Those budget ‘cuts’ are actually spending increases

by Mike Krause | 3:56 pm, April 15, 2013

At CompleteColorado.com’s new Page Two, Independence Institute senior fellow Barry Fagin warns against getting faked out by the Orwellian language trickery being used in the ongoing budget debate in Washington, DC: We’ve all heard the typical media spin on the budget negotiations. The Democrats are proposing a “balanced” plan of spending cuts and tax increases, [...]

Education Wonk Fest Tonight on Devil’s Advocate

by Mike Krause | 10:56 am, April 12, 2013

Friday night means public affairs tv with the Independence Institute, so set your TiVO to wonk. First at 8:00, catch research director David Kopel on Colorado Inside Out. Then stay tuned for Devil’s Advocate at 8:30 as guest host Ben DeGrow is joined by Frederick Hess, director of education policy studies at American Enterprise Institute [...]

Stand with Colorado sheriffs and Independence Institute on gun rights

by Mike Krause | 4:49 pm, April 9, 2013

The Denver Post covers the lawsuit against Colorado’s new gun owner-control laws by Colorado sheriffs: Thirty-seven of the state’s 62 elected sheriffs are prepared to sue to overturn laws that now prohibit the sale of ammunition magazines holding more than 15 rounds and require background checks for all private gun sales, Weld County Sheriff John [...]

Major Victory in Court for the First Amendment!

by Jon Caldara | 3:25 pm, April 2, 2013

Colorado has the initiative process; that is, we lowly citizens can act as the legislature and change law. Elected officials of all stripes hate the initiative, and you can understand why. The initiative is the check and balance on their power. Would politicians ever vote to limit their own terms? Of course not. Fortunately, through [...]

Victory for the Citizen Initiative Process

by Jon Caldara | 11:25 am, April 2, 2013

Yesterday, a judge ruled in favor of us in a lawsuit we filed against a 2009 law limiting paid petition gathering. The law was a blow against citizens who wanted to use paid petition gathering to get an initiative on the ballot. And as our lawyer David Lane put it, “I think the intent of [...]

VIDEO: Rob Natelson on Guns Rights in Colorado

by Jon Caldara | 11:30 am, March 28, 2013

Independence Institute friend and long-time contributor Ari Armstrong shot this video of Constitution scholar Rob Natelson speaking in Grand Junction on gun rights, the Second Amendment, and Colorado’s new gun controls. We can’t thank Ari enough for shooting, editing, and posting the video. Below you’ll find the whole speech, but before you watch the whole [...]

VIDEO: Women Hate Gun Control, Hick Losing His Mojo

by Jon Caldara | 9:49 am, March 27, 2013

Donate to Our Gun Rights Legal Battle

by Jon Caldara | 4:09 pm, March 25, 2013

First off, we want to thank everyone for all the support we’ve received over the last week. Many of you have been calling and emailing us in support of our legal challenge to the new gun controls Governor Hickenlooper signed into law last week. We can’t thank you enough for the words of encouragement and [...]

VIDEO: One on One with Professor Walter Williams

by Jon Caldara | 8:14 am, March 22, 2013

The great economics professor Walter Williams joined me on my show last week. In case you missed it, here is the video.

Want to Help Secure Colorado’s Gun Rights? Donate to Our Legal Effort!

by Jon Caldara | 10:49 am, March 21, 2013

As many of you have heard, we are mounting a legal challenge to the new gun controls signed into law yesterday. Our lawsuit will be based on the Second and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, among other grounds. The lawsuit will be brought on behalf of a large coalition of local and national [...]

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