oh I know it's got some awesome natural beauty, but something has happened to the people there... they are not right in the head...I don't know why, but they seem to have lost their souls...is it the Mormon influence? too much salt in the food?? did we bury some nuclear waste there? I'm seeing things that can't be explained..like child killers being slapped on the wrist and set free to start nonprofit youth programs, and now I hear they want to limit free speech in a church against church kinda thing! Utah doesn't resemble any American state anymore..it's like a little Libya now with a bunch of Gaddafis running around terrorizing children!!
oh, it's a shame about Libya and the attack and killing of Americans on 9/11..but it's a dangerous world....you can get murdered in a foreign country, or right here in America watching "Batman" at a local movie theater....so is Utah still part of America, or has it become a foreign country?? or maybe Utah is really HELL..that hot and firey place described in the bible....
Brigham City, Utah Faces Legal Challenge Over Its 'Free-Speech Zones'
By Jennifer Dobner
Sept 12 (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union has sued a Utah city in federal court over a "free-speech zone" ordinance, saying the Orwellian-named measure unconstitutionally requires a permit for almost any form of public expression.
The lawsuit was filed against Brigham City on Tuesday on behalf of the Main Street Church, a non-denominational faith barred under the municipal statute from distributing pamphlets on some sidewalks near a new Mormon temple in town.
Brigham City, a predominantly Mormon town of about 18,000 people, is about 60 miles north of Salt Lake City, the state capital.
The ordinance in question requires any individual or group wishing to stage a demonstration, hand out literature or engage in other forms of public expression to seek a municipal permit establishing an approved "free-speech" zone for that activity.
The permit, if granted, can include limits on the time, place and number of participants. Violations are punishable by civil fines of up to $750 or a misdemeanor criminal prosecution that carries a penalty of up to 90 days in jail.
"The overbreadth of Brigham City's 'Free Speech Zone' Ordinance is breathtaking," John Mejia, legal director of the ACLU of Utah, said in a written statement.
"Under this ordinance, you would arguably have to apply for a permit to engage in nearly any speech in the city," he said. "The ordinance could be used to silence anyone, from two friends debating politics on the sidewalk to a missionary handing out fliers."
I may have to take a trip to Utah to find out what the hell is going on....but I might not come back alive!
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