TAKE ACTION TODAY! IT MATTERS!

Power is never given -- it must be taken. There is nothing more important that you can do in the next few days than sign the Fair Boundaries petition to take away the power of the Republican supermajority in the legisalature to create districts that prevent voters from holding them accountable for their actions.

If you don't take a moment today to sign the petition, it will take ten more years before you have the chance to hold them accountable.

Republican legislators need to be stopped from choosing their voters, instead of voters choosing their legislators. Only you can do that. It is all about putting power back in the hands of voters to hold elected officials accountable.

Tell a friend, tell your family, tell people you meet in the street, "Go to http://fairboundaries.utahpetitions.org and sign the citizens' initiative to stop legislative gerrymanders."

The Utah State Legislature will begin the process of redrawing congressional and legislative district boundaries. Without your signature, politicians will continue to meet behind closed doors and protect their own political agendas without having to worry about repercussions, challenges from other candidates, or the will of the people. If we don’t get the Fair Boundaries Initiative on the ballot, it’s quite possible that your vote WON’T COUNT in any meaningful way for future state and local issues that matter to you most.  We have an opportunity to change this process.  Don’t be fooled by the detractors, this is an issue of fairness that crosses all party lines and affects everyone.  Your signature will help us tell our state officials that we, the people, want a more open and honest government.

Republican legislators are trying to take power from Utah citizens by:

• drawing legislative districts to suit themselves;
• by taking the choice of who is the Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court away from the judges and giving it to a Governor who has never spent one day working in the Courts;
• by taking away the vote from elderly people who no longer live alone and do not have a drivers' license;
• by taking away the ability of teachers, police officers, firefighters and other public employees from contributing to political campaigns;
• by taking away your ability to sign citizen petitions like this one online;
• by subverting the State Constitution to prevent employees from voluntary association to negotiate safe working conditions and better wages;
• by subverting the State Constitution to create an so-called "ethics" panel that will keep all their darkest secrets from the public and be stacked with Republicans for the foreseeable future and where only co-conspirators are allowed to lodge complaints;
• by banishing neighborhood registration and setting voter registration deadlines so far from election day that only those who have participated in the past are eligible to participate in the future;
• by taking over $1 billion per year away from our neighborhood schools and instead supporting exclusive opportunities that profit Republican leaders;
• and much, much more.

Sign the Fair Boundaries petition today. Then tell a friend, tell your family, tell people you meet in the street, "Go to http://fairboundaries.utahpetitions.org and sign the citizens' initiative to stop legislative gerrymanders."

The Fair Boundaries petition would put a citizens’ initiative on the November 2010 ballot that:

• Establishes an eleven-member independent commission;
• Allows no more four members from the same political party, three unaffiliated;
• Sets anti-gerrymandering standards;
• Keeps more local communities intact;
• Defines an honorable, open and transparent process;
• Excludes individuals with obvious conflicts of interest from the commission; and,
• Opens the process to citizen applicants.

We want Fair Boundaries to hit its target of 95,000 signatures during this legislative session, and with your help, we can!

If you have questions, please visit www.fairboundaries.org.

 Mayor Peter Corroon Announces For Governor's Race

  Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon formally announced his plans to run for Governor of the State of Utah on January 12 and 13, 2010 in a two-day statewide tour of Utah to Salt Lake City, Ogden, St. George and Provo.

Please sign up on his site www.votecorroon.com

     During the announcement, Mayor Corroon detailed his plans as Governor and how he believes he can help move Utah forward with a smaller, more efficient government focused on educating Utah children, creating jobs by fostering locally owned businesses, bringing new companies to Utah, and making Utah a leader in renewable energy while protecting our unique values and quality of life.

Peter Corroon was elected Salt Lake County Mayor in November 2004, taking on the concerns of over one million constituents, a budget of roughly   $750 million, and a county infrastructure of 36 agencies and over seven thousand employees.  His "planning, not politics" policies have made him both a well liked and respected public official.  He is a champion of small business, and his economic development efforts continue to improve lives throughout the county.  During his tenure, Mayor Corroon has consistently prioritized quality government through fiscally responsible policies that reflect his goal of an open, honest, and ethical government.  He was overwhelming re-elected in 2008, with 66 percent of the vote.
   

This is exciting news for the Democratic Party and the State of Utah! At the Utah Democratic Party, we have been working diligently throughout the past year to get ready, but ultimately we depend on everyday citizens, people like you, to get involved and help achieve our common goals.

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