On Tue, 13 Jan 2015 11:02:24 -0700 Chris Wood <[email protected]> wrote:
> When Orem and Lindon were evaluating the Macquarie/Utopia issue last > year, there was some blog coverage about Vivint getting involved and > lobbying the cities against it. One blog even stated that a Lindon > councilwoman is married to a VP at Vivint wireless and may have > improperly influenced the Lindon decision rather than recusing > herself. > > I understand their goal of promoting their product, but their > involvement kind of left a bad impression on me. What was it P.J. O'Rourke said: when the government controls what is bought and sold, the first things bought and sold are politicians. -- The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. -- U.S. Const. Amendment IV Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
