Fiddlers Green
Honestly, I strongly suggest escaping from Utah.
As much as a joke about things, Utah is dangerously close to a Mormon Theocracy, and, despite the history behind it, and arguements for the majority to decide how they want the state to be run, or the rights minorities should be guaranteed, it is a matter of reality that tight-knit groups like some LDS communities (especially outside of Utah, such as Missouri, but also in that state from what some of my contacts relate to me) will ostracize or disenfranchise outsiders...
But then again, I'm just a dirty little mongrel who's opinion may be tainted by past experiences on a personal level.
Nothing like being ex-communicated from an (alledgedly) Christian religion for following Jeushua's example. rolleyes
"Dangerously close" is underestimating it. At the moment, Utah -is- a Mormon theocracy. John Ashcroft is probably the best Democratic candidate we've seen in decades, and as the founder/owner of a popular ISP, he is genuinely connected to Utah's community. Unlike Orrin, who's sat in his plush Washington chair for a long, long time.
The Church instructs its members how to vote and its members respond much like the bees that symbolize them. A very astute choice for Utah's founders, that. The Church owns so much land in the city now, they can sway basically any civil or county issue they like. Well, they could before. They just don't have to be quite so underhanded about them now. It has long had most of the State Legislature on strings.
I did once try to get out of Utah. I tried moving to New York. Didn't work out. I haven't tried again because I've got a better relationship with my family now. Still, I have my eye on a few locations that look very, very good for eventual relocation.
