Utah Sen. Mike Lee wants Congress to sign off on new federal
rules  Published August 21, 2014 6:40 pm Utah Solutions • Sen.
Tom Coburn, of Oklahoma, favors constitutional convention.  Two
conservative senators agreed on the disease, but not necessarily
the remedy at a gathering focused on government regulations.
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, sponsored the event Thursday in Salt Lake
City, where he equated the government to helicopter parents
hovering unnecessarily over their children, and his solution is
to require Congress to get more involved in the federal rule-
making process that affects everything from health care to the
type of light bulbs people can buy.  Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla.,
who headlined Lee's first Utah Solutions Summit, had a more
radical solution. He wants the states to convene a
constitutional convention to draft a series of amendments meant
to reduce the size and scope of the federal government,
including its role in drafting voluminous rules based on the
laws Congress enacts.  "I don't think Was