Posted on 06/10/2016 6:40:38 PM PDT by MtnClimber
DENVER A Colorado state representative and candidate for the state Senate recently revealed to The Denver Post that she and her colleagues are under strict orders not to take a public stance on the increasingly contentious debate on Amendment 69, the socialized medicine ballot measure that would double the states budget and drastically increase taxes.
Rep. Lois Court, D-Denver, a candidate for Senate District 31, recently participated in The Denver Posts Voter Guide, a biannual question-and-answer platform that the newspaper offers to all candidates running for state and federal offices in Colorado. In her answers, Court revealed a stunning backroom order from her party leadership in the following exchange: The Denver Post: Do you support the ballot issue proposing to create a universal health care system in Colorado?
Court: I completely support the concept of universal health care, but I am concerned with putting so many complex details into our state constitution. Sen. [Irene] Aguilar [D-Denver] has requested that no current Democratic member (emphasis added) of the legislature take a public position on the ballot issue. Courts comments, caught the attention of Compass Colorado Executive Director Kelly Maher: Courts admission that Democrat legislators have been instructed to avoid addressing Amendment 69 is deeply embarrassing to liberals across the state. Either Democratic leadership thinks that the initiative will be a liability to Democrats this fall, or they believe Democrat support of the measure will be an impediment to its success. In either case, Amendment 69 spells bad news for Democrats.
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Oh, this is vile. They want to tax my Navy pension?
I’ll move to Ohio and change my name to “John Akron” first.
Domestic industry and service DON'T pay the tariff. Get a real argument.
I was always under the impression that representatives had no bosses (to order them what to think) but the voters. I guess that’s only true if you’re not a Democrat.
Did you read Colorado Amendment 69 in my post #12?
This isn’t about illegal immigrants and cash wages.
Most small businesses will close.
Many will move out of state.
I’ll get an apartment in KS and change my residence, then rent from the trust that owns my CO home.
Is that all that can be done? Run?
Isn’t there any way to stop this crime?
Vote down the Amendment.
The problem is that its being marketed as “more free stuff”, and there may be more voters impressed by that than are concerned about the impact.
Folks seem to have mistaken an insurance card for actual medical treatment.
“Vote down the Amendment.”
Is there any money for advocacy? Not the Republicans, probably, but some interested party?
I’ll try to determine who is financing it, because other than assigning it to the shadowy gestapo, the Insurance companies are opposing it, but not too loudly.
A local board of 21 members is a lot more accountable than a a lot of national insurance companies. In addition, insurance has a fiduciary responsibility to shareholders whereas a local board is elected by local people and is accountable to these people.
As the debates have began, those undecided tend to want it once they understand it. Still, it’s still up for grabs as the number opposed and for are about even, but there are a lot of undecided voters.
Actually the Koch brothers have built a lot of opposition to it through their think tanks. Americans for prosperity is up there at number one online and then the governor of Colorado is against it also.
You should really read more about it: http://www.amendment69colorado.org
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