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Murrey: Democrat deal on Prop EE benefits big tobacco, squeezes small biz 0
- January 28, 2021
The greatest friend of big business is big government. Thanks to apparent backroom dealings with Colorado Democrats, big tobacco and big government are poised to win big in Colorado with the passage of the state’s new cigarette, tobacco, and nicotine taxes. Small business and the poor come out the losers. Last week, The Colorado Sun reported on
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Prop CC fails thanks to YOU!0
- November 6, 2019
As I’m watching the election returns tonight and delighting in Prop CC’s humiliating defeat, I wanted to thank you. Because of your partnership we were able to fight off yet another attack on our Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. The word that keeps coming to my mind is “addition.” Politics is the art of addition. This
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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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Delegation power baby!0
- February 11, 2019
I understand the concept of delegation. I delegate all important decisions, meetings, and responsibilities to our Executive V.P. Amy Cooke so I can focus my limited office time on Glenlivet and Fortnite. The system works. But what I don’t quite understand is why Colorado’s leaders want to delegate so much decision making power to people
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Not in jail yet, but getting ready 0
- January 31, 2019
First a quick personal update. I can’t believe the amazing support I’m receiving while I refuse to comply with Boulder’s new, hateful gun ban. My hometown for so many decades, you know, the town that wears its “tolerance” on its sleeves, has decided it doesn’t want my type in their lily-white town. My type being
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National Popular Vote is a partisan power grab 0
- January 28, 2019
Let’s stop pretending the National Popular Vote movement is some grand, noble cause that will fix what’s wrong with America. It’s a partisan power grab. Nothing more.
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