Caldara Wants to Defend Colorado From Obamacare

by Chuck Moe | 12:12 am, January 6, 2010

The Independence Institute’s Jon Caldara is calling for an admendment to Colorado’s Constitution to opt out of Obamacare mandates. To kick off the effort, become a fan of the “Defend Colorado from Obamacare” page of facebook. As Jon Caldara said in the Denver Post’s article, ”Colorado has a right to decide how we choose to deal [...]

Something Missing?

by randomridge | 12:11 am, October 13, 2008

So, someone showed me yet another anti-Amendment 46/47/49/54 flier that came to them in the mail this week, and I looked at it, and I noticed something strange. Look close and see if you can spot what it is:      No, I don’t mean the implicit violence in depicting a boy and a woman symbolically torn in half.  I mean the [...]

Vote No on Amendment 59

by T.L. James | 6:18 pm, October 11, 2008

Diana Hsieh lays out the arguments for voting against Amendment 59, the TABOR-killing tax increase. In short, the ballot measure so saccharinely named “SAFE - Savings Account For Education” is a permanent tax increase, making an end-run around TABOR to provide yet more funding for state-operated K-12 education while employing the “lotto effect” (a dollar-for-dollar offset from the general fund) to increase state [...]

Big Labor, Big (Statist) Business Banding Together on Labor Measures

by T.L. James | 4:08 pm, September 20, 2008

When you read this article at the Rocky on this year’s labor-related ballot measures, keep in mind that the “businesses” and “business leaders” referred to are the same folks who sold Colorado out on Ref. C: An alliance known as Colorado Concern has emerged as a key player in the latest talks, which involve the terms [...]

Ballot Language: Amendments 47, 49, 54

by T.L. James | 12:32 am, September 18, 2008

By popular request, here are links to the exact language for Amendments 47, 49, and 54, as presented in the 2008 State Ballot Information Booklet (aka, the Bluebook) [PDF] (if the direct links below do not work, go to the page indicated or follow the PDF’s internal bookmarks): Amendment 47: Prohibition on Mandatory Labor Union Membership and Dues [PDF, page [...]

Information on Colorado Amendments and Ballot Initiatives

by T.L. James | 10:50 pm, September 15, 2008

With all the amendments and initiatives on Colorado’s ballot this November, it can be hard to sort out which is what without some help. Fortunately, that help is a click away, at Ballotpedia.org, where in addition to their Colorado politics hub, there is a full index of the “live” legislative referrals and citizen-initiated constitutional amendments, [...]

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