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Independence Institute: Colorado's Free-Market Think Tank This week on Independent Thinking join host Jon Caldara and guests Mike Krause, II’s Director of the Justice Policy Initiative, and Christie Donner, Director of the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition, as they discuss solutions to a problem that no one wants to address: how to fund Colorado’s growing prison population. Back in October the Rocky Mountain News reported and the Governor’s office agreed, “Colorado’s prison officials are looking at releasing inmates early, triple-bunking them or slashing mental health and other programs if Referendum C fails.” Ref C passed, yet Colorado still faces a prison spending meltdown.  CEA officials responded by saying that the Independence Institute "is pro-voucher, wants to end teacher due process, and tries to get laws to stop your dues deduction, among other things ." Read more here... www.i2i.org   (433 words)

State Government 101 The state's budget problems in recent years and Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution (the TABOR amendment) are directly affecting the quality of life in our state as government services are necessarily reduced as a result of economic conditions and revenue restrictions in TABOR. To answer this question we're going to keep our discussion on state government focused on the Legislature, as this is where funding authority is granted by the constitution (Colorado Constitution, Article V, Sections 32 and 33). Accordingly, under the constitutional separation of powers doctrine, the General Assembly has plenary or absolute power over appropriations subject to constitutional limitations. www.thismatters.org /govt101.html   (1219 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The United States of America In examining the constitutionality of a state law one is to assume that the state legislature has power to pass all acts whatever, unless they are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States or by the constitution of the state. A principle of the Massachusetts constitution of 1780 was interpreted by the supreme court of that state as abolishing slavery. By the Constitution the judicial power of the United States is vested in a supreme court, and such inferior courts as the Congress may, from time to time, ordain and establish. www.newadvent.org /cathen/15156a.htm   (21027 words)

Colorado Counties, Inc. - Colorado Counties The Colorado Constitution states that the county attorney may be elected or appointed. Denver is organized under a charter pursuant to article XX of the Colorado Constitution. Article XIV of the Colorado Constitution also establishes the organization and structure of non-home rule counties. www.ccionline.org /counties.htm   (974 words)

Polity IV Country Report 2003: Uruguay In November 2002, the National (Blanco) Party (PN) voted to withdraw from the ruling coalition in preparation for upcoming elections; the PN leadership promised to enter into a "governability pact" with President Batlle's Colorado Party to ensure majority support for the government in the legislature. Uruguay's constitution provides for an efficient separation of powers; the General Assembly's competence includes enactment of laws, imposing taxes, declaring wars and interpreting the Constitution. Congress declared a state of war in 1972 and suspended the constitution. www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/polity/Uru1.htm   (581 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The United States of America Amendments to the Constitution may be proposed by two-thirds of both houses of Congress or by the legislatures of two-thirds of the states. Amendments proposed in either manner become valid as parts of the Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states, or by conventions in three-fourths of them. The eleventh amendment, declared a part of the Constitution in 1798, interprets a part of Article III, and prevents the citizens of a state from suing another state, or a foreign citizen or subject from bringing suit against one of the states. www.newadvent.org /cathen/15156a.htm   (581 words)

Colorado State Government History Colorado's original constitution was handwritten by Fred J. Stanton, the engrossing and enrolling clerk for the constitutional convention. President Grant declared Colorado a state on August 1, 1876 and it became known as the "Centennial State." Since then, the constitution has been the foundation of the State's government and the citizen's freedom. Named for Lewis Ledyard Weld, who was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as the first Secretary of the Colorado Territory. www.colorado.gov /dpa/doit/archives/arcgov.html   (2398 words)

Colorado Constitution, Independence Institute The links to the Colorado Constitution are contained in the Table of Contents for the Constitution, which is part of this page. This page contains links to the Enabling Act of Colorado, which created the State of Colorado, and to the Constitution of the State of Colorado. More seriously, Colorado voters have limited the ability of government to impose taxes without the people’s consent [Article X section 20], and have limited the terms of state officials [Article XVIII section 11]. i2i.org /Publications/ColoradoConstitution/iscolocn.htm   (2398 words)

Colorado Government State Capital Denver Governor Bill Owens Colorado State Motto The state government is a product of three documents: the United States Constitution, the Colorado State Constitution, and laws of the state. Territorial Governor William Gilpin entrusted the design of the new seal to the Secretary of the Territory, L. Weld instructing Weld to return to him with a rough draft. Colorado's legislative body is known as the General Assembly and consists of a 65-member House of Representatives and a 35-member Senate. www.netstate.com /states/government/co_government.htm   (1947 words)

Muriel Wilson Discussions between the army and the main political parties failed to agree on the form of constitution to be adopted, and civil unrest, in the shape of strikes and demonstrations, grew. The names of Uruguay's two main political parties, the liberal Colorado (the Reds) and the conservative Blanco (the Whites), are derived from the colors of the flags carried in the civil war 1836. Julio Maria Sanguinetti, of the Colorado Party, was elected to a second term as president Nov 1994. www.ifbweb.com /mwilson   (1068 words)

Home Several activities occur throughout the year to promote Polish culture and to provide charitable support for many causes within the State of Colorado, the United States, and in Poland. Martin's Society represents the Polish National Alliance in the State of Colorado. The Polish National Alliance, or PNA, is a non-profit fraternal organization founded in 1880 with the purpose of unifying the Polish people within the United States, to aid in moral, social, and economic development of its members, and to carry on the traditions and customs of the Polish people. www.pnadenver.org   (1068 words)

MSN Encarta - Search View - Uruguay (country) The Blancos became the conservative party, attracting chiefly the rural population and the clergy, and the Colorados became known as progressive and proponents of advanced social legislation. In that year a new constitution, dividing the executive authority between the president and the national administrative council and providing for the separation of church and state, was promulgated. Uruguay's most recent constitution, adopted by popular referendum in 1966, provides for a republican form of government with a popularly elected president and legislature (Congreso, or National Congress). encarta.msn.com /text_761568731__1/Uruguay_(country).html   (5581 words)

America Founding Fathers Party of Colorado Home Page You need to see for yourself that the America Founding Fathers Party of Colorado is the leading Party in Colorado totally committed to the Constitution, and to the rights and freedoms guaranteed by it to We The People. The America Founding Fathers Party of Colorado is leading the move back to a Constitutional Republic. The central focus of the America Founding Fathers Party of Colorado is to put America and all Americans First. www.affpco.org   (582 words)

Amendment 36 Threatens Electoral Integrity Whether or not 36 is compatible with the requirements of the U.S. Constitution, the Colorado Constitution also states, "No ex post facto law... Amendment 36, to appear on Colorado's ballot in November, is a legally unsound proposal that would disempower Colorado voters and undermine America's political checks and balances. If Amendment 36 were in place, some people would be more likely to vote for one candidate, whereas if it weren't in place, they would be more likely to vote for another. www.freecolorado.com /2004/09/no36.html   (582 words)

history.html Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil united forces from 1865 until 1870 in a war against Paraguay. The country came up with a constitution on July 18, 1830. The military tried to institute a new constitution in 1982 but was defeated at the polls. web.pdx.edu /~carlc/uruguay/history.html   (913 words)

Paraguay (09/04) Elected to complete the unexpired term of his predecessor, he was re-elected president seven times, ruling almost continuously under the state-of-siege provision of the constitution with support from the military and the Colorado Party. Paraguay's highly centralized government was fundamentally changed by the 1992 constitution, which provides for a division of powers. Oviedo became the Colorado candidate for president in the 1998 election, but when the Supreme Court upheld in April his conviction on charges related to the 1996 coup attempt, he was not allowed to run and remained in confinement. www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/1841.htm   (913 words)

Split Colorado's electoral votes? - Tom Curry - MSNBC.com Facing Colorado voters on Nov. 2: a ballot measure to change the state constitution so that Colorado’s nine electoral votes would be allocated in proportion to the popular vote in the state instead of a winner-take-all basis. If approved by voters, Colorado’s measure could begin a state-by-state change in the electoral vote system, without proponents having to go to the trouble of attempting to amend the U.S. Constitution. The Colorado ballot measure is being voted on by the people directly, not by the state legislature. www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6106804   (913 words)

Keyword The amendment to the state's Constitution, which defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman, was passed overwhelmingly by the voters in November 2000. The constitutional amendment, which defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman, was passed overwhelmingly by the voters in November 2000. The Fourteenth Amendment to this Constitution is hereby repealed. www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=Amendment   (913 words)

04-1177 -- GF Gaming Corp. V. City of Black Hawk Colorado -- 04/19/2005 Pursuant to the Colorado constitution, limited gaming is permitted in the state of Colorado only in the cities of Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek. Under the Colorado constitution, municipalities may not annex land without the agreement of more than fifty percent of the landowners in the area to be annexed. Central City and Black Hawk are neighboring towns located approximately twenty-five miles west of Denver. www.kscourts.org /ca10/cases/2005/04/04-1177.htm   (4605 words)

colcons.html Reserved Powers.-Any rights and powers heretofore vested in the Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Reservation, but not expressly referred to in this Constitution shall not be abridged by this Article, but may be exercised by the people Colorado River Indian Tribes through the adoption of appropriate by-laws and constitutional amendments. All rules and regulations heretofore promulgated by the Interior Department or by the Office of Indian Affairs, so far as they may be incompatible with any of the provisions of the said constitution and by-laws are hereby declared inapplicable to the Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Reservation. Future Powers.-The Tribal Council of the Colorado River Indian Tribes may exercise such further powers as may in the future be delegated to the Council by members of the Tribe or by the Secretary of the Interior, or any other duly authorized official or agency of the State or Federal Government. thorpe.ou.edu /IRA/colcons.html   (4605 words)

Science Fair Projects - Politics of Uruguay Constitution: 27 November 1966, effective February 1967, suspended 27 June 1973, new constitution rejected by referendum 30 November 1980; two constitutional reforms approved by plebiscite 26 November 1989 and 7 January 1997 Uruguay is a democracy and representative republic with its capital in Montevideo. Political parties and leaders: see List of political parties in Uruguay www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Politics_of_Uruguay   (462 words)

Mattox Opinion No. JM-172 The Lower Colorado River Authority, also known as the LCRA, was created by Acts 1934, Forty-third Legislature, 4th Called Session, chapter 7, at 19, pursuant to article XVI, section 59 of the Texas Constitution. We conclude that the proviso of article XVI, section 40 of the Constitution is not applicable and that officers and employees of cities contracting with the Lower Colorado River Authority who occupy incompatible stations cannot become directors of the Lower Colorado River Authority without relinquishing their city positions. While officers and employees of most private corporations contracting with the LCRA are not barred from becoming LCRA board members by the common law "conflicts of interests" doctrine, officers and employees of "utility companies" are statutorily made ineligible for the board by section 4 of the Lower Colorado River Authority Act. www.oag.state.tx.us /opinions/op47mattox/jm-0172.htm   (1086 words)

Colorado court strikes down Republican gerrymandering The Colorado Supreme Court ruled December 1 that the Republican-controlled state legislature had violated the state’s constitution by redrawing congressional districts for the purpose of maintaining the Republican majority in the state’s delegation in the US House of Representatives. State officials said they would appeal to the US Supreme Court, but it would be extremely unusual for the top federal court to overturn a state supreme court’s interpretation of its own state’s constitution. The other aim is to polarize the two-party system along a racial axis, creating the conditions where Democratic congressional delegations will be largely black and Hispanic, and the Republican delegation nearly all-white, thus identifying the Republican Party with the majority racial group and the Democrats exclusively with minorities. www.wsws.org /articles/2003/dec2003/colo-d06.shtml   (1086 words)

Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State I'll answer your question in short order, but first some little-known background: Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution authorizes Congress "to coin money." The first federal building constructed under the new Constitution was the U.S. Mint, in Philadelphia In addition to the circulating coins, listed above, you may encounter commemorative coins that are also minted by the U.S. Treasury Department: Gleaves answers: Even though millions of Americans come in daily contact with pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, I suspect that very few of us could list the presidents we routinely "handle." www.askgleaves.org   (1086 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Colorado Colorado was organized as a Territory in 1861, and admitted as a State in 1876, with a constitution formed in that year. Colorado coming in as an organized territory just as the Civil War broke out, the question of loyalty or secession agitated the population, but the Union men were in overwhelming majority. There are also the University of Denver (Methodist), Colorado College at Colorado Springs (secular), the Jesuit College of the Sacred Heart, and the Loretto Heights Academy at Denver. www.newadvent.org /cathen/04129a.htm   (2056 words)

Broomfield, Colorado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Broomfield reasoned that it could provide services more responsively under its own county government, and sought an amendment to the Colorado State Constitution to create a new county. The City and County of Broomfield lies in the northern tier of the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area in Colorado. On November 15, 2001, Broomfield County became the 64th county of Colorado. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Broomfield,_Colorado   (732 words)

Colorado, state, United States. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 Colorado’s state government is based on the constitution drawn up in 1876 and since amended. Colorado’s earliest inhabitants were the Basket Makers, Native Americans who settled in the mesa country before the beginning of the Christian era. Colorado’s Native Americans now live mainly on the Southern Ute reservation and in the Denver area. www.bartleby.com /65/co/Colorad-st.html   (732 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Colorado Colorado was organized as a Territory in 1861, and admitted as a State in 1876, with a constitution formed in that year. Colorado coming in as an organized territory just as the Civil War broke out, the question of loyalty or secession agitated the population, but the Union men were in overwhelming majority. Public education with compulsory attendance is provided for the whole State, with a high school in every large town; The university, located at Boulder, is supported by an annual two-fifths of a mill State tax which gives it an ample foundation. www.newadvent.org /cathen/04129a.htm   (732 words)

Pasquale Paoli, The Father of the Nation He is the initiator of the Corsican constitution and contributed to the elaboration of that of the United States of America ; many American cities bear its name : Paoli City in Colorado, Indiana, Pennsylvania... It is only ten years later, January 30, 1735, that Corsica is declared independent by Cunsulta of Orezza which voted the first Corsican constitution, the first modern democratic constitution. As of November 1755 it will make the island a State equipped of a constitution, administration, justice and army. www.pasqualepaoli.com /english/babbue.htm   (384 words)

Articles - Colorado Like the majority of the states, Colorado's current constitution provides for three branches of government: the legislative, executive and judicial branches. The 2000 Census reported Colorado's population as 4,301,261 [3], and the state's 2004 population is estimated to be 4,601,403 [4]. Colorado is considered a very independent state politically, with 17 of the governors Democrat and 12 of them Republican in the last 100 years. www.centralairconditioners.net /articles/Colorado   (1668 words)

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