Parley Hellewell for Utah Senate

Parley Hellewell for Utah Senate
Cartoon by Chuck Asay

"We believe government properly exists by the consent of the governed and must be restrained from intruding into the freedoms of its citizens. The function of government is not to grant rights, but to protect the unalienable, God-given rights of life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness."
--Utah GOP platform

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Lindy Taylor
September 28, 2005

All right. I cannot sleep any longer. I am going to exercise my limited, but still somewhat extant right to "freedom of speech." Just as long as I don't read it or post it in school or public property, I think I'll be safe.

To be perfectly honest, I'm worried. I wonder how much longer I'll be able to sing all the stanzas of our national anthem and other patriotic hymns that I love . . .

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Position statements
Immigration: Enforce our laws and secure our borders





Sen. Parley Hellewell
April 20, 2006

I support lawful, orderly immigration — and in particular, federal and state efforts to secure our borders through enforcement of existing laws. I am opposed to amnesty for illegal aliens, as well as any form of veiled amnesty under a "guest worker" program.

Much has been said on all sides of the illegal immigration problem — but as I have studied this issue, I believe that Ambassador Alan Keyes articulates best what I personally believe . . .

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Utah's economy demands courageous changes in state policy
Free-market principles really DO work

Sen. Parley Hellewell
May 1, 2004

Over the past decade, Utah government has become the fastest-growing in the nation--doubling in rate of spending.





At the same time, Utah has become the 7th highest-taxed state.

Meanwhile, for 25 years, per-worker income in Utah has steadily dropped behind the national average for identical work . . .

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Senator Hellewell defends the right of states to publicly acknowledge God
Judicial tyranny must be stopped, Parley believes

Sen. Parley Hellewell staff
Sept. 28, 2003




A Ten Commandments
monument recently
removed by order of
a federal judge from
the Alabama Supreme
Court building


On Sept. 28, Sen. Parley Hellewell (R-Orem) issued the following public statement:

"For over forty years, our nation has seen unelected federal judges increasingly impose their personal political agenda upon the people of America, in clear violation of the Constitution . . .

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Statement by Senator Parley Hellewell on parental and family rights
State laws need correcting





Sen. Parley Hellewell staff
Nov. 25, 2003

In upcoming legislative sessions, Sen. Parley Hellewell plans to work with other concerned Utah legislators, as well as concerned citizens, to correct serious threats to families caused by overzealous state agencies.

"The problem is much larger than the public knows," said Sen. Hellewell . . .

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Parley tours impressive Deseret Ranch

Sen. Parley Hellewell staff
July 12, 2003




On July 9, Sen. Parley Hellewell and two of his staff spent the day touring Deseret Ranch near Randolph, at the invitation of environmental consultant Steve Rich of Salt Lake City's Higher Ground Associates.

Mr. Rich briefed Parley for nine hours about the ecological management model employed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the operation of its for-profit cattle ranch . . .

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