Caldara’s Newsletter 11-02-16 “Brace for Impact!”
If you remember, Amendment 71 is the establishment power grab that virtually ends our ability to limit government through the citizen’s initiative process.
Amendment 72 Tobacco Tax Resources
Op-ed: Amendment 72 and the Twisted Logic of Hiking Tobacco Taxes by Peter Blake. Op-ed: Constitutionally guaranteed revenues for state bureaucracies is horrible fiscal policy by Linda Gorman. Op-ed: Colorado voters should reject massive tobacco tax increase by Michi Iljazi. VIDEO: Amendment 72 Tobacco Tax Locks in Spending:
Announcing the Political Right Coalition Against Amendment 71
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 2016 Contact: Mike Krause, 303-279-6536 ext 100 or Mike@i2i.org Independence Institute Announces Political Right Coalition Against Amendment 71 Republicans, conservatives and Libertarians all agree: Don’t Rig the Bar, Colorado DENVER – A broad and growing coalition on the political right has come together in opposition to Colorado’s Amendment 71, the […]
Our research shows Amendment 71 takes power from the people
IP-7-2006 (October 2006) Author: Dennis Polhill This issue paper is a sequel to the Issue Paper, “Are Coloradans Fit to Make Their Own Laws?” published in 1996. PDF OF ISSUE PAPER Protecting the People’s Voice: Identifying the Obstacles to Colorado’s Initiative and Referendum Process Introduction: Initiative and Referendum (I&R) is important to representative democracy as […]
Caldara’s Newsletter 09-27-16 “The conservative argument against Amendment 71”
As someone who has dedicated their career to limiting government and protecting the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, I wanted to share the conservative case against Amendment 71 – what we’re calling “Rig the Bar.” Here is my op-ed that was originally published in the Colorado Springs Gazette and later on Complete Colorado. ———————————————- Do you […]
Debate Series on Socialized Health Care in Colorado
Want to learn more about Amendment 69, also known as “ColoradoCare,” which would create a single-payer, socialized health care system in Colorado? Join the Independence Institute as we co-host a debate series on this issue facing voters in November. We will be co-hosting 3 debates with the Steamboat Institute around Colorado featuring Independence Institute health […]
Inclusionary Zoning Makes Housing Less Affordable
I realize this may come as a shock to some of you, but often times legislation results in unintended consequences. And sometimes these unintended consequences negate the whole intention of the legislation. Take for example, House Bill 1334, which would allow Colorado counties to impose “inclusionary zoning” in unincorporated areas. Inclusionary zoning is an attempt to […]
Licensed Handgun Carry for Young Adults Serving in the Armed Forces
This Issue Paper examines a proposal to allow young adults, aged 18-20, to apply for concealed handgun carry permits, if they currently or previously served in the United States Armed Forces. For decades, other states have allowed licensed carry by young adults. Assertions that licensed carry will increase suicides are implausible, and not supported by data.
O’Toole: Blame Urban Planners
Blaming the highways for planners’ poor ideas is the same as blaming a two-by-four for an architect’s poor building design.
Op-ed: Time to Bolster Civic Knowledge in Schools
The requirement that American public school students pass a version of the same test that immigrants seeking citizenship must take is not unreasonable.
VIDEO: What is TABOR?
Dr. Paul Prentice, senior fellow in fiscal policy here at the Independence Institute, explains what the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) is in one minute!
Video and Press Release Regarding Sheriffs’ Gun Case
Here is the press release we sent earlier today on the 10th Circuit’s ruling on the sheriffs’ case:
