Kevin Lundberg's News letter for those of you who do not get it

[Rabid]

1. The first big bill to pass the Senate last week was SB-252, raising the renewable energy requirements for rural electric associations (REAs) from the current 10% standard to 25%. REAs say this will take billions of dollars to accomplish and will increase electric rates significantly. After filibustering the issue all day and all evening on Friday of the previous week, the Republicans spent most of Monday giving our final comments. The bill passed third and final reading with no Republican support (two Democrats also voted no, but that was not enough to stop the bill).

Greg Brophy's video:

http://youtu.be/e2_2zEy6ox4

2. Other bills that also passed the Senate last week:

SB-001 - creates a permanent program for a refundable child tax-credit.
SB-111 - creates a mandatory reporting system for elder abuse.
SB-191 - gives pipeline companies the power of eminent domain over private property owners.
SB-200 - expands Medicaid in Colorado, spending over a billion dollars more per year.
SB-242 - $53,000,000 Medicaid expansion for dental benefits,
SB-260 - $5,500,000,000 school finance act, including expansion of preschool programs,
SB-222 - sets in place the mechanism for a statewide vaccine purchasing program,
HB-1006 - creates a new school breakfast program "after the bell" (during the academic school hours),
HB-1152 - creates a new tax on natural gas and electric vehicles, without a vote of the people, and
HB-1222 - expanding the Family Medical Leave Act to include civil unions in Colorado.

[sniper7]

This shit is out of hand. The democrats are fucking us left and right,

[roberth]

It is and they are.

[Hound]

SB191 giving eminent domain to private business, even foreign business's is a deal with the devil. My bet is that was part of the deal to vote for all those gun bills. This shows they are pro-business after kicking Magpul out. So what is to stop them from drilling anywhere now? You legally can't stop an oil company from stealing your property. What the hell?

[buffalobo]

The reasons to GTFO are stacking up.

Anybody have any confidence that a republican legislature would repeal this BS?

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[buffalobo]

How long until they fuck the productive citizen in the ass with "taxes to pay for these programs"?

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[roberth]

How long until they fuck the productive citizen in the ass with "taxes to pay for these programs"?

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We're already there.

[roberth]

Anybody have any confidence that a republican legislature would repeal this BS?

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Let's just deal with reality instead of speculating on "what ifs".

[buffalobo]

Let's just deal with reality instead of speculating on "what ifs".

I don't know how you plan for the future, but I look ahead and speculate(after looking @ evidence) what is likely to happen then formulate my plans to accomplish my goals.


Reality is we are being driven further into debt and are having our freedoms taken.

That is the new status quo, if you support it fine, but I am looking to formulate plans to change it.

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[Shiro]

Can anyone put up a democrat who is decidedly pro-gun, I mean I would just like to go to a freak show?

[buffalobo]

Probably plenty of pro certain kind of gun democrats, but no pro 2nd amendment as it was intended democrats.

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[spqrzilla]

More out of control spending and more burdens on legitimate business. Democrats hate productive people.

[hatidua]

I have a really difficult time seeing how anyone, of either party, can wrap their head around any eminent domain issue, it just seems wrong on so many levels, regardless of who is doing the annexing of land.

[roberth]

I don't know how you plan for the future, but I look ahead and speculate(after looking @ evidence) what is likely to happen then formulate my plans to accomplish my goals.


Reality is we are being driven further into debt and are having our freedoms taken.

That is the new status quo, if you support it fine, but I am looking to formulate plans to change it.

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Wondering what the (R) would have done had they been in the majority is moot. They aren't in the majority so speculating on what they might have done is wasted energy. The (R) aren't likely to be in the majority ever again, too many parasites vote for "free shit" and the (D) will always win that game.

You haven't been reading my posts because I've been writing what you wrote and I bolded for quite a while.

Part of my planning for the future is reading history and historically speaking we're coming to the end of the American empire.

[roberth]

I have a really difficult time seeing how anyone, of either party, can wrap their head around any eminent domain issue, it just seems wrong on so many levels, regardless of who is doing the annexing of land.

Kelo vs City of New London comes to mind.

Eminent domain is just another part of the socialist puzzle. Property ownership is under attack. The government thinks your paycheck is theirs, why not your property as well. Remember, the government always knows best, just comply and everything will be OK. ;)

[spqrzilla]

Its always been clear that the government can take property for public use. The Constitution merely requires that they pay compensation.

And that makes sense, if the government is going to build a road you can't have one property owner hold it up. The controversy is when government takes property on behalf of a private person or company with the excuse that that person or entity will make "better" use of it.

[Singlestack]

Kelo vs City of New London comes to mind.

Eminent domain is just another part of the socialist puzzle. Property ownership is under attack. The government thinks your paycheck is theirs, why not your property as well. Remember, the government always knows best, just comply and everything will be OK. ;)

Also the Progressive globalist thinking behind Agenda 21. Elimination of private property is absolutely the goal.

[roberth]

Its always been clear that the government can take property for public use. The Constitution merely requires that they pay compensation.

And that makes sense, if the government is going to build a road you can't have one property owner hold it up. The controversy is when government takes property on behalf of a private person or company with the excuse that that person or entity will make "better" use of it.

But in accordance with everything else the government will grossly overstep the boundaries imposed on it by the constitution.

[buffalobo]

roberth,

Anybody have any confidence that a republican legislature would repeal this BS?

This statement was reference to the 2014 election. The jabber has been that we need to make sure R's get elected, if we do does anyone have confidence that they would repeal the recent legislation.

[Jesus-With-A-.45]

I'm waking up to ash and dust
I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust
I'm breathing in the chemicals

I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse

I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
I'm Radioactive, Radioactive
I'm Radioactive, Radioactive

I raise my flags, don my clothes
It's a revolution, I suppose
We're painted red to fit right in

I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse

I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
I'm Radioactive, Radioactive
I'm Radioactive, Radioactive

All systems go, the sun hasn't died
Deep in my bones, straight from inside

I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
I'm Radioactive, Radioactive
I'm Radioactive, Radioactive

[buffalobo]

roberth,

Anybody have any confidence that a republican legislature would repeal this BS?

This statement was reference to the 2014 election. The jabber has been that we need to make sure R's get elected, if we do does anyone have confidence that they would repeal the recent legislation.

If the Republicans were in control of legislature this session this crap would not have passed.

Not sure how we got to talking two different scenarios.

BTW - bold only showed in phone in one post.

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[roberth]

roberth,

Anybody have any confidence that a republican legislature would repeal this BS?

This statement was reference to the 2014 election. The jabber has been that we need to make sure R's get elected, if we do does anyone have confidence that they would repeal the recent legislation.

Oh well that is different.

Given what I have seen from the current crop of (R) I'd say none of the legislation above or previous gun control legislation would have passed. The question remains, How do we beat Santa Claus with his bag of taxpayer funded gifts.

[Milt]

"Its always been clear that the government can take property for public use. The Constitution merely requires that they pay compensation."

Eminent domain is an immoral concept and is an excellent example of the 'slippery slope' in action. Your rightfully obtained property is yours, full stop, end of debate. If someone can 'legally' take it against your will, it is not yours. It makes no difference whether one person wants your property or 300 million people want it. This evil was instituted with 'good intentions', but it was wrong in principle and naturally morphed from facilitating road and canal building to stealing land for strip mall developers. Eminent domain is but one of many flaws in the Constitution.


"The question remains, How do we beat Santa Claus with his bag of taxpayer funded gifts"

The same way our ancestors got the British government off their backs...

[roberth]

"Its always been clear that the government can take property for public use. The Constitution merely requires that they pay compensation."

Eminent domain is an immoral concept and is an excellent example of the 'slippery slope' in action. Your rightfully obtained property is yours, full stop, end of debate. If someone can 'legally' take it against your will, it is not yours. It makes no difference whether one person wants your property or 300 million people want it. This evil was instituted with 'good intentions', but it was wrong in principle and naturally morphed from facilitating road and canal building to stealing land for strip mall developers. Eminent domain is but one of many flaws in the Constitution.


"The question remains, How do we beat Santa Claus with his bag of taxpayer funded gifts"

The same way our ancestors got the British government off their backs...

I have been thinking on this for a long time and I just don't see any other way to do it. There are other solutions but they require the government and citizens to completely revamp their thinking and that is definitely not going to happen.

[Bailey Guns]

I have been thinking on this for a long time and I just don't see any other way to do it. There are other solutions but they require the government and citizens to completely revamp their thinking and that is definitely not going to happen.

That's true. But what bothers me about that is when they decide to go full-on commie. With the current crop of elected officials and electorate I'd say that's a more logical progression than moving to the right and correcting the issues in a conservative sense.

Despite how bad it is now, it CAN get worse. I'm glad I'm not 25 and have to live my entire life watching the downfall of my country.

And seriously...how do we change it within the system? Can it even be done? You can vote for those that share you ideals, you can encourage and educate others to do the same, you can send letters, you can complain, you can sue in court, you can even run for office. When that fails, and we're still sliding downward, what then?

[Hound]

"Its always been clear that the government can take property for public use. The Constitution merely requires that they pay compensation."

Eminent domain is an immoral concept and is an excellent example of the 'slippery slope' in action. Your rightfully obtained property is yours, full stop, end of debate. If someone can 'legally' take it against your will, it is not yours. It makes no difference whether one person wants your property or 300 million people want it. This evil was instituted with 'good intentions', but it was wrong in principle and naturally morphed from facilitating road and canal building to stealing land for strip mall developers. Eminent domain is but one of many flaws in the Constitution.


"The question remains, How do we beat Santa Claus with his bag of taxpayer funded gifts"

The same way our ancestors got the British government off their backs...

There are reasons for eminent domain to be used but they are rare, very rare, and should be used with great exception. What is VERY concerning is giving this over to private companies, and foreign ones at that. It was never meant as part of capitalism.

[Rabid]

I think in my life time something will change. At some point the gov will go too far for most people and the country will be headed down a different track for awhile. I also wish people would realize nothing good comes from a liberal controlled state gov, just a bankrupted state and in turn more taxes.

[Milt]

"There are reasons for eminent domain to be used but they are rare, very rare, and should be used with great exception. What is VERY concerning is giving this over to private companies, and foreign ones at that. It was never meant as part of capitalism"

That is precisely the problem with 'compromising' your principles - it invariably leads to outrageous abuses. Principles are absolute or they are merely rough guidelines.

[jhood001]

I was just cold-called about SB-252. The guy went on a rant about how rural people are only currently required to have 10% renewable and 'it's time we tell them to step that up'. 'Can I connect you to your local legislator's office so that you can tell them you support this legislation'?

I told him he was more than welcome to put me through to their office because I was against the legislation and I would love to tell them all about it.

He said 'okay, if you'll just hold a minute'

::click::

Where does the money come from to pay people to go down a list of suburban residents and cold call them so that they can get them to shit on their rural brothers? We had the entire 'gun lobby' in our corner and I didn't hear of a single call tactic like this used. Just where is the money coming from for this?

[Rucker61]

I was just cold-called about SB-252. The guy went on a rant about how rural people are only currently required to have 10% renewable and 'it's time we tell them to step that up'. 'Can I connect you to your local legislator's office so that you can tell them you support this legislation'?

I told him he was more than welcome to put me through to their office because I was against the legislation and I would love to tell them all about it.

He said 'okay, if you'll just hold a minute'

::click::

Where does the money come from to pay people to go down a list of suburban residents and cold call them so that they can get them to shit on their rural brothers? We had the entire 'gun lobby' in our corner and I didn't hear of a single call tactic like this used. Just where is the money coming from for this?

The patchouli lobby.

[Epyon]

Americans are slowly waking up, let go of your political parties see each other as citizens first. When the time comes the citizens will take this country back to following the Constitution.

[Hound]

Americans are slowly waking up, let go of your political parties see each other as citizens first. When the time comes the citizens will take this country back to following the Constitution.

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