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EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION NOTICE

CAUSE FOR TERMINATION:
(Extremely Condensed)

Participated in filibustering a bill to end taxpayer funding of abortion on demand. (See our extended summary of HB 123 S6, 2003 session and his motion to delay this bill)

Participated in filibustering a bill to end partial birth abortions. (See our extended summary of HB 241, 2003 session and his motion to delay this bill)

Refused to take meaningful action to ensure that a resolution passed the Senate urging the U.S. Congress to send the states a constitutional amendment to protect the life of the unborn. (See our extended summary of HJR 10, 2002 session)

Refused to take meaningful action to ensure that a resolution passed the Senate urging the U.S. Congress to send the states a constitutional amendment to protect the life of the unborn. (See our extended summary of HJR 17, 2000 session)

Voted to confirm to the Utah Supreme Court Judge Ronald Nehring, who led the judiciary’s defiance of state law by refusing to install gun-storage lockers outside courtrooms. (See our extended summary of Nehring Confirmation, 2003 session or his own quote on why he supported Nehring)

Absent on a bill to remove the financial punishment for citizens who want to purchase firearms for self-defense. (See our extended summary of HB 183, 2002 session)

Voted twice to retroactively (ex post facto) and permanently end all gun rights for conscientious objectors, people who committed non-violent felonies within the last 7 years, and those who have recovered from mental illness. (See our extended summaries of HB 161, 2000 session and SB 72, 2000 session)

Voted to punish citizens who desire to defend themselves by doubling the concealed carry renewal fee. (See our extended summary of HB 237, 1999 session)

Absent on a bill to attack and harass home school and private school families by forcing them to report to, and cater to, the whims of state bureaucrats. (See our extended summary of HB 76, 2003 session)

Absent on a bill to prohibit unqualified government school employees and child welfare employees from practicing psychiatry — and strong-arming parents into putting their children on mind-altering drugs. (See our extended summary of HB 123 S4, 2002 session)

Absent on a bill to protect children and families from intrusive surveys administered to school children without prior, written parental notice or permission. (See our extended summary of HB 49, 1999 session)

Absent on a bill to attack and harass home and private school families by forcing them to report to, and cater to, the whims of state bureaucrats. (See our extended summary of HB 85, 1999 session)

Voted to establish a corporate welfare fund and force Utah taxpayers to guarantee up to $20 million in losses each year. (See our extended summary of HB 240 S1, 2003 session)

Voted to increase taxes on all sales, including catalog and Internet purchases — projected to cost the taxpayers $130 million. (See our extended summary of SB 147 S1, 2003 session)

Voted for a nearly $20 million state and local sales tax increase on satellite and cable TV subscriptions. (See our extended summary of SB 213 S3, 2003 session)

Voted to authorize a $12 million bond for the Soldier Hollow golf course. (See our extended summary of SB 65, 2001 session)

Absent on a bill to require local taxing entities to seek voter approval prior to raising taxes. (See our extended summary of SB 274, 2001 session)

Absent on a bill to prohibit local governments from holding sneak elections to raise taxes. (See our extended summary of HB 73, 1998 session)

Voted to support segregation by mandating that racial information be included on drivers’ licenses. (See our extended summary of HB 101 S1, 2002 session)

Voted to punish thoughts and segregate victims by creating enhanced penalties for crimes aimed at undefined groups and classes of people. (See our extended summary of SB 37, 2001 session)

Absent on a bill to punish thought and segregate victims by creating enhanced penalties for crimes aimed at undefined groups. (See our extended summary of SB 14, 2000 session)

Voted to confirm radical confiscation zealot, Wasatch County Attorney Derek Pullan, to the Utah Fourth District Court.  Pullan is a leading advocate of confiscating property without due process.  (See our extended summary of Derek Pullan Confirmation, Interim Actions)

Special Dishonorable Mention: Refused to respond to citizen concerns over several months regarding his sponsorship of SB 31. Only when over a hundred angry citizens confronted him at a town meeting in his district, did he withdraw his sponsorship. Citizens cannot afford to constantly baby-sit elected officials. (See our summary of SB 31 and a sound file of his eventual withdrawal as sponsor)

Absent on a bill to reauthorize all 54 state entities and programs scheduled to end (sunset) before the 2003 session. (See our extended summary of HB 246, 2002 session)

Voted to force insurers to offer catastrophic mental health coverage. (See our extended summary of HB 35, 2000 session)

Voted to force citizens to pay higher premiums for health insurance that covers certain emergency medical treatments. (See our extended summary of HB 185, 2000 session)

Voted to establish a massive pseudo-government bureaucracy empowered to strip Utahns of their property rights. (See our extended summary of HB 119, 1999 session)

Voted to harass citizens by forcing police to become seat belt nannies. (See our extended summary of SB 12, 2000 session)

Voted against requiring prior informed consent before electroconvulsive (shock) treatment could be administered to adults, and voted to allow children under 14 to receive this violent "treatment." (See our extended summary of HB 109, 2003 session)

Absent on a bill to "streamline" water fluoridation process by making it easier to add "medication" (industrial "fluoride" contaminated with lead and arsenic) to be put in the public water system. (See our extended summary of HB 405 S1, 1998 session)

Voted to rob citizens of the right to vote for the county sheriff of their choice. (See our extended summary of HB 194, 2003 session)

Voted to force Utah courts to limit the damages that are awarded to innocent victims who are abused (to include death) by government agencies or employees. (See our extended summary of SB 225, 2003 session)

Mr. Valentine, we hope that this change will provide you with an opportunity to reflect upon your poor performance and lack of integrity.  We wish you success in your future non-political endeavors.

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Home Address: 857 East 970 North, Orem, Utah 84097
Home: (801) 224-1693
Office: (801) 373-6345
E-mail: jvalentine@utahsenate.org

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