Amendment 36 - Weekend Round-up

In the past, I have posted here that the biggest obstacle in defeating Amendment 36 is apathy on the part of Colorado's politicos.

However, several articles in this weekend's Denver papers addressed Amendment 36 and the issues related to it. This stream of information will, I believe, help Coloradoans see the danger in passing this amendment.

On Friday, Reggie Rivers dedicated his second DP column in 2 weeks to this issue. I addressed his first column here. The thrust of this week's column was that opposing 36 on the grounds of diminishing Colorado's influence in Washington is invalid. While I disagree with him on this argument, here are 2 other reasons to oppose 36:

1. It is an attempt by out of state interests to swing the presidential election to their candidate,

And

2. It is an attempt to change the rules of the game once it has already been played.

On Saturday in the RMN, a roundtable discussion featuring Gov. Bill Owens, an opponent of 36, and Mark Grueskin, a proponent of 36 was featured.

Sunday, brought a series of letters to the editor in the DP regarding 36, mine among them. I've sent this same letter to about 15 newspapers statewide. The best part was, I used the proponent's website to identify where to send them.

In addition, Clay Calhoun has a copy of an email he received from Ted Halaby, Chairman of the Colorado Republicans, urging Republicans to vote NO on 36.

The sum of all these articles and letters is to further educate voters in Colorado on the ridiculousness of this amendment.

However, there is still more that needs to be done. Donate to this cause at the address below and on November 2nd, VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT 36.

Coloradoans Against a Really Stupid Idea
Katy Atkinson, Registered Agent
1009 Grant Street #204
Denver, CO 80203
303-861-9440