May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- Constitution, CONSTITUTION - Article V, CONSTITUTION - Uncategorized
- September 12, 2013
After decades of an ambitious incarceration campaign, Colorado’s booming prison population requires thousands of new prison beds.
In other words, Colorado faces a prison spending meltdown that will likely require Governor Ritter and the Democrat Legislature to put aside any grand new spending plans in order to pay for a hugely expensive long-term prison expansion project.
READ MOREAccording to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), it was identity theft that led to recent raids on meatpacking plants in Greeley, Colorado and other states. “I can tell you that identity theft is a very real threat,” said an ICE spokesman, about the raids.
READ MOREI live in Greeley. I love everything about it – the people, the politics, the culture, yes, even the smell, which by the way has been outlawed, well almost.
I have a daily, two-hour talk show on Greeley’s own 1310 KFKA, the oldest radio station in Colorado. Mostly, I focus on local, regional and state issues. Of all the issues I’ve covered, few are as divisive as illegal immigration. Our agricultural industry attracts a substantial number of immigrants both legal and illegal. As residents of Greeley and Northern Colorado we must grapple with the difficult reality of two different cultures that are bound to collide – not Anglo versus Latino but legal versus illegal.
READ MOREHow do you feel about the prospect of having to painstakingly document who you are next time you get a driver’s license, and then do the same thing five years later when you have to renew?
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