Following are the December 1999 observations of Dennis Polhill regarding the Confederate Constitution as contrasted with the U.S. Constitution:
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The Constitutional Controversy Over Federal Government Involvement in Transportation
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONTROVERSY OVER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT IN TRANSPORTATION By Dennis Polhill Research assistance by Dominque Tarpey and Steve McWhirter Presented at American Legislative Exchange Council Seattle, Washington July 2004 At least…
Budget Crisis: Asking the Right Questions
Opinion Editorial By Dennis Polhill, Nathan PawlickiThe tax spenders (politicians, lobbyists, and special interest groups) claim that Colorado has a budget crisis. They say the $150 million shortfall in the $15.2 billion…
Congress Should Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way
Opinion Editorial By Dennis PolhillWhat is wrong with this picture? Traffic congestion is the worst ever and is worsening. Congestion imposes costs that exceed the cost to eliminate it. Half of the…
Inventing the Lever
Opinion Editorial By Dennis Polhill, Alex SchroederIf one could put $100 in the bank and get back $4000, one would be a fool to not do it. A $10 million prize offered…
Uncompetitive Elections and the American Political System
Policy Analysis no. 547 by Patrick Basham and Dennis Polhill American representative government suffers from the handicap of a largely uncompetitive political system. American politics has fewer and fewer competitive elections. In…
Taxes Versus Tolls: the Future of Transportation Finance
Opinion Editorial By Dennis PolhillThe wealth Americans enjoy depends upon the efficient movement of goods and services. When the Pennsylvania Turnpike opened between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, trip time halved. Suppliers suddenly had…
End Authoritarian Socialist Public Policy
Opinion Editorial By Dennis Polhill RTD’s FasTracks boondoggle is about much more than wasting billions of taxpayer dollars and the implementation of destructive policies. It is about increasing government control over people…
What Coloradans Can Learn from Communists
Opinion Editorial By Dennis Polhill, Orogdol Sanjaasuren The 20th century gave witness to a Titanic ideological struggle between collectivism and property rights. The 1990s closed the century with dramatic events symbolizing the…
It’s Not Too Late To Make T-REX a Success
Opinion Editorial By Dennis Polhill, Tiffany Dovey Anyone who’s ever had the misfortune of traveling on I-25, or rather, ofsitting in the parking lot otherwise known as Interstate-25, knows that asyou head…