Midweek Update: Governor Hickenlooper, AG Suthers seek dismissal of ‘political’ anti-TABOR lawsuit (Fenster’s Folly)

by CTBC Director | 4:11 pm, August 17, 2011

Predictably (indeed, Clear The Bench Colorado predicted both motion and grounds almost three months ago), Governor Hickenlooper and Attorney General John Suthers filed a Motion to Dismiss the anti-TABOR lawsuit (”Fenster’s Folly“) this week, noting that the lawsuit raises a ”political question” rather than a legal issue and is therefore (as the U. S. Supreme Court [...]

TABOR, citizen initiatives targeted by frivolous Fenster lawsuit

by CTBC Director | 9:12 pm, May 25, 2011

Apparently not content with killing TABOR (Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights constitutional amendment) by the thousand cuts (well, 15 and counting) of Colorado Supreme Court “interpretations” of TABOR’s viability in individual cases (most notoriously, the 2009 “Mill Levy Tax Freeze” property tax increase and the 2008 “fees don’t count as taxes” case leading to the [...]

“Platform for Prosperity” / “Contract for Colorado” waffling on Car “Fees” reversal poses conflict for voters

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 4:11 pm, November 27, 2009

The troubled launch of the “Platform for Prosperity” (aka “Contract for Colorado”) by “some Colorado GOP leaders” at the beginning of this week in an attempt to foster party unity behind Scott McInnis as the gubernatorial candidate seems to have generated more skepticism with each passing day.  Although the pre-emptive criticism by Governor Bill Ritter [...]

Defending the Constitution – Why 9/11 still matters today

by CTBC Director | 6:57 am, September 14, 2009

No Friday Funnies this (last) week – instead, Clear The Bench Colorado joins millions of Americans across the country in somber remembrance of the 9/11 attacks on our nation.
What does this have to do with holding our Colorado Supreme Court justices accountable to the rule of law and the Colorado Constitution?  Quite a lot, actually…
As a [...]

Controversy Over Rice-Ritter-Mullarkey Car Tax Increase Isn’t Going Away

by T.L. James | 10:07 pm, August 11, 2009

Think the controversy over the Rice-Ritter-Mullarkey car tax increase has abated due to being drowned out by the furor over Obamacare? Think again: this van was parked at the Arapahoe County DMV office at Alameda and Chambers today, in plain view of taxpayers entering and leaving the office to renew their license plates…and pay the increased [...]

“The Pain of FASTER is Just Beginning” – Editors at Glendale Cherry Creek Chronicle “get it” on Car Tax

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 2:44 pm, August 5, 2009

In marked contrast to the big-government elitist Denver Post editorial board, numerous newspapers around the state are beginning to take notice of the outrageous assault on Colorado drivers in the form of the “FASTER” Colorado Car Tax – and the political implications for elections in 2010 as more and more voters are impacted by this [...]

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