I grew up near New Castle. The liberal influence that once was pretty much limited to Aspen seems to be expanding throughout the whole valley. I imagine Glenwood Springs is pretty much run by liberal Democrats.
For Garfield County, CO:
According to unofficial vote totals for 2004, Bush received 10,937 votes and John Kerry received 9,077 votes.
--epodunk.com
Actually, liberalism hasn’t spread up the valley that far. Fear of extreme liberals and right-wing nut cases has. It seems that the posters are overlooking the Search Warrant and Order to Treat, both issued by a judge. In Colorado, both must be supported by sworn Affidavits. The contents of those Affidavits would contain answers as to how the decision to issue the orders was made. The execution of the Orders appears to have been appropriate as no one ended up shot and no one ended up tazed or treated for additional injuries. Had a couple of Deputies knocked on the door it could have ended so differently.