadowind "PC" !! Fonua & Unknown "WI"
|-
!Total !! 919,960 !! 531,190 !! 57.74% !! 380,359 !! 41.35% !! 8,399 !! 12
|}

{| class=sortable border=1
|-
!COUNTY !! Total !! Huntsman & Herbert "R" !! R% !! Matheson & Hale "D" !! D% !! Larsen & Shadowind "PC" !! Fonua & Unknown "WI"
|-
|Beaver || 2,549 || 1,541 || 60.46% || 991 || 38.88% || 17 || 0
|-
|Box Elder || 18,294 || 12,631 || 69.04% || 5,497 || 30.05% || 166 || 0
|-
|Cache || 39,245 || 25,307 || 64.48% || 13,660 || 34.81% || 278 || 0
|-
|Carbon || 8,411 || 3,232 || 38.43% || 5,111 || 60.77% || 68 || 0
|-
|Daggett || 481 || 287 || 59.67% || 194 || 40.33% || 0 || 0
|-
|Davis || 108,053 || 68,545 || 63.44% || 38,726 || 35.84% || 782 || 0
|-
|Duchesne || 5,525 || 3,939 || 71.29% || 1,550 || 28.05% || 36 || 0
|-
|Emery || 4,658 || 2,754 || 59.12% || 1,848 || 39.67% || 56 || 0
|-
|Garfield || 2,140 || 1,562 || 72.99% || 558 || 26.07% || 20 || 0
|-
|Grand || 4,123 || 1,811 || 43.92% || 2,239 || 54.31% || 73 || 0
|-
|Iron || 15,336 || 10,673 || 69.59% || 4,526 || 29.51% || 137 || 0
|-
|Juab || 3,393 || 1,995 || 58.80% || 1,363 || 40.17% || 35 || 0
|-
|Kane || 3,022 || 2,168 || 71.74% || 823 || 27.23% || 31 || 0
|-
|Millard || 4,854 || 3,150 || 64.89% || 1,654 || 34.07% || 50 || 0
|-
|Morgan || 3,832 || 2,535 || 66.15% || 1,272 || 33.19% || 25 || 0
|-
|Piute || 756 || 517 || 68.39% || 237 || 31.35% || 2 || 0
|-
|Rich || 1,025 || 706 || 68.88% || 317 || 30.93% || 2 || 0
|-
|Salt Lake || 360,681 || 168,818 || 46.81% || 188,002 || 52.12% || 3,851 || 10
|-
|San Juan || 4,871 || 2,555 || 52.45% || 2,244 || 46.07% || 72 || 0
|-
|Sanpete || 8,330 || 5,441 || 65.32% || 2,799 || 33.60% || 90 || 0
|-
|Sevier || 7,591 || 5,059 || 66.64% || 2,470 || 32.54% || 62 || 0
|-
|Summit || 15,096 || 6,151 || 40.75% || 8,822 || 58.44% || 123 || 0
|-
|Tooele || 16,479 || 9,181 || 55.71% || 7,106 || 43.12% || 192 || 0
|-
|Uintah || 9,842 || 7,345 || 74.63% || 2,399 || 24.38% || 98 || 0
|-
|Utah || 147,355 || 107,429 || 72.90% || 38,921 || 26.41% || 1,003 || 2
|-
|Wasatch || 7,438 || 4,353 || 58.52% || 3,032 || 40.76% || 53 || 0
|-
|Washington || 43,313 || 31,295 || 72.25% || 11,683 || 26.97% || 335 || 0
|-
|Wayne || 1,338 || 880 || 65.77% || 458 || 34.23% || 0 || 0
|-
|Weber || 71,929 || 39,330 || 54.68% || 31,857 || 44.29% || 742 || 0
|}

==See also==
{{Utah}}

Utah gubernatorial election, 2004

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{| class=wikitable
|-
!COUNTY !! Total !! Huntsman & Herbert "R" !! R% !! Matheson & Hale "D" !! D% !! Larsen & Shadowind "PC" !! Fonua & Unknown "WI"
|-
|Beaver || 2,549 || 1,541 || 60.46% || 991 || 38.88% || 17 || 0
|-
|Box Elder || 18,294 || 12,631 || 69.04% || 5,497 || 30.05% || 166 || 0
|-
|Cache || 39,245 || 25,307 || 64.48% || 13,660 || 34.81% || 278 || 0
|-
|Carbon || 8,411 || 3,232 || 38.43% || 5,111 || 60.77% || 68 || 0
|-
|Daggett || 481 || 287 || 59.67% || 194 || 40.33% || 0 || 0
|-
|Davis || 108,053 || 68,545 || 63.44% || 38,726 || 35.84% || 782 || 0
|-
|Duchesne || 5,525 || 3,939 || 71.29% || 1,550 || 28.05% || 36 || 0
|-
|Emery || 4,658 || 2,754 || 59.12% || 1,848 || 39.67% || 56 || 0
|-
|Garfield || 2,140 || 1,562 || 72.99% || 558 || 26.07% || 20 || 0
|-
|Grand || 4,123 || 1,811 || 43.92% || 2,239 || 54.31% || 73 || 0
|-
|Iron || 15,336 || 10,673 || 69.59% || 4,526 || 29.51% || 137 || 0
|-
|Juab || 3,393 || 1,995 || 58.80% || 1,363 || 40.17% || 35 || 0
|-
|Kane || 3,022 || 2,168 || 71.74% || 823 || 27.23% || 31 || 0
|-
|Millard || 4,854 || 3,150 || 64.89% || 1,654 || 34.07% || 50 || 0
|-
|Morgan || 3,832 || 2,535 || 66.15% || 1,272 || 33.19% || 25 || 0
|-
|Piute || 756 || 517 || 68.39% || 237 || 31.35% || 2 || 0
|-
|Rich || 1,025 || 706 || 68.88% || 317 || 30.93% || 2 || 0
|-
|Salt Lake || 360,681 || 168,818 || 46.81% || 188,002 || 52.12% || 3,851 || 10
|-
|San Juan || 4,871 || 2,555 || 52.45% || 2,244 || 46.07% || 72 || 0
|-
|Sanpete || 8,330 || 5,441 || 65.32% || 2,799 || 33.60% || 90 || 0
|-
|Sevier || 7,591 || 5,059 || 66.64% || 2,470 || 32.54% || 62 || 0
|-
|Summit || 15,096 || 6,151 || 40.75% || 8,822 || 58.44% || 123 || 0
|-
|Tooele || 16,479 || 9,181 || 55.71% || 7,106 || 43.12% || 192 || 0
|-
|Uintah || 9,842 || 7,345 || 74.63% || 2,399 || 24.38% || 98 || 0
|-
|Utah || 147,355 || 107,429 || 72.90% || 38,921 || 26.41% || 1,003 || 2
|-
|Wasatch || 7,438 || 4,353 || 58.52% || 3,032 || 40.76% || 53 || 0
|-
|Washington || 43,313 || 31,295 || 72.25% || 11,683 || 26.97% || 335 || 0
|-
|Wayne || 1,338 || 880 || 65.77% || 458 || 34.23% || 0 || 0
|-
|Weber || 71,929 || 39,330 || 54.68% || 31,857 || 44.29% || 742 || 0
|-
!Total !! || 919,960 !! 531,190 !! 57.74% !! 380,359 !! 41.35% !! 8,399 !! 12
|}

==See also==
{{Utah}}

Utah Governor

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The current Governor of Utah is [[Jon Huntsman, Jr.]]. He was elected in [[Utah gubernatorial election, 2004|2004]], and will be up for reelection in [[Utah gubernatorial election, 2008|2008]].

[[Category:Utah]]

UT-Gov

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#redirect [[Utah Governor]]

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Utah

2008-03-10T02:07:21Z

Chadlupkes:

The great state of Utah!

==Elected officials==

==Counties==

==Cities==

{{Utah}}
[[Category:United States]]

Utah

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Chadlupkes:

Utah

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Category:Browse

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Top level category

Category:United States

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[[Category:Browse]]

Rich County

2007-07-24T14:03:39Z

Chadlupkes: +democratic party info

Click on your city, fill out the form, and let us know what you can do for your country!
*[[Town of Garden City]]
*[[Town of Randolph]]
*[[Town of Woodruff]]
*[[Laketown Town]]

==Democratic Party==
*Chair: Eldon Robinson
**Phone: 435-946-2906
**Email: rangerrobinson@yahoo.com

[[Category: Counties]]

Main Page

2006-12-01T00:25:26Z

Chadlupkes: update after the election. We're just getting started!!

[[Image:wo8i0960.jpg|right|thumb|180px|Welcome to the campaign!]]

<i style="font-size:200%;border:none;margin: 0;padding:.1em;color:#000">'''Live Election Results from the State of Utah can be found [http://www.electionresults.utah.gov/xmlData/300009.html here].'''</i>

<i style="font-size:120%;border:none;margin: 0;padding:.1em;color:#000">Hello. My name is [[Pete Ashdown]], and I ran for the United States Senate in Utah in 2006. This wiki is where you have the power to influence my Campaign. You can help work on policy, strategize in an open forum, or simply see what needs to be done. Don't be afraid to make a mistake, I'm covering new ground every day.</i>

This site is not an official pronouncement of the policies endorsed by Pete Ashdown. Instead, it is an ongoing public forum where we, the people, can help create what we feel is good policy. Every page can be edited by you or anyone else, and each edit is tracked, so everyone can view each change and input to each discussion, no matter what content gets changed or overwritten. (Vandalism is quickly reverted and vandals banned.) Pete uses the input from these pages to form his official policy, which can be found on his official campaign web site at [http://vote.peteashdown.org/issues/ issues].

Because this is a public forum, please consider yourself part owner of these pages, and you have the right to add to and improve the information found anywhere in it. By contributing here you will be promoting open, democratic discussion and development that can improve all parts of our government. The efforts during the 2006 campaign on this site helped Pete's chances of becoming Utah's US Senator in 2006, and we're going to keep building!

== Collaborative software ==
The [http://wikipedia.org Wikipedia] is the most famous example of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_software "collaborative software"]. If you are new to this concept, we recommended that you inspect the Wikipedia, along with reading their [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Introduction Introduction]. The software used for this website is a version of the same software used for the Wikipedia.

The convergence of this collaborative software and politics is beginning to be referred to as "Wikipolitics".
=== How Do I Edit? ===
'''All are welcome to contribute to this Wiki.''' However, due to our inability to properly staff against vandalism, there is a registration process involved.
#[http://peteashdown.org/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup Register an account.]
#Respond to the registration email sent to your email address.
#Email the [mailto:staff@peteashdown.org campaign staff] to activate your account. '''Be sure to include your Wiki account name!
'''

== Message ==

[[Message|A short summary]] of why Pete should be elected.

== Policy ==

I will start these areas by putting in a few ideas of my own which you can further edit. When I feel a good conclusion has been reached, policy will then be put on my issues web page. Alternatively, you can suggest a topic for discussion or revision if you feel something is lacking.

* [[Abortion]] -- Promote personal responsibility. Should be deferred to the states.
* [[Capital Punishment]] -- Death penalty not a deterrent. Discontinue it.
* [[Copyright]] -- Promote public domain. Oppose DMCA. Re-evaluate closed source software copyrights.
* [[Corporate Reform]] -- Safeguard investor value and democratic control.
* [[Defense]] -- Move spending from the high-end to the low-end. Support soldiers and veterans as the most precious resources of the U.S. Military.
* [[Drugs]] -- Treatment is more effective than punishment.
* [[Economy]] -- Invest in longterm solutions such as education. Eliminate tax-breaks for offshoring labor and facilities.
* [[Education]] -- Decouple federal funding and test performance. Model on successful programs. Make schools safe, healthy and free from commercialism. Education should be attainable for all who want it.
* [[Election Reform]] -- Comprehensive election reform package. Return the power to the people.
* [[Energy]] -- Full energy independence in a decade through American innovation and renewables.
* [[Environment]] -- National land use policy but with local control. Clean energy. Protecting our open spaces and wilderness while gaining revenue from recreational sources.
* [[Ethics and Corruption]] -- Promote "wide open" transparency. Balance lobbying and the voices of constituents.
* [[Foreign Relations]] -- Support nations that affirm human rights and democracy.
* [[Global Poverty]] -- Fair trade, eliminate debt, smart foreign aid.
* [[Guns]] -- Support gun ownership, education and safety practices.
* [[Health Care]] -- Regulate drug advertising. Research for cost-effective treatments. Move toward universal single-payer health care system.
* [[Immigration]] -- Closely track immigrants. Base immigration quotas on needs. Reform the entire system to be efficent.
* [[Internet Neutrality]] -- Against all forms of Internet regulation.
* [[Iraq]] -- Help Iraqis reconstruct their infrastructure. Let Iraqis vote on how long the US should stay.
* [[Labor]] -- Reward responsible businesses and protect startups and small business. Regulate irresponsible businesses.
* [[Law Enforcement and First Responders]] -- Provide adequate resources and manpower to the front lines of health and safety.
* [[Limits on Government]] -- The Constitution limits the federal government to certain specific powers.
* [[Lobbyists]] -- Restrict in-person meetings between officials and lobbyists.
* [[Minimum Wage]] -- The minimum wage needs an increase.
* [[National Security]] -- Control immigration. Rebuild our global reputation. Stop nuclear proliferation.
* [[National Service & AmeriCorps]] -- Foster national service among young people.
* [[North Korea]] -- (Open for input)
* [[Nuclear Waste]] -- No nuclear waste at Goshute Reservation; promote on-site reprocessing
* [[Nuclear Weapons and Testing]] -- No use of nuclear weapons, no further testing, work on non-proliferation.
* [[Obscenity and Pornography]] -- Ensure private industry gives parents the tools to protect children.
* [[Patents]] -- Patent system is broken, peer review and staged granting is a possible solution.
* [[Patriot Act]] -- Needs to be changed to protect citizen privacy.
* [[Politics]] -- Why I am a Democrat.
* [[Pollution & Climate]] -- Industrial policy and regulation to reduce environmental degradation and public health problems.
* [[Prison Reform]] -- Prepare prisoners for return to society by working 8-hr days in prison.
* [[Property Rights]] -- Protect individuals against eminent domain with economic justifications.
* [[Seniors]] -- Stop government borrowing from Social Security.
* [[Sexual Orientation]] -- Reduce government interference with personal lives.
* [[Social Security]] -- Only minor adjustments are needed.
* [[Spectrum Policy]] -- The EM Spectrum is a valuable public asset, the wise use of which will be major factor in economic growth and democratic free speech.
* [[Stem Cell Research]] -- Remove restrictions.
* [[Taxation]] -- "true" flat-tax. Close loopholes used by corporations.
* [[Technology]] -- Encourage companies to focus on long term, not just the next quarter. Promote investment in renewable energy producing technology.
* [[Term Limits]] -- Choose committee leadership by lottery instead of seniority. Term limits are not democratic.
* [[Torture]] -- Initiate measures to eliminate torture and prisoner abuse.
* [[Trade]] -- Protect American jobs and innovation.
* [[Transportation]] -- Promote high speed rail technology over road widening.
* [[Veterans]] -- G.I. Bill of Rights for 21st century.
* [[Water Issues]] -- Determine full impact of the SNWA's intent. Closely manage Bear River.
* [[Wiki]] -- Wiki is a great tool for public collaboration and would be continued after election.

== Campaign strategy ==

What do you feel is needed in a campaign? What bothers you about traditional campaigns? Want to volunteer but don't know what to do?

* [[Advertising]] - How to get the word out about the campaign.
* [[Communication]] - Where to get more information.
* [[Design]] - Website Resources for spreading the word online.
* [[Endorsements]] - Who supports our campaign?
* [[In the News]] - Links to articles in the Media about the campaign
* [[Recruitment]] - How can we bring people into the campaign, and from where.
* [[Opposition research]] - Standard for all campaigns.
** [[Opposition Quotes]] - Quotes from the incumbent
* [[To Do List]] - What does Pete need to do, what does the staff need to do, what can the grassroots do?
* [[Timeline]] - What are the milestones on the calendar?
* [[Fundraising]] - Standard for all campaigns.
* [[Long-term strategy]] - Beyond the race for this one single office, what is this race about?

== Other ==

* [[Contact Information]]
* [[Links to Friendly Sites]]
**[[Other Utah Candidates]]
* [[Hall of Shame]]
* [[Sand Box (Practice Here)]]
* [[Wiki templates]]

[[Category: Wiki]]
[[Category: Campaign]]

Election Night Victory Party List

2006-11-07T19:07:12Z

Chadlupkes: +cat

Here is a list of things we need to bring/need more of/have questions about. We do need to take all of these, though, unless we are sure the hotel will provide them. I have put it on the wiki in case we need more ideas.
*TVs with antennae--have 3, need more
*Internet setup--good
*Projectorsâhave two, need screens
*Surge Protectors--ok
*Balloons--ok
*Ribbon--ok
*Helium--ok
*Tables?
*Chairs?
*Head table at the door?
*Buttons, literature, stickers, etc--ok
*Bannersâhorizontal ok, vertical?
*Wine--ok
*Music--ok
*Red-white-blue fake floral with flags--ok
*Anything else?

[[Category:Campaign]]

Utah

2006-11-07T19:06:18Z

Chadlupkes: we don't have a page on Utah?! we do now.

The great state of Utah!

==Elected officials==

==Counties==

==Cities==

[[Category:United States]]

Opposition research

2006-11-07T19:04:02Z

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==Opposition Research Contest==

[[Opposition Research Contest|Click here]] for rules and prizes!

==Opposition Talking Points==

Things we're hearing from Republicans, and could be hearing alot more.

* "Professional Pirate"

==Orrin Hatch==

===Campaign Contributions===

* [http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=72917 The Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund today called on U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch ... to return campaign contributions from tobacco companies] Note that Hatch is among the top 10 recipients of tobacco contributions in the US.

* Hatch's views on special interest groups & those he's taken money from: [[Image:Special_Interests_(good).pdf]] & [http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/can_give/S6UT00063]

* [http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp?CID=N00009869&cycle=2004 Top Contributors] - note how many drug companies there are!

===Divine Strake===

* [http://hatch.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=1558&Month=4&Year=2006 HATCH STAFF TO RAISE CONCERNS AT NUKE TEST SITE] [[April 24th, 2006]] Hatch's press release outlining his sudden concern over Divine Strake.

* [http://www.thespectrum.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060421/NEWS01/604210313/1002 Downwinders voice concerns to Sen. Hatch] [[April 21, 2006]] Hatch faces tough questions from Downwinders regarding Divine Strake, including 'where he would be if the test goes off'.

* We need an article quoting Hatch saying Divine Strake is safe. I found a lot of news articles hinting that he previously took that position, but I've not found one actually quoting or stating outright that he did.

===Federal Control===

* It might not just be music Orrin is searching your computer for. Taken from a 1976 Deseret News. [[Image:Porn.pdf]]

===Flag Burning===
From [http://thinkprogress.org/2006/06/28/hatch-priorities/ Think Progress] comes a video of Hatch speaking of the failed Amendment to ban flag burning, "I was asked this afternoon by a large body of media: Is this the most important thing the Senate could be doing at this time? I can tell you: Youâre darned right it is."

===General===

There are themes of liberty and privacy in your short position summary. Could not an interesting contrast be developed between these ideals and Hatch's positions on various issues. A constitutional amendment to ban flag burning is all about control, not of real things, but of symbols. What is the point of that? And is not Hatch willing at every turn to mandate crippling gadgets in our technology? Freedom versus control might be an interesting theme for some worthwhile mildly negative campaign material.

Henry Harpending, who moved here from the East thinking he was a right winger, because in the East it is the genteel left that wants to control people. I have learned that in the West the moralizing right wants to control people, and now I think I am a left winger. My politics have not changed, just the place I live.

Hatch was promoting some bill, I can't remember the name, which would literally have authorized
record companies to break into your computer remotely -- without any government involvement, and without notifying you -- to search for unauthorized copies of music, and furthermore would have authorized the record companies to delete files on your computer if they found them! This is well beyond the pale. Find the name of the bill and saddle Hatch with it, big time. That was an *evil* bill.
--Nathanael Nerode

Hatch has been in Washington that he is really out of touch with Utah. Over the years it seems that his support has grown, but that he has made more and more enemies. I really think the only reason anyone votes for him is because his name is really familiar!

Points from the Wikipedia article:
* Was against the Fair Housing Act, and worked to oppose anti-discrimination efforts.
* Proposed that copyright owners be able to destroy people's personal computer equipment and information if they download files off the internet. Was forced to withdraw this very poor suggestion. [http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,59305,00.html]
* Tried again a year later with the INDUCE Act, to outlaw use of copying tools by people in order to help Big Media Corporations to control the Internet.
* Won his original seat on the idea of creating term limits, claiming that incumbents lose touch with their constituents. Yet today Hatch has been around longer than the democrat he replaced.
* Confuses Iraq and Vietnam

From the talk page on the Wikipedia article:
* Changes positions on technology issues after being lobbied by corporations
* Has poor record on the environment
* Opposes civil rights
* Wishes to impose his religious views on all of America
* Makes decisions on technology without having a firmly grounded understanding of it
* Called his anti-war protesting constituents "Nut cakes" [http://extras.sltrib.com/blogs/politics/2005/08/curiosity-of-day.htm]

From [http://www.issues2000.org/Senate/Orrin_Hatch.htm issues2000.org]:
* Anti-abortion, yet pro-stem cell research
* Says he's for a balanced budget, but puts high priority on all spending.
* Favors school prayer and flag protection
* Rating system should be followed for movies, games, and music
* Favors cell phone wiretapping
* Opposed to efforts to help minorities
* Favors government interference in people's sex lives and marriage
* ACLU rates him as having an "anti-civil rights voting record"
* US COC rates him as having a 100% pro-business voting record
* Wishes to have more prisons and put more juveniles in jail
* CURE rates his voting record as anti-rehabilitation
* Voting favors corporations in the courts
* Solution to drug problem is to put more juveniles in jail
* Favors school prayer and school vouchers.
* NEA rates his voting as "anti-public education". Apparently he would love to eliminate public education in favor of Federally-supported Church Schools.
* Opposed to working with the international community on environmental standards like the Kyoto Accords.
* Supports ANWR drilling
* Opposes funding alternative renewable and solar energy
* Supports building nuclear waste repositories
* Favors building roads over the National Forests
* Opposed to protecting fragile desert environments
* Favors the US policing Europe
* Voted in favor of allowing Communist China to sell weapons
* Favors capping foreign aid
* Supports NAFTA, GATT, WTO, Fast-Track
* Supported allowing China into WTO
* Promotes legislation that enables companies to offshore American jobs
* Opposes campaign finance reform
* Supports campaign donations from corporations and lobbyists
* Supports stricter gun law enforcement, including mental health check and throwing more juveniles in jail
* ...Yet voted against background checks at gun shows
* Against enabling people to get cheap drugs from Canada
* Against allowing patients ability to punish abusive HMOs
* Favors Tobacco industry and opposes restrictions on them
* APHA rated his voting record 100% anti-public health
* Supports great increases in defense spending
* Favors nuke tests, secret CIA $$
* SANE rated him 100% pro-military
* Voted to kill increases in the minimum wage
* Supports bringing in immigrants as cheap labor
* AFL-CIO rates his voting record 100% anti-labor
* Favors raising retirement age
* ARA rates his voting record 100% anti-senior
* Favors sales taxes and getting rid of the IRS
* Favors cutting taxes, but also favors massive spending increases, driving us deeper into debt.
* Says he thinks government should keep its mitts off the internet, but:
** Favors government helping corporations to take domains from ordinary people due to trademarks
** Favors government regulation of what can be sold online
* Favored invasion of Iraq, although admits Iraq was not developing its nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons programs.

===In The News & On The Web===
* [http://www.tooeletranscript.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=15699&Itemid=54 Tooele Transcript Bulletin followup] on Hatch's comment, with quotes from Pete.
* [http://www.tooeletranscript.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=15525&Itemid=2 Tooele Transcript Bulletin quotes Hatch] saying of terorists "They're waiting for the Democrats here to take control, let things cool off and then strike again."
* [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Orrin_Hatch SourceWatch article about Hatch]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orrin_Hatch Wikipedia article about Orrin Hatch]
* [http://www.dkosopedia.com/wiki/Orrin_Hatch dKosopedia article about Hatch]
* [http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/g_three_sections_with_teasers/legislative_home.htm U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records]
* [http://www.govtrack.us/ GovTrack.us: Tracking the U.S. Congress]
* [http://www.cq.com/ Congressional Quarterly] - requires registration, free trial available
* [http://thomas.loc.gov/ Library of Congress]
* [http://searching.gao.gov/query.html?col=+&qt=+orrin+hatch&charset=iso-8859-1&ql=&x=0&y=0 Government Accounting Office] site with search for "orrin hatch" all ready done
* [http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/h/orrin_g_hatch/?inline=nyt-per ''New York Times''] topics page for Orrin Hatch
* [http://technorati.com/tag/Orrin%20Hatch Technorati] Tag: Orrin Hatch
* [http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=S0880103 Project Vote Smart] page for Orrin Hatch
* [http://www.lexisnexis.com/ Lexis-Nexis] - great source of congressional records with search options, but you would need to use a public library or a college library password to access it
* [http://sopr.senate.gov/ Office of Public Reports] Federal Lobbyist Online Registration
* [http://www.truveo.com/search.php?q=orrin+hatch&akw=web+video Truveo] video search results for Orrin Hatch

* [http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0522polygamy-safetynet22-ON.html Anti-polygamy group criticizes Utah AG's committee] AZCentral.com, May 22, 2006, Orrin Hatch is blasted for his support of The Safety Net Committee, which Tapestry Against Polygamy says isn't doing it's job to help women leave polygamous lifestyles. Hatch is also blasted for fli-flopping on the issue of polygamy.

* From the ''New York Times'': "DIVISIVE WORDS: THE REPUBLICANS; Senators See Little Reason For Altered Stance on Race," by DAVID FIRESTONE, Washington, December 22, 2002
"A day before they will elect Bill Frist of Tennessee their new leader, several Republican senators said today that despite the furor over Trent Lott's racially tinged remarks, they saw little need for their party to change its agenda on some specific issues of interest to African-Americans.

"In appearances on Sunday television news programs, four senators said they would support the nomination of Judge Charles W. Pickering Sr. to the federal appeals court in New Orleans. Judge Pickering was rejected in March by Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, in part because of his record on racial matters in Mississippi, his home state. The judge's principal patron in the Senate was Mr. Lott, who resigned as Republican leader last week because of his comments lamenting Strom Thurmond's loss as a segregationist candidate for president in 1948...

"Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah, who will become the Judiciary Committee chairman next month, said today on ABC's "This Week" program that Judge Pickering deserved renomination by President Bush, but that he was not sure the nomination would be approved.

"'I think Judge Pickering is an excellent judge,' Mr. Hatch said. 'I think he has excellent credentials. I think he stood up when he should have stood up. He was one of those who brought African-Americans into the Republican Party and into the party leadership. I think there's very little that you can really criticize against Judge Pickering other than, according to some Democrats, he's a white male from Mississippi'...

"Throughout the debate on Mr. Lott, many Republicans said their party needed to do more on civil rights to convince blacks that Mr. Lott's sentiments were not representative."

* From CNN: [http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/05/senate.snooping/index.html Former Senate staffers faulted in memo leaks] By Steve Turnham, CNN Washington Bureau, Friday, March 5, 2004.

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Two former Republican staffers on the Senate Judiciary Committee may have broken the law when they downloaded thousands of computer files with information about Democratic strategies in the partisan tug-of-war over judicial nominations, according to the results of an investigation by the Senate sergeant-at-arms released Thursday.

"Some committee Democrats are calling for a special counsel to investigate the breach, and its Republican chairman, Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, who employed the staffers, said 'odds are' that the matter may be referred to prosecutors.

"'I am mortified that this improper, unethical and simply unacceptable breach of confidential files occurred,' Hatch said. 'There is no excuse to justify these improper actions.' ...

"Hatch stopped short of calling the staffers' actions criminal, but the committee's ranking Democrat, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, said their actions amounted to theft.

"'There is much in the report that is new, it's incriminating, it's revealing about the stealing of these computer files,' he said. 'The evidence unequivocally confirms that some Republican staff conspired to spy on and steal from their Democratic colleagues.'

"'I feel it is not difficult to conclude that this was criminal.'

Hatch said 'it is not a foregone conclusion that this will go to a prosecutor ... but odds are it will.'"

* From ''The Industry Standard'' via CNN: [http://archives.cnn.com/2001/TECH/computing/01/10/digital.music.lives.idg/index.html Hatch pledges to keep online music accessible] by Elizabeth Wasserman, January 10, 2001.

"At a two-day conference on the future of digital music that pitted such parties as Napster and the Recording Industry Association of America against each other in panel discussions, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, pledged to use his position to keep the Internet open for the benefit of fans and artists.

"'I do not think it is any benefit for artists or fans to have all the new, wide distribution channels in the online world controlled by those who have controlled the old, narrower ones,' Hatch said, to spirited shouts and applause from a crowd of students in a Georgetown University hall. 'This is especially true if they achieve that control by leveraging their dominance in content or conduit space in an anticompetitive way to control the new, independent music services that are attempting to enhance the consumer's experience of music.' ...

"But Hatch suggested that Congress might look again at copyright issues, to ensure that dominant companies don't violate antitrust laws in an effort to squelch new technologies.

"Hatch, who moonlights as a singer/songwriter of inspirational music, said he believes it should be legally possible to offer online file-sharing distribution methods, such as those offered by the court-embattled Napster service, to consumers. He also said he believes creators should be paid for the sale or use of their copyrighted works. He praised experimental projects that license music to such services and offer people legal access to music through paid subscriptions, but said more options need to be available. Entertainment conglomerates need to move more quickly to respond to demand, he said."

* From Political Cortex: [http://www.politicalcortex.com/story/2006/5/19/134622/440 Drama, Hypocrisy, and Polygamy As Senate Panel Approves Gay Marriage Amendment] by Tom Ball, May 19, 2006.

"Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy said 'Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch, who supports the gay-marriage ban, has expressed support for polygamists in his home state of Utah.' 'I never said that,' Hatch responded. 'I know some (polygamists) that are very sincere. ... Don't accuse me of wanting to have polygamy.'"...

"So Orrin 'knows people who are polygamists' (i.e. criminals), and yet refuses to report them to the legal authorities -- and this despite his complaint that he can only enforce the laws if he has 'substantiated claims'. Can't he substantiate his own claims?"...

"It should also be noted that Hatch's indignant opposition to Gays and Gay Marriage are completely without merit coming from a man who would not 'sit here and judge anybody just because they live differently than me.'"

* From KSL: [http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=271017 Follow the Money: Tie Between Campaign Money and Oil Addiction?] by John Daley, May 20, 2006

"Sen. Orrin Hatch, (R) Utah: 'What impact do those oil and gas contributions have in getting favorable legislation passed for them? Not very much.'"

"We followed the money for Utah's Congressmen and found campaign cash from oil and gas ranks as a top twenty contributor for each, including 51-thousand dollars for Senator Hatch."

"Dating back to 1989, the watchdog group finds impressive career totals approaching 200-thousand dollars for each Utah Senator."

===Polygamy / Same-Sex Marriage===
* [http://sltrib.com/search/ci_3840415 Leahy singles out Hatch on plural marriage] from the Salt Lake Tribune, [[May 19, 2006]]

"Leahy raised Hatch's past comments on the issue of plural marriage during a debate on whether a constitutional amendment aimed at banning same-sex marriage should also prohibit polygamous unions."
[..]
"'[Hatch] says he knows a number of those polygamists in Utah, says they're fine people,' Leahy said."

"Hatch took exception, saying he hadn't made such statements. But Leahy countered that Hatch has been quoted saying as much in past news reports."

* [http://www.newyorkblade.com/2006/6-19/viewpoint/opinion/kirchick.cfm] from the New York Blade, [[June 16, 2006]]

===Utah===

* Orrin Hatch debated Sen. Moss and told him that Utah's "got to get people back there (in Congress) who speak for Utah, not the big eastern establishment." [[Image:Debate.pdf]]

===Taxes===

* Senator Hatch and his colleagues think they can spend without taxing. This only creates debt. Is this a good thing? Let's see what Orrin had to say about debt in another debate with Frank Moss. [[Image:Debt_Debate.pdf]]

===Time in Office===

* How important is Senate Seniority? Ask pre-Senator Orrin Hatch. [[Image:Seniority.pdf]]

* Orrin was born in Pittsburgh in 1934. He lived there until he moved to Utah in 1969. He was elected Senator in 1976 and has remained one ever since. [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000338] So, he lived in Pennsylvania for 35 years, DC for 30 years and Utah for seven years. I wonder how he can say he represents Utah and not the eastern coast.

===Voting Record===

* Voting record http://www.peacemajority.org/scorecard/scorecard.jsp?person_legislator_ID=400

[[Category: Campaign]]
[[Category: Incumbent]]

North Korea

2006-11-07T19:01:12Z

Chadlupkes:

North Korea has been a problem in its region for half a century, and now it apparently has nuclear weapons.
The United States should certainly continue to monitor the situation, but should not use a military option against the North Koreans unless they have attacked the United States or an ally. Regardless of the behavior of any government, the United States should always be willing to provide food and medicine to the world's neediest people.

(Original statement: The United States should always be open to bilateral talks with the de facto government of a sovereign nation.)

Alternative:
The most promising approach to take in regards to foreign policy (especially North Korea) would be to take the approach the situation through the [[United Nations]]. It has been shown throughout history that combined, global and positive diplomatic effort through an organisation such as the UN is ''much'' more effective than a unilateral (military or other) action by the US. With american military resources already spread very thin and a very real threat of nuclear retaliation against South Korea, it might even be the only realistic option anyway. It's a realistic, pragmatic and sensible approach and even if the power of the UN has been dilluted (mostly by neglect) over the years, there's no time like the present to start using it for its original purpose. Situations like North Korea are exactly the reasons the UN and NATO got created in the first place.

Note that the UN could be very helpfull in the [[Iraq]] situation as well. Even though there might have been a enormous disagreement over the original invasion, it will (probably) still answer to a peace-keeping mission.

[[Category:Foreign Policy]]
[[Category:Asia]]

North Korea

2006-11-07T19:00:01Z

Chadlupkes: +cat

User:Chadlupkes

2006-08-21T23:51:23Z

Chadlupkes: just did a sweep for uncategorized pages

Chad Lupkes is an activist in Washington State.

*Executive Director of Democracy for Washington.
**http://www.democracyforwashington.com/
*Active in [http://campaigns.wikia.com Campaigns Wikia]

==My Contributions==

I love this! I'll start by working to create categories that will bring all these pages together. Issues, Campaign, Profile, Legislation, etc.

I started a similar project for Washington state with a different wiki engine. I wish more campaigns would do this....
:Good work. There is a lot of needed structure and formatting. You're doing a great job.--[[User:Pashdown|pashdown]] 10:56, 2 December 2005 (MST)

Just did a sweep for uncategorized pages. [[User:Chadlupkes|Chadlupkes]] 17:51, 21 August 2006 (MDT)

Wiki

2006-08-21T23:48:36Z

Chadlupkes: +cat

The Wiki and other collaborative technologies present a great opportunity for the American public to work on tough problems together. Regardless of whether my congressional cohorts support this idea, I would retain this Wiki as one of the ways to stay connected with the public. Although I would work to promote advanced technology throughout government, I would not stay motionless waiting for its deployment.

[[Category:Campaign]]

Template:Delete

2006-08-21T23:47:52Z

Chadlupkes: trick learned from wikia

<div style="border:2px solid orange;background-color:#FFFACD;padding:3px;">'''This page should be deleted, as it does not have any useful information.'''
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Spectrum Policy

2006-08-21T23:46:06Z

Chadlupkes: +cat

America currently has a spectrum policy designed around the technological limitations of the 19th and 20th centuries. We currently grant monopoly useage of a vital and valuable set of frequencies to incumbent users. This is like demanding that everyone in a stadium remain silent so that one person may speak. The reason for this legal regime was a legitimate technological limitation of the era: interference. With modern software-tuned radio technology and our vastly increased understanding of radio wave propagation and signal discrimination, there is no longer any technological justification for these monopolistic grants in practical perpetuity of a vital public resource.

We should base spectrum policy on avoiding actual interference with signals, no longer on potential interference. Now that we are able to build more intelligence into recievers and transmission devices to avoid and filter out interference, our spectrum policy can be vastly more flexible and responsive to market conditions. We can, for a time, continue to accommodate incumbent high-power transmitters while still opening large amounts of the spectrum for public domain unlicensed use in a variety of low-power and interference-avoiding uses.

We have seen explosive growth and rapid innovation in the very limited unlicensed spectrum we currently have. Cordless phones, digital communications such as Wi-Fi, and a myriad of consumer applications have been crowded into a very small section of the spectrum. We could unleash entreprenuerial competition and innovation in yet more applications should some of wavelengths with the best properties (penetration of water and structures especially) become available for unlicensed use on a actual interference basis. The comercially valuable television spectrum, which is very inefficently used at present, could be put to use to foster innovative and valuable new technologies and services, rather than supporting the monopolistic rents of incumbent broadcasters whose business model is based in the last century.

Finally, we need to ensure that the public is getting maximum value for any leasing of exclusive spectrum use rights to private entities. The usable spectrum is increasing a vital economic resource, equal to if not more important than tangible assets such as real estate and mineral resources. Our government owes it to the public to extract as much value as possible from any exclusive uses, and the government should use those resources to ensure that all Americans have actual usage of their digital freedom of speech.

A radio emission is directly analogous to the human voice. In the latter case the human body creates sound waves to communicate with other humans within range. In the former, technology allows humans to broadcast EM waves to all with the technology to recieve the signal. In both cases the purpose is to communicate the ideas which keep a society free and vital. We would not tolerate a society in which the government granted monopolicy rights to talk to a priviledged few, yet we have long tolerated just such a situation for use of the EM spectrum. The technological constraints which have justified such an infringement of American's right to communicate freely via the EM spectrum have now dropped away. Americans must reassert their right to speak freely using the EM spectrum, which belongs to them, and for which the state is only a trustee.

[[Category:Media issues]]

Property Rights

2006-08-21T23:45:16Z

Chadlupkes: looks like we don't have interwiki links active

Eminent domain by the government over citizen property rights should very rarely be used. Against the Supreme Court decision, economic development is not reason enough for condemnation of residential properties. Land banking by powerful interests rank much lower on the scale in regards to public interest. For example, the incredible cost sanctioned by the U.S. Senate of the Utah Federal Courthouse expansion includes destruction of a popular club, moving an historic building across the street, and condemnation of the destination, all while an empty lot owned by a powerful concern continues to be unused to the south. The question of need consistently arises in this case, but it is overridden by government rather than public interest.

I am against these large entity protections and believe the local public should be more in control of these cases.

I also suggest expanding the debate on protection of property rights to a broader scope. More specifically use it in reference to debate '''self-ownership''', whether this be a persons right to consume drugs in the privacy of their homes or to reasonable expectations about the use of their property.

==External links==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-ownership Self-ownership on Wikipedia]

[[Category:Issues]]

Property Rights

2006-08-21T23:43:57Z

Chadlupkes: +cat

Eminent domain by the government over citizen property rights should very rarely be used. Against the Supreme Court decision, economic development is not reason enough for condemnation of residential properties. Land banking by powerful interests rank much lower on the scale in regards to public interest. For example, the incredible cost sanctioned by the U.S. Senate of the Utah Federal Courthouse expansion includes destruction of a popular club, moving an historic building across the street, and condemnation of the destination, all while an empty lot owned by a powerful concern continues to be unused to the south. The question of need consistently arises in this case, but it is overridden by government rather than public interest.

I am against these large entity protections and believe the local public should be more in control of these cases.

I also suggest expanding the debate on protection of property rights to a broader scope. More specifically use it in reference to debate [[wikipedia:Self-ownership|self-ownership]], whether this be a persons right to consume drugs in the privacy of their homes or to reasonable expectations about the use of their property.

[[Category:Issues]]

Pollution & Climate

2006-08-21T23:43:17Z

Chadlupkes: +cat

Pollution control and climate change are industrial policy and regulation issues more than environmental protection and deserve separate treatment. If we frame these issues as a balance between spotted owls and economic growth, we lose. These issues must be framed as forcing industry to be more efficient and competitive, with the benefit of less environmental degredation and public health problems.

This is a highly debateable issue, but I think that voters respond best to pollution control efforts that work in partnership and synergyistically with market forces to reduce pollution. Bush I's '''emission pemit marketing scheme''' is the standard reference for this model and it was demonstrably successful. There is a wide field for using market forces to force the internalization of currently externalized negative outputs, such as effluent, run off, air borne particulates, and so forth. The goal should be to fold all such externalities that impose general social and economic costs back into the production costs of industrial processes, including agriculture.

A second key idea for the reduction of pollution another externality eliminator: '''cradle to grave laws''' for all durable consumables. The number of industrial pollutants that enter the environment from our waste stream is vast. Cradle to grave laws mandate that manaufacturers accept back post-consumer goods for recyclcing, remanufacture, and safe disposal. We currently have such laws in place for really large environmental stressors such as batteries, but we could go much further and force manafacturers to apply their business and managerial genius to redesigning their business processes to eliminate these wastes.

In climate change, we have to accede to the Kyoto Protocol or a similiar '''multi-national protocol to reduce emissions'''. This issue ties closely into energy (production is a major source of greenhouse gas) and transportation (more efficient and cleaner cars will also reduce greenhouse emissions). The United States must also take the lead not only in reducing emissions, but look seriously at international cooperation to effect a reverseral of warming trends already under way. A '''world wide carbon sequestration effort''' that uses of a market-based funding mechanism needs to be created and the United States should take the lead in that effort.

[[Category:Environment]]

Parental Rights

2006-08-21T23:42:51Z

Chadlupkes: +cat

== Build a Stable Foundation and America Will Be Strong ==

The issue of parental rights really encompass a very significant range of issues in our nation. By encouraging a policy of responsibility and self reliance we can avoid many of the problems caused by punitive laws on the books of many communities today.

Far too often the ''will of the people'' is exerted over ordinary citizens to force them to comply with a publicly set policy of how a child should be raised. This statement is overly simplified, to say the very least.

Not at issue here are cases where a parent, or parents, clearly abuse or neglect a child. Certainly this is a time and place for a community to step into the situation on behalf of the child.

By preserving the rights of all fit parents, to make the decisions that any parent should be able to make, to raise there children according to there social, religious, economical, and other philosophies we can help to ensure the most important building block of America remains strong.

A general summary of some of the issues include:

[[Medical Rights]]

[[Divorce]]

--[[User:Jonm|Jonm]] 05:11, 23 April 2006 (MDT)

== Medical Rights ==

In the United States we do a pretty good job in the area of Medical Rights for an individual. Sometimes, however, parents are not extended the right to make the ultimate decision for his or her child.

This is more a matter of a Licensed Medical Professional's right or obligation to report abuse that is based on his / her moral, religious, or ethical agenda.

So the questions are:

1. Who is best qualified to speak on behalf of a child?

2. Do we favor the ''authority'' of a Doctor over the judgment of a parent?

A simplified solution would encourage a partnership between patent, doctor and even the patient when appropriate. This solution would also remove punitive measures taken against parents and families when the measure creates more harm, and in fact solves nothing.

For example, when a family goes through the tragedy of a terminally ill child someone must make the ultimate decision at some point. No parent wants his child to suffer needlessly. There have been cases where a Doctor will report parents to the authorities when they feel the parent has made the wrong decision to not treat, or simply treat the problem contrary to the advice of the Doctor.

Why is this a problem?

1. This is a conflict of interest for the Doctor who stands to gain financially by forcing or prolonging treatment.

2. The tragedy that the family is experiencing is often exaggerated by further tragedy caused by punitive measures such as the removal of Parental Rights, or worse.

--[[User:Jonm|Jonm]] 05:12, 23 April 2006 (MDT)

== Divorce ==

Divorce has become one of the most pervasively destructive elements in American society. However, this is an issue that may never be resolved on a government level.

Who is harmed? The obvious answer is that the family and, of course, children are harmed in divorce. What is not so obvious is that there is an ever growing compound issue that has been created by legislation that is punitive and not supportive.

Who is responsible? Again, the obvious answer is that the parents are responsible. While this may be true, there are other areas of responsibility that may not be so obvious.

So why is this a Parental Rights issue, and why would it be of concern to a Senator?

The simple answer is that in the state of Utah, and similar in many other states, there are laws on the books that dictate how, when and by what standard a parent will parent his / her child. Supported by this are the many decisions of the Judicial branch that amount to a court order on how a child will be cared for.

More specifically, legislators and members of the judiciary are often no more qualified to make a parental decision that a parent. When they do mandate or make these decisions on behalf of a parent there are often a number of unintended circumstances. This happens because the background of the legislator or Judge is based on his economic, social and religious background. The result is that little consideration is given to the circumstances that are created by resulting law or the order of the court.

This is a fundamental problem because a divorcing parent is no longer afforded ''equal protection under the law'' in relation to other parents (not divorced). This is a problem because divorce (essentially a contractual arrangement between partners) is not a violation of the law. However, when a parent is divorces he / she is suddenly subjected to a whole set of laws that are very punitive.

There are many examples of how this is a serious problem, here is one that represents some of the most common issues (besides this example, there are similar issues with custody and other parental matters):

Parents divorce. One parent is assigned primary or full custody and the other parent is allowed some time with the children. Both parents have there income evaluated and, by state mandated formula, an order of support is entered against the parent that doesnât have primary custody. While this may seem to mirror a traditional family role there are a number of serious problems that are created here:

1. Because the order of support is a court order, non compliance is dealt with in a punitive manner (often resulting in collection or even jail time)

2. The standard of support is based on law that was crafted by legislators who generally have a significant economic advantage. Furthermore, it is also very common for a Judge to have significant financial resources.

The problem is that (assuming there is no deliberate abuse on the part of one of the parents) these laws and orders rarely account for economic events such as the loss of a job, illness, or the simple fact that both parents must survive. Compounding this issue is the fact that there is no enforcement on the use of these funds, and when incomes increase there is no cap. The ultimate result is that a parent is often left homeless, or forced into a survival situation that, because of the law and order of the court, often results in the incarceration of one parent.

As a result of the many cases where one parent will not pay, or falls behind on paying, child support. Legislators often look for more punitive ways of forcing parents to comply, such as revoking licenses or impounding vehicles. These measures, along with the many other laws on the books, only serve to create new and more complicated problems that often come at a significant expense to both the family and society.

The solution is simple. Parental Rights must be honored above the will of the people. Divorced (or even separated or out of wedlock) parents must retain the same rights afforded to all other parents and an environment of parental responsibility must be fostered by the US Government, State Governments and Local Governments. Parents should be allowed to come to an agreement on how children will be raised, and by what standards. It is clear that some level of commitment may have to be entered into by both parents, and it would be reasonable that they would be held responsible in these cases.

--[[User:Jonm|Jonm]] 05:12, 23 April 2006 (MDT)

[[Category:Issues]]

Examples of Opposition Research

2006-08-21T23:42:08Z

Chadlupkes: *cat

Shawn found these while looking at ''Deseret News'' microfilm at the SUU Library; not great image quality, but exactly the content. The best is the special interest one where Hatch says: "It is time for Utahns to regain control over their destiny by electing a senator who is not a captive of any special interest groups" Well said.--[[User:Brett|Brett]] 17:12, 2 May 2006 (MDT)

[[Image:Special_Inerests.pdf| Special Interests, Oct 2, 1976 p. A6]]<br>
[[Image:Social_Security.pdf|on Social Security, Nov 1, 1976, p. A11]]<br>
[[Image:I'll_Resign.pdf| Promising to resign if he votes to increase the budget deficit Oct 27, 1976 p. S8]]<br>
[[Image:Getting_to_know_you.pdf|General ad Nov 1, 1976 p. B16]]<br>

[[Category:Media]]
[[Category:Campaign|Opposition research]]

Examples of Opposition Research

2006-08-21T23:41:38Z

Chadlupkes: +cat

Examples

2006-08-21T23:41:10Z

Chadlupkes: Examples moved to Examples of Opposition Research: more precise title

#REDIRECT [[Examples of Opposition Research]]

Examples of Opposition Research

2006-08-21T23:41:10Z

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Opposition Research Contest

2006-08-21T23:40:40Z

Chadlupkes: +cat

=What are we doing? Why?=
For the whole time of Pete's campaign, people have told us that Orrin Hatch has said and done some dumb stuff over the past 30 years. Everything from "What do you call a Senator who has been in Washington 18 years? Call him home" Or standing on an overpass with a banner that says "18 years is long enough" or any number of contradictory statements.
However, we don't have the money to fund a massive research project by a big firm. So, we can't find video, audio, or print media to back up these mistakes. So, we are depending on you.

=Wait, what do I get out of the deal?=
Throughout this effort, we will be giving out prizes and recognizing the best finds. Our first prize will be a seat (with your date) at Pete's table at the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner on May 12 at the Hilton in Salt Lake.

Other prizes will include: special t-shirts, recognition on the website as the best researchers and volunteers, and other great gifts.

=What should you look for?=
There are a lot of things to look for...

*Video of Hatch in the news
*Old TV commmercials
*Audio from radio interviews or ads
*Newspaper Stories or Ads
*Old campaign propoganda, such as
:*Brochures
:*Signs
:*Speeches
:*Bumper Stickers

[[Examples]] of success.

=Where should I look?=
First, look in the library. Many libraries have microfilm available to see what Hatch said many years ago.
Also, if you have access to a database such as Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw, Ebscohost, or others, use those online tools.
Audio and video archives are more difficult, but think about your connections. Do you know someone who could help you out? If you find something, but can't get it released, let us know; we will on getting clearances.

[[Category:Campaign]]

Category:Media issues

2006-08-21T23:40:12Z

Chadlupkes: +cat

[[Category:Issues]]

Obscenity and Pornography

2006-08-21T23:39:58Z

Chadlupkes: *cat

For nearly the past decade, I have been giving parents the help they need to protect their children on the Internet. Having three children of my own has put this concern in my own home where I use these same tools to ensure they do not accidently receive something of an adult nature. I believe in Internet censorship, but that the parents should be the censors, and not an expanding government.

[[Category:Media issues]]

Obscenity and Pornography

2006-08-21T23:37:27Z

Chadlupkes: +cat

Nuclear Weapons and Testing

2006-08-21T23:37:05Z

Chadlupkes: +cat

Americans are known throughout the world for their courage, both for their bravery in the face of danger and for their courage to do what is right. The best of us think little of their own lives when working to save others from disaster or tragedy. Today, we must rally our courage to lead the world in the elimination of nuclear weapons.

We all gave a collective sigh of relief when the cold-war ended. The image of school children hiding under their tiny desks practicing their drill in case Russia should ever strike is now, thankfully, a distant memory. However, unknown to many Americans, another grave danger continues today. Rather than the cold-war posturing of two superpowers, poised, ready to destroy each other, the vast numbers of our own stockpile, the real possibility of accidental launch, or the imminent danger of materials falling into terrorist hands continues the greatest threats in the history of humanity.

Throughout the United States' nuclear history, there have been several incidents of accidents and losses involving nuclear material. Worldwide the record is even more astounding. With the former Soviet Union struggling to keep a lid on its nuclear material, this problem is only exaggerated.

The United States can and must lead the world in resolving this dire situation. We must first ascertain what our needs truly are. Are thousands of warheads really necessary to protect this country, and, at what count do they stop being protection and become a liability?

I am firmly against reopening the Nevada test range. It is unnecessary and it exposes Americans to dangerous and lethal radiation. An estimated 80,000 Americans have suffered from the effects of past nuclear testing, of those an estimated 15,000 died. Underground testing offers no guarantees of public safety, and is certainly not safer than no testing at all.

I am against renewed nuclear testing and efforts to renew testing by incremental steps. The proposed "Divine Strake" test at the Nevada Test Site is one of these incremental steps to building new tactical nuclear weapons.

[http://physics.ucsd.edu/petition/physicistsletter.html Physicists Letter Against Nuclear War in Iran]

[http://www.cdi.org/Issues/NukeAccidents/accidents.htm List of Nuclear Accidents in the United States]

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_accidents Nuclear Accidents Worldwide]

[http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/key-issues/nuclear-weapons/issues/accidents/20-mishaps-maybe-caused-nuclear-war.htm Twenty Mishaps That Might Have Started Accidental Nuclear War]

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell-Einstein_Manifesto Fifty Year Old Russell-Einstein Manifesto Against Nuclear Weapons]

[http://www.ieer.org/comments/fallout/pr0202.html IEER Report on Effects of Nuclear Testing]

[http://ndep.nv.gov/boff/banbary.jpg 1970 Underground Baneberry Test Accidental Venting]

[[Category:Issues]]

Category:Environment

2006-08-21T23:36:22Z

Chadlupkes: +cat

[[Category:Issues]]

Nuclear Waste

2006-08-21T23:36:04Z

Chadlupkes: +cat

I oppose the plans to build a nuclear waste repository on the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation. I think it is irresponsible to place nuclear fission waste so close to a populated area and without any way to remove it to another location, as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has denied permission for it to be moved once it gets there. However, we do need to present incentives for the Goshutes to take an opposite course for their own survival.

I oppose the plan to move nuclear waste to a permanent repository in Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The main reason I oppose this is because of the fact that such waste will be transported through Utah, including downtown Salt Lake City. It is too dangerous for Utahns.

I support the bipartisan effort with Nevada to keep nuclear waste on the site it is used on. They chose to have a nuclear reactor in their states, the waste should remain there. However, I also support developing recycling programs for nuclear waste, so less is produced and more is reused.

The main way to prevent more waste is by investing in nuclear fusion, which is cleaner and less wasteful. I would fight to preserve funding for nuclear research programs at the University of Utah and expand them to other schools in the state.

[[Category:Environment]]

Minimum Wage

2006-08-21T23:35:39Z

Chadlupkes: +cat

When I started hiring employees to XMission in 1995, I set my minimum wage at 50 cents above the maximum wage I had made working for another company. The reason being is that as a single student, I found it hard to live on that prior amount. It was also important to me to absorb the health care costs of my employees.

In 1995, the entry-level wage at XMission was $7/hr, today it is $11/hr. The debate over how this affects business in America in my mind is not relevant, because most responsible businesses already are paying employees well above the minimum wage and taking care of their health care needs. When a profitable business does not, then they shrug their irresponsibility off to the American tax-payer.

Every rule has an exception and I do believe that small start-ups need all the help they can get to get off the ground. Either placing minimum wage restrictions on businesses that have been operating at a marked profit level or for a certain duration will help support small businesses getting started.

[[Category:Issues]]

Limits on Government

2006-08-21T23:35:08Z

Chadlupkes: +cat

When âWe the peopleâ set up the constitution we gave the federal government certain specific powers found in Article I section 8, and reserved to the states or to the people the remaining powers (amendment X). This is not some quaint historical mistake, but a foundation principle, the violation of which causes many problems for our society.

For example, federal elections now attract a huge amount of money. When the power is all central, it is cost effective for individuals, companies, and even nations (e.g., China) to lobby in a major way for their benefit, regardless of the impact to our countryâs citizens.

The principle of enumerated powers also allows states to experiment with the complexities of government, allowing for greater innovation.

In addition, having government closer to the individual makes it more likely that people will be happy with their government or they will be able to move somewhere else with different laws.

The founderâs views on the meaning of the constitution are very clear:

: [T]he powers of the federal government are enumerated; it can only operate in certain cases; it has legislative powers on defined and limited objects, beyond which it cannot extend its jurisdiction. -- James Madison, Speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention, June 6, 1788, Elliot's Debates (in the American Memory collection of the Library of Congress)

: "I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground that 'all powers not delegated to the United States, by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states or to the people.' To take a single step beyond the boundaries thus specially drawn around the powers of Congress, is to take possession of a boundless field of power not longer susceptible of any definition." -- Thomas Jefferson, Opinion on the Constitutionality of a National Bank, February 15, 1791

: "This specification of particulars [the 18 enumerated powers of Article I, Section 8] evidently excludes all pretension to a general legislative authority, because an affirmative grant of special powers would be absurd as well as useless if a general authority was intended." -- Alexander Hamilton, Federalist 83

I will not vote for legislation that falls outside the powers enumerated in the constitution.

[[Category:Issues]]

Law Enforcement and First Responders

2006-08-21T23:34:34Z

Chadlupkes: +cat

Local law enforcement and first responders are amongst the most effective use of federal funds, yet we have see damaging budget cuts in these areas. On the other hand we've seen an increase of spending for Homeland Security equipment in areas of Utah where it makes no sense to have any. This is a prime example of the disconnect between local governments and their federal representatives. Dollars are effectively spent on these areas and they should receive full federal funding.

[[Category:Issues]]

Immigration

2006-08-21T23:33:20Z

Chadlupkes: +cat

# Make employers accountable and give them Internet based tools to verify residency.
# Secure both borders and both coasts.
# Streamline legal immigration and set limits based on worker demand and student vacancy.
# No prioritization for existing illegal immigrants and no amnesty for businesses breaking the law.

Immigration needs to be controlled and not eliminated. America was built by those seeking economic opportunity and freedom from oppressive governments. I do not believe in demonizing the American immigrant, but I do recognize illegal immigration is a growing problem. In eraâs past, America has been looked to as a beacon of prosperity and goodwill. The American Dream was something talked about not just by people living in our country, but by the poor, tired-huddled masses of all countries. Our Dream was one where, regardless of your circumstance, if you could put in an honest days work, you would find prosperity for you and your family. This Dream, this uniquely American Dream, was something that people of all nations held deeply in their hearts and worked as hard as they could to make it a reality for them, coming to this country, often at great personal risk, and taking what work came and building this nation economically. The image of America held in the hearts of people today has been tarnished by our foreign policy and needs to be mended. A comprehensive overhaul of our immigration policy is one of the best tools to mend that image with.

The cheapest form of immigration reform is giving tools to employers to verify residency, perhaps through a blind-verification website, then making them accountable. Most businesses are responsible and will utilize such tools in a regular fashion to make sure they are in compliance with the law. Businesses who do not act in a responsible fashion should be penalized. Eliminating the financial motivation will proactively reduce illegal immigration cheaply and significantly.

We need to craft legislation to deal with immigration in such a way that makes the United States inclusive and welcoming to people across our borders while at the same time taking into consideration American economic needs and our moral obligation to the world. For example, rather than sweeping it under the rug, the Federal government should issue proper green-cards, with tracking technology, to guest-workers, making this essential part of our economy legal. Border patrol and enforcement should be a responsibility of the [[Department of Defense]] and legal immigration should be based on demand, aided by a more streamlined system.

In regards to the existing tens of millions of illegal immigrants already here, they should not receive priority immigration (commonly referenced as amnesty) over people who have applied through legal methods. Also, they should not receive priority health nor education benefits over American citizens. However, I do not see how restricting benefits is reconciled against the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution 14th amendment of the constitution], which guarantees "life, liberty, or property" to all. I am not in favor of repeal of the 14th amendment, nor am I in favor of an additional amendment dealing with immigration.

Once a balance is found, the image of America in the hearts and minds of the people living abroad will only stand to gain. The American dream will once again be something to yearn for in the ghettos of the world and it will once again be something attainable.

[[Category:Issues]]

Guerilla war-room

2006-08-21T23:32:48Z

Chadlupkes: +cat

For a guerilla war room, hell a guerilla campaign headquarters, take a look at this [http://hq.campaignsontheweb.com] It's only a demo at the moment, but it's open source, and I'll be happy to add any content you like if I can use it in my distribution. Acts a little funny with Firefox, however, but my Firefox as acting weird anyway.
:Wouldn't allow me to create an account.--[[User:Pashdown|pashdown]] 10:23, 16 February 2006 (MST)

[[Category:Campaign]]

Examples of Opposition Research

2006-08-21T23:31:36Z

Chadlupkes: Should probably rename this

Drugs

2006-08-21T23:29:38Z

Chadlupkes: +cat

I advocate focused treatment of drug offenders over punishment.

Better technology and communication between doctors and pharamacies will stop the flow of prescription drugs to abusers.

Last, I support a legislative fast-track for the approval of mirror-image pseudoephedrine which will in turn cease methamphetamine production.

[[Category:Issues]]

Defense

2006-08-21T23:28:54Z

Chadlupkes: +cat

Military spending needs to move from the traditional spending from the high-end to the low-end. Another $4 billion dollar carrier is not going to save troops from a $100 bomb. Too much of our military is still geared around a "cold-war" mentality, with enemy nation-states as the focus. Currently the next largest military spender is [[China]] and a war with China is one that both countries would most certainly lose on all counts.

Instead, our military needs focus on what the troops need first. An estimated 80% of injuries in Iraq could have been prevented with proper troop armor. In reassessing our 21st century military needs it is vital that spending goes to the people who need it the most. It would also be appropriate to move high-end spending to supporting our troops needs <em>after</em> they return home, as is stated in my [[Veterans]] plank.

One trend from the Bush administration that must be reversed is the privatization of war with uncontrolled and extremely wasteful outsourcing of actitivites and responsibilities to third-party resources that in many cases are nothing but mercenaries, beyond effective regulation. Iraq provides almost daily examples of such excesses as well as questionable behavior. The DOD should be tasked with developing and implementing sound principles for what support services can be outsourced in war or similar situations and on what conditions.

[[Category:Issues]]