A pig in the parlor: SB136 is misguided effort

Deseret News editorial

Published: Tuesday, Feb. 21 2012 12:00 a.m. MST

Photo

View 1 photo »

Summary

U.S. Supreme Court Justice George Sutherland (a former U.S. senator and congressman from Utah) colorfully noted in the landmark 1926 case of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.: "A nuisance may be merely a right thing in the wrong place — like a pig in the parlor instead of the barnyard."

Featured Comments

See all 9 comments »

Blue

Salt Lake City, UT

For all their yammering about the sanctity of "local control," and the evils of "big government," these legislators sure are in a hurry to seize power for themselves.

How can we find out how much Reagan Outdoor More..

12:27 a.m. Feb. 21, 2012
Top comment

Esquire

Springville, UT

This is a no-brainer. Government by and for special interests.

8:27 a.m. Feb. 21, 2012
Top comment

RanchHand

Huntsville, UT

Follow the money.

7:31 a.m. Feb. 21, 2012
Top comment

Comments