On Lobato, Joshua Dunn It Again

by Jon Caldara | 1:13 pm, January 19, 2012

UCCS Professor Joshua Dunn can’t help himself. He can’t believe the audacity of Denver District Court Judge Sheila Rappaport’s decision in the epic saga we know as the Lobato case. He’s been sounding the alarm on this ruling ever since it came down last month. If you haven’t heard Professor Dunn’s argument yet, here are [...]

TABOR Still Doesn’t Violate the Constitution

by Jon Caldara | 11:06 am, July 27, 2011

The Legislative Council’s executive committee, consisting of 3 Democrats and 3 Republicans, took a vote the other day on whether to oppose the TABOR lawsuit. You might recall that our Taxpayers Bill of Rights is going to court soon to determine whether it violates the Constitution’s guarantee of a “republican form of government.” As with [...]

No State Assaults Their Petitions Like We Do

by Jon Caldara | 1:59 pm, June 13, 2011

It’s not everyday that you find your name in lights on the pages of the Wall Street Journal. Although I guess it’s a little different when you’re an international superstar like myself. This weekend’s WSJ featured an article by ultimate insider and all around great guy John Fund about the assaults on the citizen initiative [...]

Assaults on I & R Panel Event AUDIO

by Jon Caldara | 8:58 am, June 1, 2011

On Thursday, May 26th, the Independence Institute held a panel event at the University Club to discuss the attacks on our citizens’ initiative and referendum rights here in Colorado. There were remarks made by several special guests plus remarks from panelists. Special guests included John Fund of the Wall Street Journal, political [...]

The Constitutionality of… Our State Constitution

by Jon Caldara | 4:51 pm, May 23, 2011

By now I’m sure you’ve heard about the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of TABOR. Yeah, we laughed out loud too. Since this lawsuit has no chance of going anywhere, it makes me think this charade is all just a PR stunt. What better way for anti-limited government forces to get together and hurl stones at [...]

Simple Majority, Super Irony

by Jon Caldara | 2:09 pm, May 12, 2011

Finally some good news came out of the general assembly yesterday, the final day of this year’s legislative session. By the skin of our teeth, we Coloradans dodged the “Son of Ref O,” also known as SCR-001. As you might remember, this Senate resolution was aimed at limiting our right to petition our government, which [...]

A Petition Process Change of Heart?

by Jon Caldara | 1:06 pm, April 1, 2011

Maybe the special interests stacked against our petition rights have finally come around! Maybe they will do something about HB 1326 and revive our petition process…

APRIL FOOLS!

Amending the Constitution to Save It: The Final Chapter

by Jon Caldara | 1:23 pm, November 4, 2010

In the first part of our three part iVoices.org podcast series on “Amending the Constitution to Save It,” Senior Fellow Professor Rob Natelson laid out the two ways in which amendments to our constitution can be proposed. The first is the most common. Congress itself proposes amendments to the constitution and passes them in house [...]

Amending the Constitution to Save It: the History

by Jon Caldara | 1:30 pm, October 27, 2010

In the last installment, Rob Natelson spoke about an Article V convention and how it differed from a “constitutional convention.” This “convention for proposing amendments” would give the states a way to rein in the federal government’s power without having to rely on Congress to restrict itself. Believe it or not, the United States has [...]

Amending the Constitution to Save It?

by Jon Caldara | 2:28 pm, October 20, 2010

It’s no secret the balance of power between the federal government, the states, and the people has been tipping more and more towards the feds. It seems that there isn’t enough power in the world to quench their thirst. What can the states and the people do to reclaim some of that power and [...]

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