Opinion Editorial By Dennis Polhill Life would be so much more pleasant for Colorado elected officials if they could somehow figure out how to be representatives of the people. Their failure to…
Day: March 4, 2009
Thwarting Petitions
Feudal rulers have always preferred dutiful servants. Things have not been the same since Magna Carta in 1215 first guaranteed the right to petition about grievances. The nuisance of citizen involvement in…
Taking The Initiative
Denver Post, January 3, 1999 Petitions underscore people’s right By Dennis Polhill Initiative and referendum, or “petition rights,” reinforce the ideal that the people are sovereign. As declared in 1776, “governments are…