Jon Caldara Archives - Independence Institute

Stop school shootings now 0
- May 16, 2019
Just two weeks ago I wrote a column for the Denver Post lamenting that 20 years after the Columbine High School shooting our children are still unprotected at government schools. I was out of the country when I heard news of the STEM shooting. I saw the headline and I instantly knew the story without
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Coloradans are fighting back 0
- April 15, 2019
Having grown up in this once liberty-loving state I am struggling with the speed at which our lawmakers are turning us into Venezuela. But I am encouraged by the organic battles that are springing up around Colorado to fight back. And Independence is helping. The passage of SB-181 is a direct attack on the oil
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Stop the National Popular Vote 0
- March 27, 2019
Governor Polis has signed into law Colorado’s participation in the National Popular Vote Inner-State Compact. If just a few more states join the compact then Colorado’s presidential electors will vote not how Colorado voters instruct them, but how California and New York voters tell them to. We’ve done quite a bit of work explaining why
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Couldn’t they at least fake a little respect?0
- March 15, 2019
I keep finding myself asking the same question – what happened to the good liberals? You know, the ones that would constantly say the ends don’t justify the means, a person is innocent until proven guilty, and the process matters. There are no such liberals in Colorado state government. Colorado is experiencing a violent lurch
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March 15 Founders’ Night Dinner Deadline!0
- March 8, 2019
Our first sponsorship deadline for Founders’ Night is next week, and we don’t want you to miss it! • March 15, 2019: Deadline for your name/logo to appear on event invitation • April 15, 2019: Deadline for your name/logo to appear on event program and onsite signage Click here to register for an exciting evening
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How to save lives and win a gun 0
- March 7, 2019
While talking heads droned on about how they want to end gun violence and stop school shootings, we at the Independence Institute did what we always do. We took action. Now it’s your turn to take action by winning a new Glock pistol (5th gen) for only $25. No, really. Read on. Colorado law allows armed
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