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Garbo: Sheriffs must always be elected to defend liberty and preserve the Constitution
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Garbo: Sheriffs must always be elected to defend liberty and preserve the Constitution

By C. J. Garbo | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Few offices in American governance embody the spirit of freedom and self-governance as profoundly as that of the county sheriff. Rooted in centuries of tradition and safeguarded by constitutional principles, the elected sheriff stands as one of the most powerful and accountable defenders of liberty in the United States. In Colorado, this role carries even greater significance, as the state’s history and values are deeply tied to independence, local control and resistance to government overreach. The idea of appointing sheriffs — rather than electing them — is not only an affront to these principles, it is a direct threat to the constitutional freedoms that this office was designed to protect. To fully appreciate why sheriffs ...
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Gonzalez: In the 75th legislative session, lawmakers should focus on affordability
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Gonzalez: In the 75th legislative session, lawmakers should focus on affordability

By Ryan Gonzalez | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice As prices for Coloradans continue to increase, the state legislature must step in to provide relief for the ones they serve. In recent years, what the legislature has done is add more unnecessary costs to everyday expenses from energy to groceries to housing. An example are the “fees” added continuously. Fees, such as the “tire fee” the “delivery fee” the “telephone fee” and car registration fees. The list goes on and on. Repealing many of these fees will provide some relief to everyday Coloradans. Regulations have also added unnecessary hardships to our residents and taxpayers. Regulations — in such areas as environmental and labor — that only pass costs to consumers. In housing, new developments and renovations must compl...
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Lundberg: Get ready, there will be more laws for Colorado citizens in 2025
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Lundberg: Get ready, there will be more laws for Colorado citizens in 2025

By Kevin Lundberg | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice With the start of 2025, several new laws and regulations become effective for the people of Colorado.  There will now be a requirement (SB24-065) that a driver of any age must use a hands-free system to make calls while driving. With the almost constant use of smartphones in everyday life, my guess is virtually everyone subject to these rules will be violating this law from time to time. In 2020, HB20-1343 set January 1, 2025, as the date requiring new caging systems for Colorado's large egg producers. This unrealistic rule for chickens is, so to speak, coming home to roost. It has already caused shortages and skyrocketing prices for eggs. HB24-1348 requires Secure Firearm Storage in a Vehicle while ...
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Caldara: Reality check on mass deportations in Colorado
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Caldara: Reality check on mass deportations in Colorado

By Jon Caldara | Commentary, Complete Colorado Let the meaningless battle over mass deportation in Colorado begin. Watching our cities virtue-signal on immigration is the best free entertainment your tax dollars can buy. The war of words and chest beating is worthy of a reality show. On one side, you have Denver’s Mayor Mike Johnston playing a modern-day Paul Revere. With those hideous Redcoats marching on Denver, his cry of “ICE is coming” will rally the Highland moms (who apparently cannot be messed with) and his own police force to take up arms to protect the immigrants who are bankrupting his city. On the other side, you have cities like Castle Rock, those dirty British sympathizers, who have made it clear they welcome the motherland’s ICE agents and wil...
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Commentary: In reflection, these are 2024’s winners and losers
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Commentary: In reflection, these are 2024’s winners and losers

By Daily Signal Staff, Commentary Winners: AI In 2024, you couldn’t escape artificial intelligence even if you tried. Companies like Anthropic, OpenAI, and others released new AI models and expanded their capabilities. Their consumer-friendly tools like Claude and ChatGPT continued to become more powerful. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY SIGNAL Editor’s note: Opinions expressed in commentary pieces are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the management of the Rocky Mountain Voice, but even so we support the constitutional right of the author to express those opinions.
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Sullivan: Citizens must always be vigilant in order to protect self-governance
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Sullivan: Citizens must always be vigilant in order to protect self-governance

By Michael Quinn Sullivan | Guest Columnist, Rocky Mountain Voice A self-governing people must be eternally vigilant. The first three words of our Constitution make it clear who is supposed to be in charge: “We the people.” Without the citizens taking an active and engaged role in civic life, the notion of self-governance collapses. In the Bible, we’re told the people of God went to the Prophet Samuel and begged for a king. Up until then, they had lived — for better and for worse — as a uniquely self-governing people under the rule of God. Things were better when they followed God’s rule and worse when they did not. Just as they had been warned by God Himself when they rejected Him, the rule of man under a king didn’t work out so well, either. Within a couple of generations, Israe...
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Browning: With hiring of environmental justice liaisons, state taking another stab at DEI implementation at taxpayer expense
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Browning: With hiring of environmental justice liaisons, state taking another stab at DEI implementation at taxpayer expense

By Lindy Browning | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice During a time when state legislators are trying to figure out where to cut the budget because of the state operating at what previously was thought to be a $1 billion shortage, the Energy and Carbon Management Commission, previously known as the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission, has announced that they are hiring two new environmental justice liaisons. According to the announcement on the ECMC website: “We are hiring two EJ Community Liaisons. One position is dedicated to the West Slope and one position is dedicated to the Front Range. You’ll work remotely from home and receive a state-issued electric vehicle to make travel possible as you interact extensively with communities in your region. You’ll work independently but be part of...
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Geraghty: Trump prioritizes purchases of mineral-rich Greenland from Denmark
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Geraghty: Trump prioritizes purchases of mineral-rich Greenland from Denmark

By Jim Geraghty | National Review On the menu today: I doubt it will ever come to pass, but sometimes President-elect Donald Trump is like a dog with a bone — he just keeps going at it. With just 25 days until Inauguration Day, Trump is bringing up his dream of purchasing the giant, sparsely populated, mineral-rich, and darn cold island of Greenland from Denmark. There’s simultaneously a genuine U.S. geopolitical advantage at stake — but also a sparsely populated, vast frozen island whose economy is currently dependent on subsidies from Denmark. Here We Know That Christmas Will Be Greenland and Bright . . . On Christmas Day, President-elect Trump shared on Truth Social his wishes for a merry Christmas “to the people of Greenland, which is needed by the United States...
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Fleetwood: How Trump can restore integrity and lethality to America’s declining military
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Fleetwood: How Trump can restore integrity and lethality to America’s declining military

By Shawn Fleetwood | Commentary, The Federalist Americans are ‘sick of the possibility that the conflicts in which the military fights might not be worthwhile, and that’s devastating to recruitment.’ t’s safe to say that America has suffered greatly under the Biden-Harris administration. From a wide-open southern border to economic hardship, the laundry list of pains inflicted upon the public have been nothing short of horrific. While no institution has been spared from these radical policies, there’s one in particular whose suffering Americans who care about the future security of the United States should take heed of: the military. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE FEDERALIST Editor’s note: Opinions expressed in commentary pieces are those of the author and do no...
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Krannawitter: Of school shootings, why do record numbers of teenagers have a desire to commit mass murder?
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Krannawitter: Of school shootings, why do record numbers of teenagers have a desire to commit mass murder?

By Thomas Krannawitter | tkrannawitter.substack.com Less than a week ago, on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, a 15-year-old student at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisc., named Natalie Rupnow, opened fire during study hall. Using what appears to be a 9mm pistol, the girl — who reportedly preferred to be called Samantha — attempted to murder as many people as possible. She succeeded in killing a teacher, a fellow student and herself, while wounding several others, some critically. This Substack is not a news outlet. I will not attempt to provide up-to-the-minute developments in this tragic case — that information is readily available elsewhere. Instead, I want to step back and examine the larger cultural and philosophical framework in which such heinous acts increasingly occur:...
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