Utah does it right, far right

Representatives at the Utah Republican convention blocked Sen. Bob Bennett from running for re-election for a fourth term as a U.S. senator. Their reasoning being that he voted on two issues during the last six years that they didn’t like.

It is assumed that whoever is selected to replace Sen. Bennett will automatically be rubber-stamped by the Utah electorate and sent to Washington. It is a party that demands that everyone think alike and march in step to achieve their goals. Obviously, deviation is not tolerated, even for a conservative. There are Democrats, but gerrymandering and other factors will continue to keep them from mounting any threat to the political control of the state.

The benefit of a one-party state is that the population need not concern itself with political issues, trusting that party officials have their best interest in mind. If a senator, a congressman or other official doesn’t toe the party line, they are out. Some say that it makes government efficient. Republicans have established for Utah what Delay’s K Street Project failed to do for the USA. Will this model be acceptable to the American people outside Utah?

Donald Orlando

Spokane