LEGO Matt

Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, husband and father of three, business owner and dabbler in politics. In that order.

[LEGO Matt @xanderoth]

That time Jeff Goldblum photobombed my family pictures.

[Citizen Greg Hughes @CitizenHughes]

@UtahVote4Matt Rep. MacPherson is a true patriot and a tireless public servant.
He gets it.
Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸

[Matt MacPherson @UtahVote4Matt]

Yikes!

After the Salt Lake Tribune had to embarrassingly write a partial retraction on the hit piece they put out on me yesterday, I think it’s important to put this out there for the record for those who prefer the truth.

I made a post about my experience with fireworks and how the law was designed. This post was made BEFORE the fireworks ban. Since the ban, I have been interviewed with ABC, KUTV, Deseret News and Utah News Dispatch, as well as the Rod and Greg show. I have also responded to many social media posts and emails with the same language. I gave that language to the Tribune, but they only published a snippet in their retraction.

Here are the two points:

1. I support restricting fireworks during an emergency like Utah is facing.

2. I believe the Governor’s executive order exceeded his legal authority.

Those positions are not contradictory.

I’ve said consistently that anyone choosing to use fireworks should do so only in areas where they are legally permitted under the current restrictions. More than 20 Utah cities have designated safe locations for fireworks despite the dry conditions this Fourth of July.

The claim that I have encouraged anyone to violate the executive order is simply false. Criticizing government overreach is not the same as encouraging people to ignore the law, no matter how hard some want to pretend otherwise.

[LEGO Matt @xanderoth]

@SamHansen923845 @UtahVote4Matt Fireworks didn’t start any of these fires.

[Andy Pierucci @andypierucciUT]

I’ve had many people in my district ask about the Governor’s executive order and the fireworks ban. I’m opposed to it because I believe it to be unnecessary, overly broad, and unfairly penalizes small business owners in our community.

[Matt MacPherson @UtahVote4Matt]

As a professional firework display operator, having designed and shot dozens of large scale professional displays across the state, and as owner of a firework manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer, and having spent countless hours with Fire Chiefs and the governor’s office crafting firework regulations and laws, I would like to offer some common sense responses to firework concerns this season.

Fireworks are dangerous. They explode and burn. However, the safest place to shoot fireworks are inside city boundaries. Always be safe when shooting fireworks and don’t tip them over, ensure they have a flat surface so they don’t fall. Don’t hold them or point them at people. If you use aerial fireworks, you must follow the law for ensuring there is ample clearance of at least 50 feet in all directions when shooting (depending on the size of the aerial). Ground based fountains and effects are generally safe when used properly and have little danger of causing fires on their own.

In fact, nearly every fire caused by fireworks in Utah is caused by improper disposal. Soak your fireworks in water, preferably overnight in the gutter before disposing. West valley city has no ordinances against fireworks in our neighborhood, but you cannot discharge them near firework stands or too close to the canals.

The governor has no authority to ban fireworks, and Utah has legalized fireworks, including aerials. If you follow the law, act responsibly, there is little danger of causing major fires within city limits.

As we approach the 250th anniversary of America, and fireworks have long been a tradition of the founding of our nation, I would encourage you to celebrate! John Adams famously wrote on July 4, 1776 that the founding should be celebrated with “illuminations (fireworks) from one end of this continent to the other” and the first firework shows started the next Fourth of July. Keep in mind this was still during the revolutionary war, and the fireworks served as a morale boost to the entire nation.

Those that choose to use fireworks dangerously or illegally will not follow any regulations, laws, bans or common sense with fireworks anyways. Enjoy your Fourth of July, be safe, celebrate this great nation legally as you see fit!

[Matt MacPherson @UtahVote4Matt]

@MarinasHammer @NormieUtah I’ve opened a bill amending GRAMA to address this and other issues, as well as bail reform (bring back accountability!) to close several problems related to this.

[LEGO Matt @xanderoth]

“I love you all”*

*except the Mormons, whom he hates.

[Cabot Phillips @cabot_phillips]

Wired In has hit top ten on the charts 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Thank you to everyone who’s followed on Apple and Spotify - I love you all

[LEGO Matt @xanderoth]

@ShaunMcKnight SoFi

[LEGO Matt @xanderoth]

Maybe we shouldn’t be concerned with the churches that God did not recommend Joseph join and be happy they do not lump us with themselves in their self-described classification systems.

The Pharisees of ancient and modern day have always seen God and His church as heretical.

[Matt MacPherson @UtahVote4Matt]

Huge praise for @GovCox for this declaration of June as Fidelity Month. Faith, family and patriotism.

Awesome.

[Matt MacPherson @UtahVote4Matt]

If you are in the WVC/Magna area that week, come on by. Don’t forget to RSVP.

[Matt MacPherson @UtahVote4Matt]

She warned us: baby survives thanks to abortion access being restricted.

[Matt MacPherson @UtahVote4Matt]

Gross. If this man isn’t a licensed educator, we have almost no way of tracking this type of alleged behavior from school employees unless criminal charges are filed.

UPAAC and code of conduct reforms are desperately needed.

https://t.co/vbVHDVFtOl

[Matt MacPherson @UtahVote4Matt]

One of my first days working with West Valley PD on oversight was the day Cody Brotherson was killed in the line of duty. My wife and I immediately became deeply connected to the police community and our officers.

Today I’m in DC and it is police week. We swung by the law enforcement memorial and were able to see Cody’s carving on the wall, along with the other 25,000 names of fallen officers around the country.

Thank you to our Law Enforcement community for putting their lives on the line every day to keep our communities safe. Say thank you to an officer this week!

[LEGO Matt @xanderoth]

@LDS_Dems Yup, hate ideas you don’t agree with so much you guys murders them in public.

[Matt MacPherson @UtahVote4Matt]

Classic redirection. Democrats can’t elect legislators in Utah broadly. Even the most friendly maps for state districts would maybe net them 4-5 seats, but pretend it was 10: the state would still be SUPERMAJORITY Republican.

You are not disenfranchised, you simply don’t have policies or people that the public want to vote for. If you did, this wouldn’t be an issue as the legislature (with enough Ds) would draw maps you like more.

[Matt MacPherson @UtahVote4Matt]

Or, just spitballing here, he should follow Utah’s constitution and allow the Legislature to divide the State into districts and not the governor, some judge, leftist 3rd parties and certainly not some unconstitutional committee he helped create.

[Matt MacPherson @UtahVote4Matt]

The @realDailyWire problem is they don’t see how they are re-enacting the old Emo Philips Golden Gate Bridge joke.

As soon as the Christianity differs enough for them, it’s just “die, heretic!” as they shove them off.

But I appreciate @andrewklavan for speaking up, at least.