LOL. Black face paint? Check. Crazy gleam in eye? Check. Disheveled Beard? Check. Anti-Ref C Literature? Check. Bullhorn to whine louder? Check.
Man, it's as if you know me. I mean, the real me!
Actually, the 'people who opposed Ref C' for whom you have such contempt is, in reality, the vast bulk of the Republican party officers and officials in the state. I think every county party passed a resolution against C and D. That usually requires an executive committee meeting comprised of all county officers and all R office holders in the county.
I heard the tallies for several of the counties and the vote was, in every case, overwhelmingly in favor of the resolution (and against Ref C and D). So if those folks are, like me, anarchists, you are a small minority in a party of anarchists. I haven't noticed any mad gleams in the eyes of my county's executive committee. But maybe we're just good at hiding how insane we are :)
One more point. Ref C got 52% of the vote. You can do that in Colorado without a single R (except Bill Owens, Norma Anderson and you) voting for it. The evidence is overwhelming that Ref C was crammed down Colorado R's throats by a small group of party renegades working hand-in-hand with the Democrats, who supported it almost unanimously. Regrettably they were influential renegades. One knows a man by the company he keeps. Bill is no longer keeping good company.
This is about a difference of opinion. You made it a personal matter. You're the one who showed contempt for Coloradans, contempt towards lifelong conservative Republicans. Many people crossed party lines and made a tough decision in supporting Ref C. The state was split down the middle. Here in El Paso County voters opposed Ref C in the same numbers that it passed statewide. El Paso County is extremely conservative. Such a close vote shows that this issue had support across the political spectrum.
Contrary to what many people have said, TABOR was not repealed. It remains a great experiment. How many states in the nation have a law that allows voters to decide on tax increases? NONE! ZERO! TABOR has shown it has the ability at limiting govt. Bottomline. Colorado still has one of the lowest tax rates in the country. And remember, Ref D failed. There will be no immediate use of TABOR refund money. Everyone who voted for or against Ref C will be keeping a close eye on our elected officials in the state legislature to make sure they don't waste the taxpayers money. That includes myself.