Some takeaways from the Utah gubernatorial debate
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Amendment D ruling preserves an important check on legislative power
Three co-equal branches of government is basic civics. The legislative branch makes the laws. The executive branch implements the laws. The judicial branch interprets the laws.
Under the Utah Constitution, citizens have the same ability to pass laws as the legislature through a ballot initiative. In certain circumstances, they also
Amendment D-nied
A Utah judge ruled a proposed constitutional amendment to give lawmakers near total power to repeal ballot initiatives was void, but it remains on the ballot.