Author: Jimmy Sengenberger

Jimmy Sengenberger In 1832, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in the case of Worcester v. Georgia. The decision –  written by then-Chief Justice John Marshall – established parameters for the relationship between the federal government and the Indian nations, affirming that Georgia had no authority over the Cherokee nation. “John Marshall has…

Jimmy Sengenberger Since Colorado adopted statewide vote-by-mail in 2013, lawmakers and election officials have invested significant time and effort in tinkering with and improving the election system. This has earned our state great praise throughout the country and across the aisle. This status is something Democrats like Secretary of State Jena Griswold and U.S. Reps.…

Jimmy Sengenberger Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) wrapped up its 2022-2023 term with a series of landmark decisions concerning crucial, controversial and significant issues. Overall, the Court signaled its intent to reaffirm the U.S. Constitution and its limits on government – bucking a century-long trend of permitting unconstitutional growth in government power and…

Jimmy Sengenberger “Age is just a number,” we often hear – yet these days, it seems unavoidably relevant in politics. Growing numbers of Americans are concerned President Joe Biden’s age has caught up with him such that, when he’s on the ballot again at 82 years old, he’ll be disqualified. On the opposite end of…

Jimmy Sengenberger You must know you’re so far into the radical fringes that you’ve immersed yourselves in literal Looney Tunes Land when even leading advocates of unconstitutional gun control legislation say what you’re proposing is unconstitutional – and want to distance themselves far away from you. That may sound like a convoluted sentence, but on…

Jimmy Sengenberger Contrary to the White House’s months-long narrative that Republicans were the ones holding up an increase in the debt ceiling that would prevent a national default, the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed such a bill over a month ago. They did so amid Biden’s stubborn refusal to negotiate – until he finally…

Jimmy Sengenberger On April 22, the delegate assembly of the Colorado Education Association – which claims to represent teachers from across the state – approved a brazen, extreme resolution condemning capitalism for “inherently exploit(ing) children, public schools, land, labor, and resources.” They also blamed capitalism for systemic racism, climate change, patriarchy, education inequality and income inequality. When…

Jimmy Sengenberger On May 6, 2019, I published my first piece in Colorado Politics as a regular columnist – unwittingly embarking on a newfound career as a columnist, which would later include a separate weekly article in The Denver Gazette. Four years later, the subject I chose for my first CoPo entry is arguably more…

Jimmy Sengenberger In this year’s legislative session, the Gold Dome has churned out a slew of terrible bills. But in a handful of cases, bipartisan collaboration was able to scrap or improve bad and dangerous legislation. One crucial example of this came about on Sunday – when legislators reached a deal affirming parental rights in…

Jimmy Sengenberger Colorado Democrats support “women’s reproductive rights” – except when they don’t. Since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 Dobbs decision last year, they’ve acted like abortion is at perilous risk in Colorado – even though we already had the most radical pro-abortion laws in the country (which would…