Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Comment Archives: stories: Last 7 Days
Re: “Homeless population growing, survey shows”
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Posted by
TejonTech
on 05/21/2013 at 7:01 AM
Re: “Want to support John Morse?”
@Dan: First of all, thank you for reading my article and taking the time to express your point of view in response to the article. As I see it, and according to the research I did for this article, the NRA initiated the recall movement, sponsored the petition drive and funded the campaign to recall Mr. Morse. Yes, as you say, citizens are the ones who are distributing the petitions for signatures. However, the effort to recall the Senator is being sponsored and funded by the NRA. In so far as the true motivation behind the recall drive is concerned, I did mention the fifteen round limit in my article. It's just that the main impetus of the Senator's bill is the background check piece and this single piece of legislation is the one entity that preempted the recall drive from the start. Dan, we live in a republic, not a direct democracy. We elect our officials to represent us for a specified term of office. If they don't do the job, we vote them out at the next election. Attempts to micromanage every single thing a legislator does while in office is going to seriously impair the legislator's effectiveness and cause the legislator to be hamstrung and afraid to do anything in office for fear of offending someone and being recalled. If a direct democracy is what you want as opposed to a republic, I would recommend that you look into writing and sponsoring a Constitutional amendment to that effect and bring it to all fifty state legislatures for ratification. In the meantime, I would encourage you to live within the parameters of our representative democracy and work vigorously to get the candidates you want elected during the next election cycle. Once again, thank you for reading and responding to my article. I welcome the interactive process and relish the fact that I am able to interact with my readers.
Posted by
Kevin McClarty
on 05/21/2013 at 4:13 AM
Re: “Bach plays paperboy for Gazette”
The Gazette and COS news channels have sold Bach as the savior of the City for 2 yrs now. Gazette allowed their City Hall reporter to write meaningless, trouble causing blogs about City leadership but he rarely ever wrote about Bach's wrongdoings. When he finally started to reveal all the lies and dealings of the Mayor, Gazette booted him to crime beat. The media is now seeing Bach's refusal to answer questions, and his arrogance of thinking he can do whatever he wants to. Broadmoor needs favors from the City so Gazette will continue to grease Bach's wheels. Wayne Laugesen has been the leader in hiding the man Bach really is. In 2 years it'll be "remember Mayor Bach accused of beating his ex wives, firing all City employees, handing out huge severance packages, and never getting along with anybody". Him and Suzie Q will fade into retirement.
Posted by
not surprised
on 05/21/2013 at 12:51 AM
Re: “Police chief: Looking at helicopters and drones”
What happen to this City being broke, needing to beef up reserves, etc? MAyor Steve BAch is spending money like there are no hard economic times.
Posted by
not surprised
on 05/21/2013 at 12:36 AM
Re: “Police chief: Looking at helicopters and drones”
I would move more in the direction of an English system where they took the cops guns and lasers away.
Paul is right, more cars in the southeast part of town and fewer setting up income traps.
Posted by
TejonTech
on 05/20/2013 at 9:26 PM
Re: “Homeless population growing, survey shows”
Sheliia, And Obama has been a big help funding fat cat solar energy buddies and raising taxes and making oil scarce.
It is a proven fact the conservative Chrisitans contribute far more to organizations like ESM and Care & Share than the local lobs.
Posted by
TejonTech
on 05/20/2013 at 9:22 PM
Re: “Police chief: Looking at helicopters and drones”
Yet another cockamamie idea from the Mayor's hand-picked boy. The Chief's policy of "shoot first, ask questions later" will work well when little Stevie or Queen Suzi are threatened by some citizen whose only crime is to ask a straight-forward question about City policy. The cops don't even enforce red light violations when they occur right in front of a cop car! Can't wait for 2015 to rid ourselves of this jackass of a mayor and his cronies and other hangers on.
Posted by
Connie Lingus
on 05/20/2013 at 5:51 PM
Re: “Homeless population growing, survey shows”
"conservative and x-tian city"... in reputation only for the x-tian part. totally teabagger for the conservative part.
Posted by
happyfew
on 05/20/2013 at 4:04 PM
Re: “Swimming with Sharks”
What a pitifully prejudicial piece of crap this hit piece was. How much credibility do you figure the extreme left-wing and now defunct ACORN has? They were run out of business in disgrace a few years back.
The loan referenced and described as "predatory" looked like a fairly decent consolidation loan. Can't speak to the insurance since not enough information was given.
There is such a thing as personal responsibility. Why don't all you bleeding heart liberals start your own business lending money? Feel free to lend to anyone you like. We'll see how long you remain in business.
I know, you all think it is your "right" to have everything handed to you. It just isn't "fair" that some people have more than you.
Posted by
siggie
on 05/20/2013 at 3:59 PM
Re: “Police chief: Looking at helicopters and drones”
They're expensive to fly. YES they are for this out dated fleet, leave them on the ground and spend the money elsewhere like the southeast side of town!!
Posted by
Paul Kleinschmidt
on 05/20/2013 at 3:35 PM
Re: “Police chief: Looking at helicopters and drones”
Another phucking idiot employed by the city.
Posted by
Jake
on 05/20/2013 at 2:46 PM
Re: “A spin around Fort Carson”
you expect army PAO to tell the truth? LOL
Posted by
apathetic
on 05/20/2013 at 2:40 PM
Re: “Bach plays paperboy for Gazette”
Finally he has a job fitting his skill set and abilities.
Posted by
Jamal
on 05/20/2013 at 1:21 PM
Re: “Homelessness solution: Welcome to Bachville”
Bachvilles?!?!?!?!?! That's not what the homeless call them. Last homeless camp I saw had a sign that said "Obamaville - Americas fastest growing community". I'll go ahead and take their word for it over the arrogant douchebaggery spouted by a non-sensical leftist.
Posted by
Stacy in Woodland Park
on 05/20/2013 at 11:34 AM
Re: “Want to support John Morse?”
Kevin McClarty - Your list has many problems. 1. The NRA did not start the recall process, local citizens did. 2. Morse is not being recalled because of his support for background checks, he is being recalled to his support of magazine capacity limits, increased tax on gun purchases, liability for sellers of guns, and for specifically saying that he doesn't listen to the "toxic" opinions of his constituents because it "weighs on his psyche". 3. A recall does not somehow diminish the Constitutional rights of voters. It actually gives people more of a voice in government. People are given the opportunity to speak directly to their elected officials and voice their opposition to his actions. Since he doesn't read constituent's letters, maybe he will take notice of the results of a special election.
Power to the people works both ways. This recall takes power from the rich elite like Bloomberg, and gives it back to the little guy.
Posted by
DanDanNoodles
on 05/20/2013 at 11:17 AM
Re: “Mayor Bach: Recreational marijuana is 'public-safety issue'”
CO...hard to know what is extremely well paying for a pot head...I just don't want to have to pay for pot caused cancer. So a registry would put you in a pool with other people who engage in risky behaviors and lack healthy habits so you all are covered by your own higher premiums equal to your collective risk. And there are already classes for drinkers and smokers, I would just include pot heads.
I am a perfectly happy and healthy guy who with siggie likes to jazz up all you weirdos with your pants below your butts with a dose of reality, giving you something other than your self justifying thinking on subjects to save you from yourselves and from your ruining our country.
Posted by
TejonTech
on 05/20/2013 at 10:12 AM
Re: “Homeless population growing, survey shows”
The reasons for homelessness are not as simple as "They've made a mess of their life." Please note the 755 children reported homeless by two school districts, accounting for 64% of the total 1,171 reported homeless in El Paso County. Yes, there are entire families who are homeless. They were most likely hanging on to the American dream with their fingernails before the recession but lay-offs, lack of employment opportunities, minimum wage stagnation, rising gas, food and other costs, etc. tossed them even further down the economic ladder. Did they mess up their lives or even choose their situation? Bad things CAN happen to good people. A little compassion can go a long way...
Posted by
Sheila Anderson
on 05/20/2013 at 10:02 AM
Re: “Bach plays paperboy for Gazette”
Nothing surprises me about the cozy relationships Bach, the Gazette, the Koch Bros., AFP have with each other. I'm happy there's an honest paper like the Independent to be our eyes and ears because we certainly won't get the truth from the rest of media in this city.
Posted by
staunchliberal
on 05/20/2013 at 8:10 AM
Re: “Mayor Bach: Recreational marijuana is 'public-safety issue'”
TT -- Why a registry for legal adult recreational marijuana users? Is there a registry for alcohol or tobacco? Do they test public assistance recipients for alcohol, tobacco, or RX drugs used illegally? You obviously care what other people do since you continue to harass, harangue, b*tch, moan, and whine a whole lot about other people and their situations... I wonder what ever happened to you to turn you into such a miserable human being?
BTW, I have had an extremely well-paying job my entire life and career as do most of my other pot-using friends. I think you'd be surprised at the true demographics of this particular topic.
Posted by
COnative59
on 05/20/2013 at 7:30 AM
Re: “Want to support John Morse?”
Kevin: Wow, that was just a bit preachy. So, in your mind, the right to recall is nothing more than micromanaging "every single thing a legislator does"? I personally believe that elected officials should have a little fear of the electorate. If you don't like the recall process, perhaps it is you that should "look into writing and sponsoring a Constitutional amendment".
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