It is surprising the time involved in becoming an informed voter.
Candidates, to be sure, require some research. Proposed
Amendments and Propositions will have a longer shelf life and need more scrutiny.
Colorado is the only state to pass the
Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR).
Special interest groups, particularly
(P)regressives, try to get around it
every election cycle.
This year’s ballot has six Amendments and
three Propositions. One, #69, opens the state coffers to support Obamacare.
Deny, deny, deny and dress up with pretty language but that is what it does
with no spending caps or oversights – just a blank check.
One Proposition relates to assisted
suicide, end of life for terminal patients. Something I’m in favor of but I
will vote against this version. Too few checks and balances.
One Amendment, #71, raises the bar on future efforts to get
something on the ballot. Will require a certain number of signatures from each
of the Senate Districts statewide. Right now you can gather enough in the
Peoples Republic of Boulder and the free cheese areas of Metro Denver to get
something on the ballot.
I’m down to deciding on local races. On those I will
seek counsel from my sister who has lived in the area far longer, and is plugged
into local politics. We seldom agree, me being a lapsed Democrat and her a
lukewarm Republican, but I do respect
her opinions and keep them in mind.
I note with some amusement Sister Kink, a
former co-worker I supervised, is running for the third time and will probably
get re-elected. She is wholly owned by the Rocky Mountain Gun Owners
Association. If the money was right, she would be all in for Shillary. She is one
of the hardest working people I’ve ever known and has the ethics of a starving piranha.
The “kink” refers to her business practices. I know very little of her personal
life, nor do I want to. I’m glad I don’t
live in her district.
Don’t watch television so am spared the
ads. My information comes from reading and the internet.
Why do I bother?
Because I can.
