Democrats Charge that Republican Leadership is Taking a 2x4 to the Democratic Process
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LAKE CITY – The Utah State Democratic Party filed an official GRAMA
request today with the Utah State Legislature regarding the closed door,
secret conversations leading to the current "fiasco" over Utah’s
congressional maps.
“Utah’s Republican leadership is
forcing our hand. The Utah Democratic Party has been compelled to
demand transparency and fairness on behalf of all Utah citizens,” said
Jim Dabakis, Chair of the Utah Democratic Party.
“The
poster children of closed cronyism in government – Representatives Dave
Clark and Carl Wimmer – are working backroom deals to support their
selfish political ambitions. They're throwing out months of work and
hundreds of thousands of dollars of public money," continued Dabakis.
"Someone must speak for the people of Utah. Someone must smash a
battering ram through the closed doors. Moral and public pressure has
not worked so far -- so today -- the Utah Democratic Party is being
forced to file a GRAMA request to ensure our government is acting in a
fair, open, and transparent manner.”
“This is not a
decision we are making lightly. We don’t want to tie up the legislature
and drag on an unnecessary process. BUT THE REPBULICAN PARTY BOSSES ARE
TAKING A 2X4 TO THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AND THEY MUST REPENT!" Dabakis
proclaimed. "They must open the doors, come to the table, and develop a
compromise. We are willing to compromise - are they?”
Dabakis
concluded: “The GRAMA request is the first step towards preparing a
lawsuit on behalf of the people of Utah. We do not want to go the next
step of subpoenas, affidavits, depositions, testifying under oath and
official legal claims, but today, we feel we have no choice but to begin
moving in this direction and we are reluctantly taking this step to
ensure that ALL Utahns are represented.”
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