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Will the Supreme Court strike down bigoted state constitutional rules?0
- January 12, 2020
[T]he history of anti-sectarian clauses shows that “sectarian” is not a synonym for “religious” and anti-sectarian clauses were not designed merely to discriminate against religion. Instead, they were designed to discriminate in favor of some religions and against others.
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How Colorado officials manipulate ballot language to get what they want: The case of JeffCo Issue 1A 0
- October 7, 2019
Ballot language abuse has become a Colorado scandal.
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Colorado Supreme Court rules against TABOR—Again!0
- October 3, 2019
If you read enough Colorado Supreme Court TABOR opinions, you notice . . . motifs: (1) taxpayers always lose, (2) the court’s opinions are often evasive . . . , and (3) after creating an anti-TABOR precedent, the justices then stretch it to create even more anti-TABOR precedents.
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My Climate Pledge: Strikers encouraged to take real action to reduce their own carbon footprint 0
- September 26, 2019
The Coalition of Ratepayers and Independence Institute’s Energy and Environment Policy Center are partnering with My Climate Pledge, a project of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, to encourage Climate Strike participants to do more than just strike. They should actively demonstrate their commitment to our climate and do so every day. My Climate Pledge
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Majority Rules 0
- April 9, 2019
The introduction to our mini-series on the Colorado Green New Deal In America’s two-party system, when both legislative chambers and the executive branch are controlled by one party, the minority’s opinions are, or in the very least seem like nothing more than an inconvenience to the majority. Need proof? Just ask Colorado’s Republican residents and
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Some ‘Red Flag’ laws Are unconstitutional—and could kill more people than they save 0
- April 5, 2019
Some red flag laws ignore traditional safeguards.
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