u.s. constitution

All four Democratic members of Colorado’s delegation join emoluments lawsuit against Trump

Jun 14, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Every Democratic member of Congress from Colorado has signed on to a federal lawsuit charging President Donald Trump with accepting “emoluments,” or benefits, from foreign states without obtaining the approval of Congress, in violation of the U.S. Constitution. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette, Jared Polis and Ed Perlmutter are among the…
May: Border security and immigration made simple

May 25, 2017

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Clifford D. May

Utilizing market forces and modern technology would serve American interests The nation-state is a relatively new idea – scholars generally trace it back to the 17th century. It has its flaws but has anyone come up with a better approach to world order? A nation-state enjoys sovereignty over its territory. Territories are separated by borders. Securing…
Kennedy bill prods counties to fill vacant surveyor positions, ‘repair the fabric of America’

May 4, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A couple of weeks after the House voted unanimously to concur with a lone Senate amendment, changing the word “shall” to “may,” the bill to clarify and update state law concerning county surveyors had landed on the governor’s desk. After welcoming the bill’s sponsors and a handful of stakeholders, along with several Capitol visitors who…
Flawed ‘anti-sharia bill’ fails to win over Colorado lawmakers

Apr 13, 2017

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John Tomasic

A Republican-controlled committee voted down a bill meant to protect Coloradans from foreign laws that might infringe on the “fundamental liberties” guaranteed by U.S. federal and state constitutions. Sponsored by Fort Collins Senate Republican Vicki Marble, Senate Bill 277 was introduced quietly on Friday, March 31. It never mentions the word “sharia,” but it soon…
Online sales taxes pose question of privacy versus revenue in Colorado

Apr 4, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

State Sen. Chris Holbert says Coloradans are about to feel some pain, and potentially some shame, when a 2010 law takes effect in July allowing the state to collect personal data about online purchases. His Senate Bill 238 would waive a Colorado requirement that online retailers who don’t collect sales taxes to send the name, shipping…
May: Border disputes

Feb 16, 2017

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Clifford D. May

A nation of immigrants has the right to decide who may enter, how many and when Al Qaeda does not value diversity and it’s not an equal opportunity employer. The same can be said of the Islamic State. And when the rulers of the Islamic Republic of Iran want to commit an act of terrorism…
Weekes: Taxpayers footing millions in Colorado’s criminal alien sanctuary city policies

Feb 6, 2017

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Jared Wright

Mayors in Boulder, Denver and Aurora have lately made pronouncements in defense of their “sanctuary city” policies of non-cooperation with federal immigration law enforcement. They are evidently unaware that the sanctuary era was given a death sentence by the Obama administration a full six months before President Trump’s January 25 executive order. Last July 6,…
US Supreme Court hears case on Colorado’s Exoneration Act

Jan 19, 2017

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Tom Ramstack

The U.S. Supreme Court heard the case last week of a Colorado woman who wants to reimbursed for the fines she paid before her felony convictions were overturned. If she wins when the Court’s decision is announced in the next couple of months, the ruling would invalidate a state law that requires exonerated convicts to…
Governor Hickenlooper plans policy for e-commerce sales tax

Jan 9, 2017

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Tom Ramstack

Gov. John Hickenlooper is developing a strategy for Colorado to capitalize on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month that would allow the state to collect tax from online sales. The Supreme Court upheld Colorado’s “Amazon tax,” which could allow the state to collect taxes on out-of-state internet sales. It requires online retailers to report…
Fagin: Electoral College a check on tyranny of majority rule

Dec 13, 2016

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Jared Wright

Hillary Clinton “won” the popular vote but lost in the Electoral College. That’s why she won’t be president. She joins Al Gore, Grover Cleveland and Samuel Tilden – Democrats all – who tasted similarly bitter defeats. No Republican has ever been in their shoes. “Enough!” the sore losers cry. “The system is rigged! The will of…