Understanding the Constitution: the 14th Amendment: Part I
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Medical Marijuana is a State’s Rights Issue0
- JUSTICE - Drug Policy, JUSTICE - Opinion Editorials
- May 1, 2001
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled on the issue of medical marijuana. From some of the media coverage, one might believe that Colorado is barred from implementing our State’s voter-approved medical marijuana laws. Not true.
READ MORESpriggs is Sprung: Will U.S. Attorney Make Life Safer for Burlgars?0
- JUSTICE - Opinion Editorials
- April 4, 2001
Are burglars entitled to safe working conditions? That’s a fair question for Colorado’s new United States Attorney, Richard Spriggs.
The United States Attorney is the boss of Department of Justice lawyers in Colorado. After losing a close race for U.S. Senate in 1996 to Wayne Allard, Democrat Tom Strickland was rewarded with the U.S. Attorney job. As a political appointee, Strickland stepped aside last week, making way for a Republican choice. In 1999, Strickland had convinced Denver District Court Judge Richard Spriggs to join the U.S. Attorney’s Office as Chief of the Criminal Division. With Strickland gone, Spriggs takes over the entire office, until President Bush names a replacement who is confirmed by the Senate.
READ MORETreatment Denied: Colorado Health Care "Reform" and the Mentally Ill0
- HEALTH CARE - Issue Papers, HEALTH CARE - Publications
- April 1, 2001
Colorado health care “reformers” usually claim that government control of health care raises quality and lowers cost. In fact, government involvement does just the opposite. For proof, one need look no further than the way the state Medicaid programs treat the severely mentally ill.
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Government Health Care: When Only Money Matters0
- HEALTH CARE - Op-Eds
- March 21, 2001
Colorado health care “reformers” usually claim that government control of health care raises quality and lowers cost. In fact, government involvement does just the opposite. For proof, one need look no further than the way the state Medicaid programs treat the severely mentally ill.
READ MOREImplementing a Just Tax System in Colorado and Strengthening Our Fiscal Constitution0
- FISCAL - Issue Papers, FISCAL - Publications
- March 20, 2001
Over much of our history Coloradans have successfully constrained the growth of government through our fiscal constitution. Our State Constitution embodied fiscal rules designed to constrain the power of government to tax and spend, rules requiring a balanced budget, debt limits, and voting and procedural rules. Our fiscal constitution has served us well; our state prospered due in no small part to the fiscal rules embodied in our constitution. However, in the post-WWII period it was clear that our fiscal rules were not constraining the growth of government. Both state and local governments increased taxes and spending grew at rates far in excess of the growth of the private economy. This unconstrained growth of government triggered a tax revolt beginning in the late 1970’s.
READ MORECar-Hating Puritans are Destroying Colorado0
- TRANSPORTATION - Op Eds
- March 7, 2001
Colorado House Bill 1329 gives a new dimension of meaning to the old phrase fiddling while Rome burns. As the state of Colorado continues to grow, traffic congestion continues to worsen. There is no relief in sight, as current plans do not provide the capacity that will be required to even maintain, much less restore Colorados high quality lifestyle.
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