Classic power grab

The Deseret News editorial regarding SB109 (Feb. 5) got it right. No amount of "tweaking," such as the recent proposals to give the Supreme Court power to remove the governor's appointee, or to place the court in the loop as a "confirmatory body," can fix the inappropriate intent of the bill, which is nothing more than a blatant attempt to give the Legislature power to intrude on the constitutional functions of the court.

SB109 is a classic example of a power grab and why the founders felt the need to constitutionally separate the functions and powers of the three branches. The bill is also reminiscent of last year's effort to repeal the 17th Amendment and take away the right of the people to select their U.S. senators.

Why do legislators feel they have a corner on wisdom? To the contrary, these are but two examples of legislative wrongheaded thinking.

J.C. Williams

Sandy