Recalls

[DenverGP]

Thought I'd start up a new thread, hopefully there will be a bunch of these. With them pissing off people with the Red Flag bill, the Oil & Gas bill, and a handful of other overreaches, it seems like the perfect chance to recall a bunch of these idiots.


The Colorado Secretary of State's Office has approved a recall petition for Greeley dem state Rep. Rochelle Galindo, allowing her critics to begin collecting signatures as they try to remove her from office.


https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/recallPetitions.html


Hopefully the first of many.

[avandelay]

There are a lot of upset people up there, but my understanding is that her oddly shaped district to the west and south will be tough to get a more conservative candidate in place. I did donate to their cause.

[def90]

Hopefully these people are consulting with the guy that did the mag ban recalls a few years back. There are a lot of details that need to be followed to the T or else these things get thrown out.

[avandelay]

Hopefully these people are consulting with the guy that did the mag ban recalls a few years back. There are a lot of details that need to be followed to the T or else these things get thrown out.

At least some of the recall efforts have talked with the crew from 2013 as well as others about how to quickly distribute the petitions that go out one page at a time and hold only 40 signatures. If you're so inclined you can donate to the effort HERE (https://www.freedomfy.com/projects/recall-rochelle-galindo/)

[whitewalrus]

https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/ele...Petitions.html


Your link appears to be broken

[avandelay]

Your link appears to be broken

Not sure what's going on. should be https://www.freedomfy.com/projects/recall-rochelle-galindo/

[DenverGP]

Fixed my SOS.state.co.us link:

https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/recallPetitions.html

[Ramsker]

The only way to keep the pressure on is to recall and/or vote them out. Seems like it's a no-win situation since the dems get into office and pass what they want. But the longer we can keep fighting and keep it from being an easy rubber stamp like in CA or the east coast, the better. Keep it in the back of their heads that there are consequences to votes and it might make some of them think twice about future votes.

[TRnCO]

On the Red Flag Law one would think that having over half of your states sheriffs telling you that they will not enforce the law you are passing, that one would step back and wonder if there may be something wrong with the law that you are pushing.
Seems recalls are about the only option left, to fight back. Hope the effort gets some traction. The O & G law has got to have a bunch of people upset, especially in the N.E. corner of the state.

[Great-Kazoo]

On the Red Flag Law one would think that having over half of your states sheriffs telling you that they will not enforce the law you are passing, that one would step back and wonder if there may be something wrong with the law that you are pushing.
Seems recalls are about the only option left, to fight back. Hope the effort gets some traction. The O & G law has got to have a bunch of people upset, especially in the N.E. corner of the state.

You would have thought the same thing during the magazine ban debate, or lack of. How many people including CLEO's came to testify and were ignored?

[FoxtArt]

"Ask not what you can do for your country, but what your country can force you to do." -- Democrats, 2019

[Skip]

The thing that gives me hope is that in an election cycle, the media works hard to mischaracterize Democrats as being centrists, while doing everything they can to embarrass Republicans. Which means the folks get very little info on how elections change our lives until they do. The Dems get elected and force Leftist policies on us that negatively impacts individuals, and people wake up.

Imagine being the blue collar independent who works in an industry impacted by this but voted for it because "Republicans are racist" or "that GOP guy said something stupid."

Imagine the middle class voter who is looking at declining O&G revenue, paying for full day Kindergarten, and now the latest healthcare effort by Polis? Kind of hard to write those checks yourself.

In other words: When virtue signaling gets real.

[TRnCO]

also gives me hope, but not much of it. After all, all one has to do is look at several of the carrier politicians and what they have done, but yet, they keep getting voted in time and time again. It's gotten to the point that people that identify as a "D" simply can't bring themselves to vote for anyone with a "R" after their name.
Look at Colo. this last voting cycle. The state voted down every tax increase that was on the ballot, BUT yet they voted over overwhelmingly to put the "D"s in control of the legislation and what do the "D"s have on the agenda, MORE TAXES and lots of programs that need MORE TAXES.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Recalls are really a big effort. The reality is that gunowners tend to actually have jobs so the only way to collect the necessary signatures is to hire polling firms who can get people to walk the neighborhoods while we're at work. You just can't get enough signatures on the weekends alone. It's great that the Gallindo recall was approved to go ahead but that started their clock -- getting the necessary signatures in the allotted time is critical, I wish them luck.

[Irving]

If the targeted audience also has jobs, then walking the streets during the day is a waste of time and those same people with jobs would be better off going after work anyway. It's way easier to just pretend that having a job takes all of your time and farm out the effort I guess.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Irving, I'm speaking from experience in working the REcallMORSE campaign but thanks for your comment. I worked weekends and holidays to get signatures but we flat out would not have made it without the paid help.

[Irving]

I'm not disagreeing with paid help. The reality is that is what gets stuff done.

[Skip]

Galindo cares about energy workers now...

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb19-1314

Just Transition From Coal-based Electrical Energy Economy


The bill creates the just transition office in the division of employment and training in the department of labor and employment. Beginning in 2025, the office, led by a director, will administer the following:

Benefits to coal transition workers to enable them to support themselves and their families and to access and complete education and training, resulting in being hired for high-quality jobs; and

Grants to eligible entities in coal transition communities that seek to create a more diversified, equitable, and vibrant economic future for those communities.
An electric utility that proposes to retire a coal-fueled electric generating facility shall submit to the office a workforce transition plan at least 90 days before the retirement of the facility.

The bill creates a just transition advisory committee to advise the director regarding implementation of the bill.


So that's nice.

But there's no plan here to recreate these jobs. It sounds the same "transition everyone to the service economy" BS from Obama.

[BladesNBarrels]

Very interesting.
Just a side note:
Coal workers in Craig were some of the most visible of the income tax protestors in the 80's saying that they should not have to pay taxes.
Now, the taxpayers are helping them out with their transition to other jobs.
Hmmm?

[Skip]

Very interesting.
Just a side note:
Coal workers in Craig were some of the most visible of the income tax protestors in the 80's saying that they should not have to pay taxes.
Now, the taxpayers are helping them out with their transition to other jobs.
Hmmm?

No. There's no jobs to transition them to. This bill just puts words to what Dems are doing to workers.

Much like Obama's Solyndra scandal. The Green Energy economy is nothing more than a white paper. So it can't absorb these losses (jobs/revenue).

The only jobs will be service sector jobs, which I think is part of the hidden agenda. But the idea these people are going to give up well paying field jobs, move Denver, and buy a $400K house, to work in a call center is laughable.

And the call center needs electricity/heat. So what will CO employers do with all this increased cost? Hire more? [LOL]

[Irving]

Call center jobs are about to be replaced by AI answering services.

[Skip]

Call center jobs are about to be replaced by AI answering services.

Okay, replace "call center" with "Excel guru" or some other servicing of value in a cubicle.

Same problem.

Industrialized economies require energy. There is no replacement standing by so the Dims can achieve their goals. Assuming the goal isn't to simply de-develop the US and destroy the service sector they spent 10 years transitioning the country into.

[brutal]

Okay, replace "call center" with "Excel guru" or some other servicing of value in a cubicle.

Same problem.

Industrialized economies require energy. There is no replacement standing by so the Dims can achieve their goals. Assuming the goal isn't to simply de-develop the US and destroy the service sector they spent 10 years transitioning the country into.

We could put em all to work in the Gen IV Nuclear Reactor infrastructure program.

How's that for a green fukn new deal AOC?

[Great-Kazoo]

Call center jobs are about to be replaced by AI answering services.

Shall we Play a Game ?

[brutal]

Shall we Play a Game ?

COAL9000

[Skip]

We could put em all to work in the Gen IV Nuclear Reactor infrastructure program.

How's that for a green fukn new deal AOC?

I like it!

We laugh but it wouldn't surprise me at all to find future collectivists using existing tech despite how bad they currently say it is. When the collective mandates it, it will be good.

[Skip]

I'm starting to wonder if recalls aren't a bad strategy. They are really going all out and pissing everyone off.

Got a heads up on this from Kevin Lundberg's email last night...

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb19-1317

They are trying to kill the senior property tax exemption. They are claiming a new credit will be created but it has all sorts of conditions and a phase out.

Oh, and this is technically a tax increase which should require a vote under TABOR. If you look at the language of the bill they are just changing the maximum credit to $0 which effectively nullifies it, probably so they can say they didn't impose a new tax, just changed the credit max.

There's a lot of ideological reasons why they would do this that won't be explained but it's a bad look from the party that cares.

[BladesNBarrels]

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb19-1317

They are trying to kill the senior property tax exemption.

Well dang, that is the only reason I don't move.
Fixed income?
Let's get your money!

[Skip]

Galindo is done.

Rep. Rochelle Galindo announces resignation in wake of 'false allegations'

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/rep-rochelle-galindo-announces-resignation-in-wake-of-false-allegations


Twitter is saying the accuser was one of her own campaign workers but no sources. Police report is sealed?!?

So much for "GOP homophobia" being her undoing.

Hopefully the folks in Weld country can get someone who can better represent the folks in Weld instead of CaliforniaWest.

[Bailey Guns]

How's that #MeToo movement working out for ya, Rochelle?

[zteknik]

How's that #MeToo movement working out for ya, Rochelle?
She got pounded....[ROFL2]

[def90]

What are the allegations? First I heard of any of this.

[thedave1164]

Galindo is done.

Rep. Rochelle Galindo announces resignation in wake of 'false allegations'

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/rep-rochelle-galindo-announces-resignation-in-wake-of-false-allegations


Twitter is saying the accuser was one of her own campaign workers but no sources. Police report is sealed?!?

So much for "GOP homophobia" being her undoing.

Hopefully the folks in Weld country can get someone who can better represent the folks in Weld instead of CaliforniaWest.

Predicted she would resign when they started collecting signatures, now the D’s will replace her with the most left person available in HD50

[Ramsker]

Still can't believe she managed to get elected in Weld County to begin with.

[def90]

Predicted she would resign when they started collecting signatures, now the D’s will replace her with the most left person available in HD50

This.. its a win for the D’s.

[thedave1164]

Still can't believe she managed to get elected in Weld County to begin with.


So HD50 is carved out around the university, not by accident

[Gman]

She did her stint and the damage is done. Now they'll replace her with someone that will likely vote the very same way...or worse since they won't have to answer to the voters.

[Skip]

She did her stint and the damage is done. Now they'll replace her with someone that will likely vote the very same way...or worse since they won't have to answer to the voters.

You walked right past “Weld country?” I did that for you!

I think they’ll find a less controversial replacement. She resigned because she was threatened by recall. People are pissed.

The prize is the next legislative session, not putting their thumbs in the eye of constituents now.

[rondog]

Pretty damned obvious that once Galindo did as much damage as she could and the uproar started to get serious, then the Dem party forced her to resign so she didn't get recalled. Now they're free to put someone else in her place that's even MORE leftist and radical, with no worries.

What I don't understand is how Polesmoker can just decree that he's eliminating the CO Electoral vote, and "we're going with National Popular Vote" now. How can he DO that? How is it even LEGAL?

[Zundfolge]

What I don't understand is how Polesmoker can just decree that he's eliminating the CO Electoral vote, and "we're going with National Popular Vote" now. How can he DO that? How is it even LEGAL?

I doubt these National Public Vote laws will survive in the courts, but it'll be a while until that happens and if they are able to get D's elected in the mean time they figure they can rig the system to protect their party.

What's going to be doubleplus funny is if Trump wins the popular vote in 2020 and loses the vote here in CO but CO is beholden to give our EVs to Trump ... that'll get this nonsense reversed overnight.

[Gman]

I think California alone would prevent Trump from getting the popular vote.

[Gman]

Committee replaces former Rep. Rochelle Galindo (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/committee-replaces-former-rep-rochelle-galindo/ar-AACierU)


Mary Young said between her work and what she recently saw after the Stem School shooting, she has her focus.

"I was watching the memorial and there were several Colorado politician talking about gun control," she said. "And the students started chanting mental health and walked out. That resonated with me because I've seen we have a deficit of mental health spending during my entire career in Colorado."

Mary Young plans to piggyback on what lawmakers did this session, passing eight mental health-centric bills that focus on everything from school resources to insurance coverage for treatment.

[Zundfolge]

I think California alone would prevent Trump from getting the popular vote.

Part of the reason for that is that California Republicans (along with Republicans in many other deep blue states) either don't vote because its pointless or they vote tactically like the movement in 2016 to get Republicans to vote for Jill Stein so that the Green Party would hit the popular vote threshold to where they'd qualify for federal money thus making them more of a thorn in the side of the Democrats.

If we go pure popular vote you'll see a lot more Republicans in deep blue states voting for Republicans than they are now.

There are several models showing that going pure popular vote will end up helping Republicans more than Democrats (which I'm not so sure of, but if that's what I have to tell Dems to keep them from supporting the dumping of the Electoral College...).

[whitewalrus]

Looks like the Polis recall has started.

https://www.9news.com/mobile/article/news/local/next/petition-asking-to-recall-jared-polis-approved-needs-more-than-631000-signatures-to-make-ballot/73-fdb87783-879d-4ba2-b389-679a27c1f1bd

[Zundfolge]

Looks like the Polis recall has started.

https://www.9news.com/mobile/article/news/local/next/petition-asking-to-recall-jared-polis-approved-needs-more-than-631000-signatures-to-make-ballot/73-fdb87783-879d-4ba2-b389-679a27c1f1bd

It'll fail but hopefully it does well enough to scare the little poof and keep him and the Dems of Denver from pulling the trigger on their most egregious desires.

[avandelay]

It'll fail but hopefully it does well enough to scare the little poof and keep him and the Dems of Denver from pulling the trigger on their most egregious desires.

Agreed. They need something like 15k signatures/day and there are multiple groups in a pissing match over which petition will succeed. If the groups pooled resources and worked towards the common goal instead of arguing who is the 'official' recall group then there *might* be a remote chance of success. I doubt any attempt at recall will temper the policies coming out of Boulder though. If anything they'll take the recall failure as a success and double down on their bull flop.

[hurley842002]

I really wish the best for you guys, but I've lost ALL confidence in anything Pro2a in this state, which is why, upon my return to work, I'm putting in paperwork for a transfer (promotion) to AZ, despite my "scouting" plans taking a complete nosedive. I know I can handle the heat, have researched the important things, and most importantly I'll be close to Great Kazoo! Wish me luck!


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[wctriumph]

Good Luck!!