What is the major issue facing Utah today and how would you deal with it?
I see the role of Attorney General differently than does the incumbent. While he talks about extending State power in an effort to make Utah “safer”, I want to review the uses of State power, in an effort to make Utahns more free. I will work to make all branches of state government more understanding and responsive toward individual rights, and I hope that state government’s interaction with citizens is truly “kinder and gentler”. We need, for instance, to turn drug enforcement efforts toward those who make others dependent on drugs, and thus regular customers. Our jails and prisons are now full of people arrested for simple possession or use. These people are not criminals, but victims. I hope to end prosecution of victims, and work toward their rehabilitation in an environment free from fear.
