June 13, 2006

Is the Colorado Supreme Court pro-illegal immigration?

That court recently blocked Coloradans from voting on an initiative that, aside from administrivia, says this:

Except as mandated by federal law, the provision of non-emergency services by the state of Colorado, or any county, city, or other political subdivision thereof, is restricted to citizens of and aliens lawfully present in the United States of America.

They took this off the ballot because they claim that it involves more than one subject, something that initiatives are forbidden from doing by Colorado's constitution.

As discussed here and here, it seems to only deal with one subject and the court's reasoning seems a bit circuitous. So, perhaps there's something else involved.

As pointed out at the first link, the court approved a similar initiative in 2004, although it was challenged this time on a different issue.

The opposition group is the misleadingly-titled "Keep Colorado Safe", which is headed up by former Denver mayor Federico Pena. The petitioner in the challenge was one Manolo Gonzalez-Estay.

And, the spokesman for the group is someone mentioned here before: Polly Baca. I wonder if any other members have links to First Data/Western Union or if they were involved in this in any way.

Others involved include Mitch Ackerman, head of an SEIU local (Service Employees International Union). Also, Anna Sampaio, political science professor at the University of Colorado at Denver. The former interim chairwoman was Lorez Meinhold, executive director of the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative. They selected Pena to replace her after seeing him deliver a rousing speech before a May 1 illegal immigration march.

UPDATE: Surprisingly, the Rocky Mountain News disagrees with the court:

The court really had to reach to find that second subject, prompting us to conclude it worked backward from the finding it wanted instead of forward from the arguments made...

...We note for the record that this newspaper has taken no position on the initiative. The only issue that concerns us here is the people's right to launch ballot issues without contrived interference from the courts.

It's clear to us that the proposal doesn't even come close to violating the single-subject rule. If the high court can keep the electorate from voting on this issue, there's practically nothing that can get on the ballot if four members of the court don't want it there...

Posted to Immigration at June 13, 2006 09:53 AM

Comments

are you kidding about that? yes the reason this co called political court is for mexico city is because of a 6.9 billion dollar deal with business and what else is involved you would not believe and a big time theat to some rich guys running that state! by bush and his friends in mexico city, do you want to know more?

and you will see more soon and in the open and right in your little faces by this low life government and when that evil bitch becomes president hillary will do things to you and to this once great nation it will make you mad but by that time if you say anything against the rats you will be called a terrorists and shot or be put in prison for life.

Posted by: Fred Dawes at June 13, 2006 10:49 AM

Unbelievable! I suggest that anyone who is pro-illegal immigrant watch a 5 minute video called Atzlan. It is on the site www.immigrationwatchdog.com - go to the main page and on the right hand side, there is a heading called videos. Click on Atzlan. It will open any Americans eyes to the invasion that is truly taking place right now. The site in general is excellent.

Posted by: Sarah at June 13, 2006 04:40 PM

Activist judges undermining the will of the people is nothing new. Tyranny from the bench saddens me.

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