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It’s not about control, is it?0
- July 24, 2002
A scheme to nationalize the issuance and standards of the drivers license and to turn the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles into the local office the federal Department of Transportation and thus, presumably outside the authority of the Colorado Legislature ,has been stopped, at least for the time being, by Congressman Dick Armey (R-TX).
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Don't Fix Photo Radar – Scrap It!0
- July 21, 2002
t looks as though the end may finally be near for Denvers embattled photo radar program. If stubborn, revenue-hungry city officials have their way, however, it is just the beginning of another fight that will ultimately result in the flawed program resuming operation again.
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Just Say No to National I.D. Cards 0
- July 12, 2002
A congressional scheme to implement a National ID card is sitting in the House Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards. Where hopefully it will die, never to be heard from again.

HR 4633, the “Drivers License Modernization Act of 2002” is a $300 million federal takeover of State issued drivers license and ID card issuance and standards which would turn the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles into a satellite office of the federal Department of Transportation. Yep, the same folks who seize tweezers from little old ladies boarding airplanes would be in charge of the new national ID card.
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Pharmaceutical Price Controls: Pay Now or Pay Later 0
- June 19, 2002
Would you pay more for drugs now in order to ensure a wide choice of current treatments and an abundant supply of new cures twenty years from now If you said yes, you disagree with the Colorado Progressive Coalition (CPC), the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), the Colorado AFL-CIO, and the Lutheran Office of
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Is RTD Passing Gas?0
- May 29, 2002
Ozone is a known cancer-causing agent. It also causes lung irritation and difficulty in breathing, especially among the very young, elderly, and those with respiratory ailments. Ozone is an unstable form or oxygen. Light rail trains generate ozone. Is there a problem?
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National ID Card Proposal Still Stinks 0
- May 14, 2002
The proponents of a national ID card got a big boost in April when Congressmen James Moran (D-Va.) and Thomas Davis (R-Va.) introduced the Drivers License Modernization Act of 2002:

Among other things, this Act would federalize state drivers license issuance standards, link up even more government databases to the license, introduce the collection of bio-metric identifiers and open the door to yet more collecting of information on us by both government agencies and “authorized” private sector contractors.
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