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March 23, 2013 01:00 PM UTC
22 Comments
First, apparently this rule only applies to Dudley because this is how politics works. You vote the way of your voting base lose your seat…
Secondly, why is Polls standing behinds this law as it a violation of the First Amendment?
A constitutional expert such as yourself should not hesitate to ask that question of the Supreme Court. They could always use a good laugh.
It's the rule for everyone, not just Dudley. I linked to it. Maybe the thinking is, a paid lobbyist shouldn't be making threats to throw a lawmaker out of office. An ordinary citizen is one thing, but a registered lobbyist doing this is unseemly, not what you want at the Capitol.
This is specifically about registered lobbyists and the rules that govern them. It's not about how politics work in general. Once again Nockwurst, you don't know WTF you're talking about.
yeah, like not knowing what he's talking about ever keep that Ass from braying. Knockworst has no problem proving his idiocy again & again. He courageously displays his ignorance daily, don't try to stop him from bringing dumb to the discourse.
The lobbying rules in Colorado are quite broad and could be subject to a strong overbreadth challenge.
But unless/until a court overrules them, they're the law.
Elliot has a serious point, However, as others have noted, the rules apply to registered lobbyists, not ordinary citizens. The punishment for breaking them is loss of your lobbying privileges, not prison, so I suspect a court would uphold them. But at the same time, I don't think we can dismiss Elliot's observation of their being overly broad. But there is an element of unreality about them. As Samuel Gompers said, in politics you reward your friends and punish your enemies. Is any legislator really dumb enough not to know his or her votes have consequences at election time?
Likie Elliot, I'd be interested in a challenge on this. If you file one, Elliot, I'd happily do some of the legal rsearch (I'm a certified paralegal among my other failings.)
The issue isn't just how it applies to lobbyists, it is also how broadly lobbyist is defined. Now, speaking very generally, there is some caselaw on whether a person who is squarely in the ambit of a law can challenge it for overbreadth on first amendment grounds, my sense (NOT LEGAL ADVICE) is that this law may be susceptible to a good 1st amd. challenge.
As for all hat and no cattle, given that my apartment got flooded a few hours ago due to a burst pipe (or something of the sort) from the apartment above and will have to be renovated, I don't think I even have a hat right now 🙁
That sucks.
I hope you didn't lose too many priceless family heirlooms.
Everything else is temporary.
Thx – the place is pretty disgusting right now so I haven't had a chance to go through and see what got damaged. Hopefully the damage to the apartment is mainly structural and the personal property damage will be minimal – but I'll have to see. Thanks again.
My sympathies, Elliot. I have done a number of water damage restorations over the years so I know the mess you are facing. Good luck…
I have had the displeasure as well. Takes a lot of work to clean up and make ones place habitable again
Sorry to hear, Elliot. Hope the restoration goes quickly and smoothly.
Thx – restoration won't really be my problem. The move probably be as it looks like the apartment isn't going to be ready any time soon.
Sorry for being seriously off topic on this tangent, but anybody have any good suggestions for movers for Denver area? If so, please email me at ElliotFladen at gmail dot com
Colorado Moving Company
http://www.coloradomovingcompany.net/
Fast, flexible, cheap!
Are they any good? Do you know anybody that has used them?
They've moved us twice this past year and came through in a pinch when our old landlord told us we needed some additional bulky items moved ASAP after we'd been told they could stay. Got two guys there on less than an hour's notice. When I had perviously moved I used Mayflower, and Colorado Movers were literally one thrid the price!
My wife has used Student Movers for nearly 20 years for her remodeling clients, as well as for the couple of times we've moved.
Also, be sure they really strip the walls and/or seal them so that mold doesn't become an issue down the road.
Good luck with the repairs.
It would be a fun lawsuit to try. Some real interesting first amendment issues.
Do it if you'd like. It is your choice
To borrow a phrase, Fladen is all hat, no cattle.