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November 18, 2023 12:37 AM UTC

2023 Colorado General Assembly Special Session Day 2 Open Thread

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  • by: Colorado Pols

“The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation.”

–Jeremy Bentham

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12 thoughts on “2023 Colorado General Assembly Special Session Day 2 Open Thread

  1. Wow, Sen Fenberg’s bare knuckled move to stop Republican stall tactics was pretty gutsy!

    The 23-12 party-line failed by one vote to clear a needed two-thirds majority threshold. On a quick revote, Senate President Steve Fenberg pressed ahead with a voice vote rather than calling for a roll call — and then declared, over Republicans’ howls, that the motion had passed.

    Democrats are determined to get shit done.

  2. The timeline for the special session matters.  Colorado Politics coverage included

    Senate President Steve Fenberg of Boulder told his caucus prior to the vote the governor, in fact, wanted to start the special session last Monday, in part because of the tight timelines for county assessors to wrap up their work in order to meet a Dec. 15 deadline for finalizing property tax assessments. 

  3. I really am ambivalent about Judge Wallace's decision.

    On the one hand, felonious actions should preclude a candidacy for elected office. On the other hand, he has yet to be convicted of anything and it is unlikely that he will be convicted before next November. (Fani Willis expects her trial to extend into early 2025.)

    There is also the argument that the voters should get to decide. Of course, most of these are the same voters who elected him in 2016 so I don't have a lot of faith in that process. And the polls show him winning in 2024. (I know polls eleven months out are meaningless, yadda yadda yadda.)

    On a personal level, this means that as an indie, I get to choose between Trump, Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley when I send my GOP primary ballot back. (I'm guessing that the field will winnow down to those three by the end of February.) Of course, if "Hold My Beer" Williams and his ace attorney John Eastman are successful, I will be disenfranchised.

  4. Saw over on X there was a protest in the House gallery to “free Palestine”. While I’m sympathetic to the plight of Palestinian innocents caught in the crossfire of Israel and Hamas, interrupting state business does nothing to achieve that goal.

  5. I tried to see if I could make an anagram of the above poster's handle into "Moderatus," but couldn't quite make it work. Or should I say "well, it turned into all proper."

  6. Congratulations to Colorado broadcaster Lorrie Boyer for being recognized “Broadcaster of the Year” by the National Association of Farm Broadcasters. Lorrie brings passion, dedication, and her remarkable agricultural stories to life to many different audiences.

      1. Well…a long shot, but no mention of Ms. Boyer. We need quality people telling the nation what is going on, as I consider agricultural and farm news extremely important. I recommend U.S.Farm Journal to everyone.

        I think my city dwelling friends forget how critical the state of farming and ranching is to THEIR circumstances. Practically everything they eat, wear, and use comes from a farm or ranch. As more and more products move away from a petroleum origin, the significance of rural, ag-based, industry only grows.

         

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