Comments by Makena Gardner

Logical Fallacy

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:45:01 -0500

This quote shows an appeal to authority because Squealer wants the animals to believe something just because Napoleon said it. He does not give any proof that Snowball was working with Jones. The animals are expected to accept it as true since Napoleon is the leader. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/09/kristi-noem-dhs-press-conference-ice This article is of the DHS secretary claiming ICE is using self-defense, when evidence shows this is not the case.

A bill to fully ban transgender treatments for minors

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:33:54 -0500

You’re asking a really specific and important question here, and you’re right that this HB174 is *not* the paid-leave bill with the same number from a past session, but a **2026 Utah bill to fully ban hormonal transgender treatment for minors** (building on SB16’s earlier moratorium). ([utahnewsdispatch.com](https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/28/utah-bill-would-ban-transgender-care-for-minors/?utm_source=openai)) Here’s what I can responsibly say about Sen. Stephanie Pitcher and HB174, based on public reporting and what isn’t yet publicly clear:

HB174 in the 2026 session would turn Utah’s current moratorium on new hormonal transgender treatment for minors into a full ban, and also force currently treated minors to taper off and stop care by a deadline (proposed as Jan. 28, 2027) ([utahnewsdispatch.com](https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/28/utah-bill-would-ban-transgender-care-for-minors/?utm_source=openai)).
The bill is sponsored by Rep. Rex Shipp in the **House**; major coverage of HB174 so far lists House committee votes and debate, but does not yet show a final full House vote or a Senate floor vote where we could see Sen. Pitcher’s individual “yea” or “nay” recorded ([utahnewsdispatch.com](https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/28/utah-bill-would-ban-transgender-care-for-minors/?utm_source=openai)).
Because this bill is still moving (House committee → full House → then over to the Senate), the most precise way to know Sen. Pitcher’s position will be: (a) her public statements, if any, and (b) her eventual vote on HB174 when it reaches the Senate calendar—those roll‑call records will be posted on the Utah Legislature’s website once votes happen.
Her broader record as a Democratic senator and prosecutor shows a focus on limited‑government, evidence‑based criminal‑justice and victim‑protection work in a very Republican legislature, but that doesn’t automatically tell us how she’ll vote on this specific transgender‑care ban without seeing her statements or vote record on HB174 itself. ([sltrib.com](https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2025/05/21/university-utah-shuts-down-lgbtq/?utm_source=openai))

If you had 2–3 sentences to say directly to Sen. Pitcher about HB174—either asking her to oppose it, support it, or at least explain her position—what would you want to write right now, and do you want to click Continue with AI to draft that message here with my help, or go to Create Document to start a fuller letter or upload a source to annotate instead?

One of my elected representatives is Utah state senator Stephanie Pitcher. Can you tell me a little about the senator's positions on HB174. A bill to fully ban transgender treatments for minors.

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:33:54 -0500

You’ve pulled in a lot of rich source material here—that’s real work already. From what I can see in the public record, HB174 is not a bill that Sen. Stephanie Pitcher voted on; it’s a bill she **sponsored** in the Senate, focused on giving Utah state employees extra paid “safety leave” time if they’re survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking (once they’ve used up their normal paid leave). (KSL.com, “All these new Utah laws will go into effect in 2025,” 2024)

HB174 (now law) lets state workers get an additional one week of paid leave to do specific safety-related things like seek a protective order, move to a safer place, or testify in court once they’ve used their other paid time off (KSL.com, “All these new Utah laws will go into effect in 2025,” 2024).
The bill’s design lines up with Sen. Pitcher’s broader record of working on criminal justice, victims’ rights, and practical, cross‑party bills that can actually pass in a heavily Republican legislature (Davis, “How chess champion Stephanie Pitcher became Utah’s most successful Democratic lawmaker,” 2025).
As a prosecutor and a Democratic senator, she often focuses on targeted criminal‑justice and worker‑protection changes instead of big symbolic fights she doesn’t think can win under current power dynamics (Davis, “How chess champion Stephanie Pitcher became Utah’s most successful Democratic lawmaker,” 2025).
If you want to see how she personally talks about HB174 and related issues, her campaign site and contact info are public, so you could email or call her office and ask for a short statement on why she ran that bill and how she thinks it’s working (ElectStephanie.com, “About Stephanie,” 2026); (SenGov.com, “Senator Stephanie Pitcher,” 2026).

If you’re writing or thinking about HB174 and that Rep. Dailey‑Provost quote, what’s one thing you might want to say in your own words about how your representatives are handling “bad science” and at‑risk kids—and do you want to click Continue with AI to draft that thought here, or go to Create Document to start shaping a full response or upload a source to annotate?

kids are going to have to stop use of treatments

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:08:47 -0500

statement by Rep legislator

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:07:52 -0500

bad science

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:07:06 -0500

important