February 16, 2011 06:56 PM UTC

The symbol of our democracy needs our help

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• by: allyncooper

( – promoted by Colorado Pols)

I don’t know if it’s been mentioned here before (I haven’t seen it but then I don’t catch everything on Pols). But this is something that bears repeating for us all.

Our Colorado Statehouse, the physical embodiment of our democracy, is in dire need of our help. The dome is in such disrepair that it has been closed for years. Deferred maintenance isn’t an option, the structure will only continue to deteriorate if nothing is done.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock (and maybe you have if you were foreclosed on) you know our state has been financially stressed the past few years, and this year is no better.

Since the state has few resources for the repair work, a Share in the Care campaign has been initiated to invite citizen participation in contributing to the restoration of the People’s House. This campaign is modeled after the effort to restore the Statue of Liberty in the 1970’s.

We here at Pols actively participate in the democratic process by our lively and unrestrained

discourse on politics and the manner in which we govern ourselves. And we the people, through our elected representatives who meet at the People’s House, must do the same. This is the essence of our democracy.

Here is the Share In The Care website where you can find more information on the campaign. Please consider contributing what you can. Thanks.

http://shareinthecarecolorado….