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Sunday, April 24, 2005
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DeLay Rule
Gail Schoettler has a suggestion for the Republican leadership in Washington D.C. in her column in today's Denver Post [April 24, 2005, "Boot DeLay, replace him with Hefley"]. She writes, "DeLay loudly proclaims that he has nothing to hide. If that is true, why then is he scurrying to obliterate the House ethics committee? Why did he demand rules changes that protect him from an investigation of his activities and removal from his leadership position if he's indicted? Why did he connive to dump Hefley from the chairmanship? In light of this contrast in the case of the two congressmen, here's my suggestion: Remove Tom DeLay, who has demonstrated his scorn for ethics, as Republican majority leader and replace him with Joel Hefley, who understands the importance of real values to the democratic process. That would show America that ethics trumps corruption."
Coyote Gulch proudly supports Ms. Schoettler's idea. There can't be anything wrong with more Coloradans (and westerners in general) in leadership positions inside the beltway.
7:15:39 AM 
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Filibusters
More on the coming battle over President Bush's judicial nominees from the Denver Post [April 24, 2005, "Filibuster fight a warm-up for the Supreme showdown"]. From the article, "The nasty skirmishing between conservative preacher James Dobson and Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar over the Senate filibuster rule is no random collision; it's a harbinger of the impending battle over the future of the U.S. Supreme Court. President Bush seems likely to have one or more opportunities to name new justices to the high court before he leaves office in 2009. As a member of the Senate, Salazar will have a say in confirming or rejecting those nominees."
Diane Carman comes to U.S. Senator Ken Salazar's defense in her column in today's Denver Post [April 24, 2005, "Salazar is the one keeping faith"]. She writes, "The religious right has control of the legislature and the presidency, Banks said. All they need now is the judiciary. The filibuster is all that stands in their way. So with this vote looming, it may be time for all of us to get down on our knees. Because if these kooks succeed in painting Ken Salazar as a heathen, just imagine what's in store for the rest of us."
Ed Cone: "Here's something to think about on your way to church this morning: Your political opinions may define you as being 'against people of faith.' Says who? Not some radical Islamist organization declaring war on infidels, but a group of conservative American Christians who claim that opposing the Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate amounts to opposing religious truth...God is not a Republican or a Democrat. To claim that one party is an enemy of the faithful is not just insulting, it's incendiary, and the fires you start this way can be very difficult to put out. Part of America's brilliance has been its stoutly secular government, which has allowed religion to flourish. We mess with that at our own peril."
TalkLeft: "Today is 'Justice Sunday.' Read Frank Rich in Sunday's New York Times, A High-Tech Lynching in Prime Time."
Category: 2004 Presidential Transition
6:43:47 AM
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Justice Center
 Coyote Gulch took advantage of early voting to cast his ballot yesterday. Now I won't have to fight the crowds on May 3rd.
Here's an article from the Denver Post with a good deal of detail about the jail population [April 24, 2005, "Tough crowd crams jail"]. They also list the early voting locations.
More background about the new Justice Center from the Denver Post [April 24, 2005, "To jail or not to jail"]. From the article, "For the second time in less than four years, Denver voters are being asked to approve a new jail and criminal justice center. The old jail's many problems haven't evaporated since voters in November 2001 rejected a plan for a $325 million justice center near Interstate 25 and West Sixth Avenue. Now, Referendum 1A proposes to cure those problems with a $378 million jail and justice center downtown. The election is May 3; early voting has started and runs through Friday."
Mayor Hickenlooper takes up the argument in favor of the new Justice Center in today's Denver Post [April 24, 2005, "YES: It's a necessity"]. Meanwhile Rosella Gonzales and Phil Cherner urge voters to reject it [April 24, 2005, "NO: It's too much"].
More background from the Coyote Gulch archives.
6:35:50 AM
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