The Common Cause - With Phil Lyman and Mike Petersen

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Representatives Phil Lyman and Mike Petersen share their bird's eye view of the Utah State House of Representatives.


    • Dec 31, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Utah's Digital Drivers License Pilot Program. Salty Annie joins us and she is Awesome!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 35:06


    Convenience and Safety? I am not sure that was the objective of the Declaration of Independence, but... We talk about it with "Salty Annie." "This secure mobile license adds convenience while helping keep Utah safe.” Jess Anderson, commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety.

    Mandate! It is a funny word but not so funny when the person using it is the President of the so-called "free world."

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 33:09


    Whether you favor getting vaccinated or not, mandates are not cool! Mike and Phil discuss presidential mandates and what the response should be.

    Election Integrity is the topic of this podcast. Phil and Mike get right to the heart of our representative form of government.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 25:15


    In a representative form of government, the integrity of our elections is paramount, yet many whose job it is to certify our elections, are criticizing any effort to verify the accuracy and completeness of our voting systems. We talk about the problems, what an audit is and is not, and what legislators should do.

    To tweet or not to tweet? - Mike & Phil talk about Governor Cox's decision to tweet a gross private letter he received.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 18:57


    Governor Cox, some personal letters are better left untweeted. On this episode of the Common Cause Representative Mike Petersen and Representative Phil Lyman talk about a recent tweet by Governor Cox. People will judge you, and Utah, by the words you use.

    We are in Blanding! Representatives Mark Strong and Rex Shipp join Mike & Phil for a discussion about Rep Shipp's puberty blocker bill.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 28:32


    HB92 was a hot topic this year and it is not over. We will be discussing this bill during the interim session. Please listen, like, share, and comment.

    Mike and Phil talk with Natalie Cline who is making a difference right here in Utah simply by telling the Truth.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 41:20


    It is refreshing to speak with someone with as much insight, background, and courage is State School Board member Natalie Cline.

    Tina Cannon is running for Chair of the Utah GOP. Mike and Phil talk with her about her plans.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 32:09


    Women in the Republican Party have had to battle to be recognized. Tina Cannon may be just the person to turn the GOP in a better direction. You can learn more about Tina and her campaign at www.tinacannon.com.

    Discussing the Platform Republican PAC with Larry Meyers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 21:10


    Despite the problems with party politics, Larry Meyers knows what it takes to energize the Republican base. It is time for a revival! https://platformrepublicans.org/

    Licensing - The big money grab

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 20:58


    It's been said that a license is simply the State taking away your right to earn a living so they can sell it back as a privilege. In this episode Mike and Phil talk about the "need" to license approximately 1,100 careers nationwide and the $40 billion dollars the licensing industry takes from the US economy.

    The dreaded SB195 and the State's problematic plans to tax PPP monies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 37:51


    Mike and Phil didn't vote the same on SB195 (Emergency Powers). They talk about the good, the bad and the ugly of the bill. They also talk about the Payroll Protection Plan (PPP) and the problem with Utah's plan to tax the money.

    Vehicle Registration, Taxes and Transgender Issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 32:01


    Representatives Lyman and Petersen talk about new laws that will effect vehicle registrations in Utah - including the removal of the fee (tax) to have your reminder postcard sent to your home. They also talk about HB302 which was intended to preserve women's sports in Utah.

    Vaccinations Database and Plexiglass

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 24:26


    Representatives Lyman and Petersen talk about the removal of most of the plexiglass on the house floor. They also discuss the Utah Statewide Immunization Information System (USIIS) and why they ultimately came to support HB117 - Vaccine Reporting Requirements.

    Eminent Domain and other principles

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 25:00


    Phil and Mike talk about a few bills that have come before the legislature and how they determine which way to vote.

    Budget Cuts, Guns and Vaccinations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 23:01


    Mike and Phil talk about the first few days of the General Session including committee meeting details, the gun law bill that allows citizens to conceal their firearms even if they don't have a permit, and a bill that deals with the state's vaccination database.

    Turmoil in D.C. and What We Can Do About It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 23:11


    This week will live in infamy because violent rioters stormed the United States Capital and caused the death of several people as well as the destruction of our national property. Mike and Phil discuss the events of the week in context of the Constitution. They also talk about actions that citizens can take to prevent similar terrible events.

    Mayor Sharidean Flint talks about her highly controversial newsletter!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 30:01


    Who would think that telling people to think independently would cause such a stir. Well, Hyde Park mayor, Sharidean Flint, rebel that she is, dared to utter such a statement. Mike and Phil talked to her about the feedback she has gotten as a result. Also a fiery debate about iPhone vs Samsung!!

    Talking ROI and CAFOs with Piute County Commissioner, Darin Bushman.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 35:33


    Commissioner Bushman explains what Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) are and why they are causing conflict between counties and the state legislature.

    To vote or not to vote... with your phone. Yikes!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 25:44


    In this Common Cause episode Mike and Phil talk with Cache County Republican Party Chair, Chris Booth, about their concerns with "mobile voting." Legislation was recently proposed that would have allowed areas of Utah to run a pilot study using mobile voting.

    Thanksgiving 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 15:13


    On this 400th anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower, Mike & Phil are counting their blessings.

    A discussion with Eric Moutsos

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 28:08


    Eric Moutsos recently produced the movie "Nonessential." Mike and Phil have the pleasure of talking with Eric about the proper response to a system that has forsaken the principle of "consent of the governed."

    The Shaming Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 24:13


    Mike and Phil talk with Representative Kera Birkeland about the way people treated her for inviting nieces and nephews to stay with her while their mother took care of another child recovering in the ICU after a tragic car accident.

    Party in Utah County

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 28:13


    Phil and Mike talk about their plans for legislative committee meetings next week as well as the party in Utah County. They finish their conversation with some quotes from the founders.

    Governor Herbert's Mandates Round 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 20:45


    Phil and Mike begin by talking about their calls, emails, and visits for the day. The conversation then returns to Governor Herbert and his mandates.

    Governor Herbert and His Pesky Mandates

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 22:05


    On Sunday, November 8th Governor Herbert issued several mandates for the people of the state of Utah. Listen to Phil and Mike share their thoughts about the mandates, the reasons they're not constitutional, and what Utahn's can and should do about them.

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