Cuts, homelessness, education and housing affordability. Governor cox was elected after eight years as lt. Governor. Hes seeking another term in 2024. His address is about 30 minutes. [applause], [applause] we will now hear the address delivered by our governor spencer j. Cox. Mr. Speaker, mr. President , by the way, this is not in the script, two of the best people on the planet. [applause] madam, lt. Governor, my best friend, abby, and to utahs Public Servants and my fellow utahans, welcome. I want to especially recognize baldry, representatives, congratulations on joining the best legislative body in the country. [applause] all right. Im glad we got the clapping out of the way. We have so much to cover in a short amount of time. Ill ask again like i did in previous years to please hold any applause until the end of the speech, no matter how difficult that may be, especially for mike mauer in the gallery. So in 1847 a group of peculiar people arrived in utah, what they found was a pl
Goovernor cox, thank you for joining us, bright an early. Thank you for having me here. I want to read you some findings from pew, a big survey from last year that i think captures the depths of the problem youre trying to address. You surveyed so pew surveyed thousands of people and found that 63 of democrats view republicans as immoral and 2 of republicans feel the same way about democrats. Further, 7 of republicans call democrats dishonest, 83 of democrats call republicans closed minded. What that says to me is were at a point in the country where significant majorities of people on both sides dont just disagree with each other. They see the other side as fundamentally bad people whose views from invalid. Right . Before we get to potential solutions and the initiatives you have, im curious how youve seen that those conditions manifest in your own state, in your own life as a political leader. What is the trickle down effect of those those that political culture were talking about .
Goovernor cox, thank you for joining us, bright an early. Thank you for having me here. I want to read you some findings from pew, a big survey from last year that i think captures the depths of the problem youre trying to address. You surveyed so pew surveyed thousands of people and found that 63 of democrats view republicans as immoral and 2 of republicans feel the same way about democrats. Further, 7 of republicans call democrats dishonest, 83 of democrats call republicans closed minded. What that says to me is were at a point in the country where significant majorities of people on both sides dont just disagree with each other. They see the other side as fundamentally bad people whose views from invalid. Right . Before we get to potential solutions and the initiatives you have, im curious how youve seen that those conditions manifest in your own state, in your own life as a political leader. What is the trickle down effect of those those that political culture were talking about .
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Youve heard that already. But the Supreme Court showed how important that is once again today, because the senate controls judicial appointments, and the courts have the final say on the important laws of our land. When you woke up this morning, 19 states allowed samesex marriage. As of yesterday, there were 19 states that granted samesex marriage. A major surprise by the Supreme Court. On the very first day of its new term. The justices decide not to hear five same sex marriage appeals. The justices denied appeals from five states. First, the number of five. Seeking to ban same sex marriages. Indiana, oklahoma, wisconsin, virginia and utah. Those five and will soon become 11. Colorado, wyoming. North carolina, South Carolina, west virginia. So we can expect marriage to start soon in those other states. State officials began issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples for the first time in virginia. The total now stands at 30 states. All as a consequence of what the Supreme Court did