Colorado Democrats Punish Polis Over Decision In Tina Peters Case

By Kaylee Harter | Denver7

The 90% vote bars Polis from participating as an honored guest, featured speaker or official rep of the Colorado Democratic Party at events.

The Colorado Democratic Party State Central Committee voted overwThelmingly to censure Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday, formally rebuking him for commuting the sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters.

The censure bars the governor from participating as an honored guest, featured speaker or official representative of the Colorado Democratic Party at party-sponsored events, including the Obama Gala and DemFest.

The motion, read by DNC member Stephanie Beal, said the committee found that Polis’ decision to grant clemency to Peters “materially harmed the Colorado Democratic Party’s institutional credibility and efforts to defend Democratic institutions and election integrity.”

“Reducing her sentence now under pressure from Donald Trump is not justice,” Beal said, reading the statement at the meeting. “It sends a message to future bad actors that elected pampering has consequences, unless you’re friends with the president. That’s a dangerous and disappointing precedent to set.”

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