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March 14, 2011 07:43 PM UTC
16 Comments
It is true shame Colorado Pols does not go after elected officials and bureaucrats of all stripes and colors. Time and time again my experience has proven to me that government at every level is packed full of “time conflicts”. Police chiefs who have the time top operate an actual farm while serving, lawyers who bill more hours to various government than there are hours available in a month. The list is endless.
A true shame that Pols would rather promote their team, the Democrats in an attempt to win the supposed two party game, than fight the good fight and come out against all waste , fraud and abuse…
There are many more “time conflicts” than the few high profile Republicans Pols is taking aim at.
Hypocrites.
Instead of just bitching and moaning, which is your usual modus operandi.
The editors on this site – regular and guest both – will promote regardless of which side of the aisle an article comes from or targets, provided there’s more than a rumor to the piece.
We all had a good time with “Cold Cash” Jefferson, spent time on the corrupt Democratic State Senators in New York, and even spent some time on Rep. Wes McKinley’s issues here in Colorado… Sure, the FP editors seem to be all leaning toward the Democratic side of the aisle right now, but they mostly care about having a solid article, not which side is laughably incompetent today.
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I am a lot more concerned about the hypocrisy of other “conservatives,” than of Dems or anyone else.
To me, Dems don’t claim any moral high ground. They don’t pontificate about their being better, or more in tune with “God’s Will.”
They are fairly transparent about wanting to use the tyranny of the majority to vote themselves entitlements that bankrupt the country.
Nothing hypocritical about that. In fact, if it wasn’t so inflammatory, we could even apply a well-known label to this approach to governance. No pretense whatsoever.
But for the GOP to constantly boast of their honesty, and then refuse to be held accountable, that’s exactly what Jason should focus on.
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Sonoma West Holdings is a publicly traded company – with land rental, I believe, as their main source of revenue, they stand to benefit from relationships with investment banks
Last I checked, the State Treasury portfolio was filled with bonds and debts from various banks, mostly bailout ones – it’s indirect, but the potential for conflict looms, in this case
1) Didn’t Stapleton recently announced that he is not going to be moonlighting? I thought I had read that. I think, if true, that should be part of your critique.
2) Peter Boyles said on his radio show that the only birth certificate acceptable to Little League is the “long-form.” Is that true? Birth certificates are about to become a political issue around registering to vote The State of Colorado issued a computerized form verifying birthdate and place, but not dr. and hospital. Is this going to be acceptable?
Ref #2 — Does anyone know if Gessler is a birther?
Thank you. I am sorry that I did not contribute to the discussion.
I did confuse Stapleton and Gessler. I did not realize that both had talked about moonlighting.
Completely unacceptable. If it’s not the original birth certificate, in fact, it’s unacceptable. And even if it is, if it comes from some foreign country like Hawaii, it’s not acceptable anyway – doubly so if the person in question is really from Kenya.
Snark aside, like it or not that’s what a number of states are willing to give out, complete with their raised seal of approval.
My wife just got her passport; she sent in her original “long form” birth certificate, but the government rejected it because the seal wasn’t verifiable. She had to order a new one that had a supposedly secure seal. If the state verifies the record, shouldn’t that be sufficient regardless?
but since the birthers and teabaggers don’t believe in that part of the Constitution they think each state can make their own rules about whether to honor such things as a driver’s license, marriage certificate and birth certificate.
I hesitate to comment at all after my big goof on Stapleton and Gessler.
But, I believe that this is all part of the attack on the 14th amendment. What the birthers are doing is discrediting the computerized certification of live birth that almost all states issue to verify birth date and place of birth. If a law is passed by an individual state demanding the so-called “long form” birth certificate, then there will be a legal challenge (on full faith and credit) which could go all the way up to the Supreme Court. If the Conservatives hold tight control of the Court, we could see a ruling allowing each state to determine what kind of certificate they will except…”.bye bye full faith and credit”
Another strategy would be for Congress to pass a law saying that the “full faith and credit” does NOT apply to birth certificates (See: DOMA) and also cite the fact that most states demand that you get an instate drivers’ license.
On a more immediate level, I believe that such talk is designed to suppress the Hispanic vote. If you don’t have your birth certificate, long form, ( and I don’t) how long does it take to get a copy from state in which you were born? Can you get it in time to register and/or vote or to you just say “the hell with it.” The demographics of the so-called “undocumented aliens” are such that Hispanics may be asked to verify citizenship more than other groups.
You don’t have to be a birther, to be part of this movement. So, if Gessler can muddy the waters on how to prove your citizenship, he has served his purpose, IMHHO…..weakening the federal nature of our Republic.
I don’t see Scalia, Roberts, or possibly even Alito wanting to weaken “full faith and credit” though, unless they’re going for a full replay of the Civil War (which seems to be gaining in popularity in some states like Arizona these days).
But, I won’t speculate on what the court might do. I am just describing a strategy that I think is in use.
It doesn’t have to be a “full replay” of the Civil War. It is just a strategy to weaken the 14th amendment in order to dismantle the federal government’s ability to protect civil rights, regulate industry, etc.
See, boyles says you can’t use the short form computerized certificate of live birth issued by the state of Colorado to register your kid in school or for little league, etc……and NO ONE has contradicted him….
Sooner or later, the State Health Department or someone will have to issue a statement about what is acceptable identification, unless that is the responsibility of the Secretary of State. I don’t know.