Colorado Sun: TABOR has also increased the accountability, transparency, and fiscal responsibility of state government. But it has done more than that.
Going back to earliest days of the republic and the tradition of the New England town meeting, the voice of the people has been paramount.
That’s why the U.S. Constitution begins with the words “We, the People,” not “we, the politicians.” The legislators’ attempt to use the courts to silence taxpayers and overturn the will of the people on a matter so clearly within the people’s power is a dangerous usurpation and should not be endorsed by the 10th Circuit or any other court.
On grounds of both process and substance, the politicians’ attempt to get rid of TABOR falls short. After almost 10 years of back and forth, the court should swiftly dispense with this case and declare the people of Colorado the winners.
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