Posted on 06/26/2015 8:42:34 PM PDT by george76
Communities outside the Denver-metro area are peeved that Gov. John Hickenloopers latest appointment to the Colorado Supreme Court wasnt someone who lives outside the states capital city.
...
We have seven Supreme Court justices and not even one from outside the governors adoptive hometown, where professional cliques decide whats best for the rest of the state.
This isnt the first time Hick has been slammed for ignoring constituents who live outside Denver. A few years ago, he was accused of launching a war on rural Colorado by passing stricter gun laws and a renewable energy mandate that unfairly targeted rural electric coops.
(Excerpt) Read more at coloradopeakpolitics.com ...
There’s Denver/Boulder and then there’s Colorado.
The US Supreme Court is also packed : no real westerners, no protestants, no one from the south, etc. ?
Mostly big city types.
America should do the same, too.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.