# Hot Blava

The national debate will always seep over into local politics and thus, events on the national stage will find their way into Hot Blava. We hope that Hot Blava will be an interesting mixture of national issues and issues that affect Utah, and particularly Utah County where we live. Mostly, it is great to write about issues you're thinking about as it solidifies your thinking... or exposes your own irrationality. You can decide which is which.

## Monday, July 26, 2004

Yahoo! News - Media Upset With DNC Restroom Facilities
The New York Times > Washington > Campaign 2004 > The News Media: Network Anchors Hold Fast to Their Dwindling 15 Minutes
Honestly, the media is starting to remind me of a whining six-year-old about the conventions.

## Wednesday, July 07, 2004

First Presidency Issues Statement on Marriage
Well, can't say that this is unexpected. I support a constitutional amendment to preserve marriage, but I have to admit to being skeptical of success in that arena. We'll see what happens, now that the Church has chosen to speak out at this time.

Boston.com / News / Politics / Presidential candidates / It's time to quiz Kerry
So, yeah. I sure don't understand Kerry's position on abortion at all. He says that he believes in his heart that life begins at conception, and yet he can't "legislate it on a Protestant, on a Jew, or an atheist who doesn't share it." Isn't that the point of laws? To legislate what we believe is right? As a society, we believe that murder is wrong, and we have laws against it. Laws are there to legislate morality--the public moral values--and it is our responsibility to vote our conscience on this subject.
An entirely different situation would be if you were elected to a position and were required to uphold the laws the public and courts had already determined. Then I think it would be your moral duty to follow the law, even if you worked to change it in the meantime. But that is not what we're talking about here. This just shows that, in this issue at least, John Kerry is either confused or a hypocrite.