Posted on 08/13/2010 5:54:36 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
Add Colorado to the list of states that are saying to ObamaCare: not here, thank you.
Last week the state's Secretary of State certified that the Colorado Health Care Freedom Act had qualified for the November ballot. More than 130,000 Coloradoans signed petitions seeking to exempt themselves from major portions of federal health reform signed by President Obama in March.
Jon Caldara, the initiative's sponsor and president of the conservative Independence Institute, said the measure would make Colorado "a health care sanctuary state." If approved in November, citizens would be exempt from the mandate requiring them to buy health insurance or pay a penalty. They'll also be immune from government forcing them into a public or private health care plan against their will.
Opposition among liberals is so intense the state legislature even passed a law banning the practice of paying petition recruiters on a "per signature" basis, effectively requiring them to be paid by the hour. The Denver Daily News estimated the obstacle would have added about $2 per signature to the cost of qualifying the initiative for the ballot. The Independence Institute, however, successfully sued and forced an injunction against the law.
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This is great news. Having this referendum on the ballot will ensure a heavier turnout for Ken Buck.
Way to go Jon! It’s going to be such a pleasure to vote for this initiative.
Yes it is! The Gov race is a little harder...
You good?
Liberals are fully aware that their socialist agenda will be overwhelmingly rejected at the ballot box. It's no wonder they want to deny voters their say.
Missouri has opened the door to standing up for our 10th Amendment Rights.
Excellent! Defying 0baMao’s fascist health care laws will be so much easier with support from the state. :-)
Lady, thank you for posting this article.
You are welcome, OLDCU. :-)
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