Not all Utahns were included at the 1895 convention, Judge Paige Petersen noted.

• “Women were in the audience, but they weren’t any of the delegates,” Petersen said.

• “How do we know … what they thought the meaning of their rights were?” Peterson asked. “It seems important in this context because women are the ones that experience pregnancy and experience childbirth.”

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      It’s honestly so ridiculously rare to see good political news here. Our legislature is owned by Mormons, farmers, and Mormon farmers. The Mormon Church has their hands in EVERYTHING.

      “We don’t get involved in politics” my ass. Remember when they used tithing money to campaign against Prop 8? Remember when they sent an email to every member in their records to vote against Prop 2? (Medical Marijuana) Remember when their closed door meetings with legislature gutted the Medical MJ program that WE FUCKING VOTED ON. Many, many, many more examples.

      Oh, cherry on top, Salt Lake County is gerrymandered as fuck lol.