All Entries in the "Eternal Vigilance" Category
Ritter Succumbs to Special Interests: Marquez Next Colorado Supreme Court Justice
Well, at least they won’t have to change the monogrammed towels…
Governor Bill Ritter appears to have proved the cynics right (those who argued that he would base his selection on politics, rather than judicial experience) by picking Deputy Attorney General Monica Marquez as the next Colorado Supreme Court justice (replacing outgoing Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey, who announced in June that she would resign rather than be held accountable by voters this November), bypassing what appeared to be two highly experienced, eminently qualified, and non-partisan judges (El Paso District Judge David Prince and Colorado Appeals Court Judge Robert Russel).
Last Chance to Speak Up on Supreme Court Nominees
Denver Post courts reporter Felisa Cardona has written up a series of profiles of the three finalists to become the next Colorado Supreme Court justice, the second and third of which appeared in Sunday’s and Monday’s papers, respectively.
Colorado Supreme Court Promotes Lawlessness
A rash of recent thefts may have been inspired by a Colorado Supreme Court ruling. The Colorado Supreme Court’s ‘Gang of Four’ under their ringleader Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey (who’s skipping town rather than face justice in November) have gotten away with a series of crimes against our Constitution over the last few years, including:
CTBC Requests Legal Fees for Continued Harassment by CEW
On Wednesday, Clear The Bench Colorado filed a motion to dismiss an additional frivolous, groundless, and vexatious attack (er, ‘Supplemental Complaint”) filed by left-wing attack organization “Colorado Ethics Watch” (CEW, pronounced “sue”—it’s what they do).
CO Supreme Court Hearing Another Stealth Tax Increase Case
Another assault on taxpayer rights—and a potential blow to local governments, since the state government is proposing to take revenue away from localities—is brewing with the Colorado Supreme Court’s announcement Monday that it will review (and potentially reverse) the finding of the Colorado Court of Appeals that a severance-tax increase violates TABOR.
Democrat against Free Speech
Charles H. Bucknam. Chemist. Family man. Sue-happy fringe Democrat. His is a story that needs to be told if only because it is all too common and a complicit press won’t do it.
Democrats Power Hungry Over Border Fence
Despite this lawsuit being an example of a nation attacking itself from within in an already challenging time, it wasn’t the action that the governors are snubbing but the timing of the action so close to November of 2010.
CTBC Director Matt Arnold on the Mike Rosen Show
Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold called in to the Mike Rosen Show Wednesday following up on an interview with nationally-syndicated analyst Michael Barone regarding Congressional redistricting and state-level reapportionment of legislative districts.
DoD Upholds Voting Rights for Colorado’s Military
According to Fox News reporting, “The Department of Defense announced Friday that it was denying four states’ requests to waive requirements of a law intended to protect the voting rights of military personnel overseas…”
Colorado is one of them.
Speak Now, or Forever Hold Your Peace—Governor Seeks Public Comment on Nominees
Governor Ritter has asked for public comment on the three nominees (he’ll pick one of the three) put forward by the Supreme Court Nominating Commission to replace outgoing Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey, who announced in June that she would retire rather than be held accountable by Colorado voters this November.
