The big winner tonight is… TABOR!

As I’m watching the numbers roll in tonight from Colorado’s primary elections, I just had to tell you what the news might not pick up on, even if they noticed it. The big winner in tonight’s Republican Primary is our Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. You might recall last year several weak-kneed Republicans in the state […]
Hitting the road to celebrate consent

Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby are finally coming to terms for their crimes. I believe this is an important moment for justice as well as the #MeToo movement, a movement that could be summed up in one word – consent. Consent is at the heart of all our work here at Independence. We know when […]
The Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights

Nearly all American constitutions, federal and state, contain financial restrictions. Some of the state restrictions are very comprehensive. So Colorado’s “Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights” (TABOR) is not as “unique” as both its friends and its enemies claim. But TABOR is probably the most famous provision of its kind.