Posted on August 14, 2009 by grandcountygop
“On the heels of the Adams administration, the people of the States United spoke clearly and loudly through their election of Presidents Thomas Jefferson in 1801 through James Buchanan in 1857. All of these Presidents (through either political expediency or conviction) rejected the centralists’ philosophy and confirmed the fundamental political ideology that the Constitution of the United States of America was a compact assented to by the individual States of America, and that the Federal government’s authority only extended to the specific and enumerated grants acceded to it by the sovereign people of each State. It was not until 1861 that this understanding of Constitutional government and State Sovereignty was seriously challenged.”
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Posted on July 22, 2009 by grandcountygop
Here’s a local group worth keeping up with! Maralyn writes: “Let me tell you about the local meetup that started up last night. We have three main directives whose goal is to Take Our Country Back: Education (we will continue to read, read, read as well as attend local meetings to educate ourselves on the [...]
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Posted on July 14, 2009 by grandcountygop
Fellow Conservatives, I have just returned from the World Economic Summit/FreedomFest event in Las Vegas. The best news I heard was Peter Schiff’s announcement that he is considering a Republican run for Senate. You may know Peter as the founder and president of Euro Pacific Capitol, Inc. (www.europac.net) or from the many videos of Peter [...]
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Posted on May 20, 2009 by grandcountygop
This just in from a citizen of Grand County. It speaks for itself: “Tired of what you see happening in Washington D.C. and wish that little ole you in Colorado could do something about it? Well here it our chance to join Montana and Texas (and 18 other states) in declaring Colorado a sovereign state [...]
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Posted on May 11, 2009 by grandcountygop
This just in from another of our astute members. Call the Governor! Many thanks to our guys in Denver fighting increasingly overreaching government control. HB1180 passes both Houses, heading to Governor’s Desk Sen. Greg Brophy (R-Wray) is the sponsor of HB1180, the Brady Bypass bill. 5/04/2009 – The Brady Bypass bill, HB1180 by Rep. [...]
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Posted on May 6, 2009 by grandcountygop
Ted Harvey is one the most astute and liberty loving legislators we have in Denver. Most recently he writes: “ “I have outrageous and sad news on my effort to outlaw the sale of pornography to kids. Senator Chris Romer (sponsor of SB 170, the bill to give in-state tuition to illegal immigrants; sponsor of [...]
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Posted on May 6, 2009 by grandcountygop
• The 10th Amendment explicitly limits the federal government to only those 20 specifically enumerated powers
• The 9th Amendment prohibits Congress from violating our freedoms, even freedoms not specifically protected in the Bill of Rights
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Posted on April 30, 2009 by grandcountygop
Update: Thanks to calls to the State Capital, this was defeated! I’m writing to request your help on a critical vote in the Senate. The Senate will soon debate HB 1299, a proposal to replace the Electoral College with a popular vote system for Presidential elections. This violates the spirit and the letter of [...]
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Posted on April 25, 2009 by grandcountygop
TAXPAYER ALERT! HB09-1288 The transparency act bill will be heard in Senate Finance next Tue, Apr 28. Here is CUT’s position: KEY VOTE: HB09-1288 Concerning the creation of a searchable database web site related to state finances, and, in connection therewith, enacting the “Colorado Taxpayer Transparency Act”. CUT supports HB09-1288. This bill will require the [...]
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