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denver, despotism, and the death of self governance

by Ashe in America

Amid the chaos, destruction, and distractions, the Colorado Communists have been busy, led by the youngest Secretary of State…the darling of the Cabal…the doe-eyed pinocchio to Soros’ Gepetto…the incomparable Jena Marie Griswold.

Secretary Griswold and her legislative lapdogs are ramming through a radical power grab of Colorado elections, and based on the pace they are currently moving, Ron Hanks (HD60, US Senate Candidate) is predicting whiplash:

“This can be rammed through by the end of next week, in my estimation. It went through Senate State and Veteran Affairs and was referred to Senate Appropriations. We could see it in the State House committees as early as Monday. Passing any meaningful amendments through the House is unlikely, so it could move quickly.”

Representative Ron Hanks (R), HD60 and US Senate Candidate

The bill abstract states that it, “increases election security measures for the secretary of state’s office, election officials, candidates for elected office, and voters.” That’s one way of looking at it.

Representative Hanks has another, “Every one of my colleagues needs to admit that this piece of legislation effectively nullifies local oversight of elections. County Officials are elected, just like the Secretary of State, but this law subjugates them to her. It removes local governance and control in one of the most important area of American government — our elections.”

he’s not wrong – this bill destroys self governance

In our current gold standard, Emperor, er, Secretary Griswold controls pretty much everything. The Communist, er, Democrat Party doesn’t allow for dissent in Colorado or, let’s face it, anywhere. They all do what they’re told.

While there are a few loopholes in our current election law that this legislation aims to close – a few areas where the People of Colorado still have some visibility and oversight in how their rulers are selected – the true aim of this radical bill is to make it a crime even to question the Empress of Golden Election Fraud.

Keep in mind that, according to the March 8, 2022 Rasmussen poll, 54% of likely voters believe it is likely that cheating affected the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Only 40% don’t think it’s likely, and that’s only because there has been zero coverage of the mountains of evidence that continue to accrue since election day.

Anyone who looks knows the election was stolen. The tide is turning – and Jena is wigging.

For heaven’s sake, the Wisconsin Speaker Vos just admitted Wednesday (March 16, 2022) that fraud in Wisconsin was widespread. I joined Joe Oltmann on Conservative Daily Wednesday to discuss the developments in Wisconsin, and we were joined by Peter Bernegger, Draza Smith, Dr. Doug Frank, and Jeff O’Donnell. It was both fun and illuminating, and you should check it out!

All over the country, elected officials like Speaker Vos have had to walk back their previous fraud denials. That doesn’t bother Secretary Griswold. She is committed to keeping her Empire of Fraud. Let’s take a look.

what are we looking at?

The preamble of this abomination to self governance reads:

“The bill increases election security measures for the secretary of state’s office, election officials, candidates for elected office, and voters. Current law authorizes the attorney general and the secretary of state (secretary) to enforce the provisions of the election code by injunctive action brought in the district court for the judicial district in which any violation occurs.” (emphasis added)

Colorado SB22-153

The key words and phrases to pay attention to here are, “enforce,” “by injunctive action,” and “any violation.” That’s the set up.

And in the amended version from committee, the “and” is changed to “or,” meaning Secretary Griswold can act alone on this. May the odds be ever in your favor.

Attorney General Phil Weiser and/or Secretary of State Jena Griswold are going to enforce, by injunctive action, certain punishments on anyone for any violation.

That seems like a totally legit thing they can do. 

Keep in mind: AG Weiser has had the Mesa County Forensic Report #1 since September 2021, showing evidence of criminal violations of State and Federal election law by Griswold, and Weiser has not so much as used a sentence with letters that could spell “investigation,” much less investigated.  That means Colorado election laws are meant for Griswold to subject you to, not for her to follow…..

To read the rest of the article, please see https://asheinamerica.com/2022/03/18/denver-despotism-and-the-death-of-self-governance/

“Reproductive Health Equity Act” Abortion Bill

by Becky Olson
Colorado House Bill 22-1279 “Reproductive Health Equity Act” (hereafter referred to as “HB-1279”) passed the third reading by a vote of 40-24 along party lines on Monday, March 14th, with no amendments and was introduced in the state Senate for the next phase of the legislative process.
This bill addresses a long-standing, core issue in American politics and is fomenting much controversy and attention from both sides of the aisle. Indeed, the bill only moved to its third reading in the House after a record-setting, twenty-three hour plus continuous debate late last week that included lawmakers catching some winks in their cars in the parking lot and a verbal altercation between two lawmakers at one point, according to Colorado Newsline, in addition to a rally of pro-life activists on the Capitol steps.
The bill’s sponsors and co-sponsors, all Democrats, assert this legislation is “necessary for the immediate preservation of the
public peace, health, or safety” and have admittedly chosen, for expediency’s sake, to pursue the legislative route as opposed to the Constitutional Amendment route that would require a ballot measure be put forth to a vote of Colorado citizens.
The bill’s sponsors and pro-abortion activists state they intend to still pursue a ballot measure for the 2024 election, but this legislation provides a necessary stopgap in the interim to head off the ramifications of potential outcomes of a U.S. Supreme Court decision on the famous Roe v. Wade opinion of 1973. That original SCOTUS opinion is widely viewed to have established a woman’s right to procure abortion services, and abortion activists in Colorado are concerned women’s rights and access to these services will be restricted should SCOTUS overturn the long-standing opinion on that case later this year.
Specifically, HB-1279 seeks to restrict Colorado “public entities” (which also includes private contract prisons) from any action that would “deny, restrict, interfere with, or discriminate against an individual’s fundamental right…to continue a pregnancy and give birth or to have an abortion…”. The bill would also codify into Colorado law the declaration that, “a fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent or derivative rights under the laws of this state.”
Aside from the underlying subject matter which is always guaranteed to draw fierce controversy, the bill’s language does appear to have a large degree of non-specificity and ambiguity that critics argue would conceivably give legal cover to exploitation of vulnerable women or outcomes that many view as the taking of a human life. For example, the bill does not identify a time limit on how far into a pregnancy a woman can be and still make the decision to terminate; nor is there a minimum age defined for pregnant girls or women to have the legal capacity to make this decision without parental notification or consent. The bill’s language also begs the question and could invite endless legal debate over the precise moment a “fetus” becomes a “baby”, and whether a fetus that survives an abortion attempt is entitled to life-saving procedures and medical care.
Ambiguity in statutes like this also creates an environment ripe for what is colloquially referred to as “legislating from the bench”, whereby legal gray areas are not clarified by lawmakers, but instead are ultimately hashed out in court cases which then establishes judicial precedent on a topic that other jurists defer to when presiding over future cases.
It’s worth noting abortion is already and has been legal in Colorado for decades. There is even a process called “Judicial Bypass” under which minor girls can obtain a court order which allows them to terminate a pregnancy without parental notification or consent. Even if Roe v. Wade were overturned by SCOTUS, that would simply mean this issue is returned to the individual States. As discussed, Colorado has long recognized a woman’s right to procure abortion services – a position which is supported not only by most of the state’s elected officials, but also by an increasing number of Coloradans due to shifting demographics, so the likelihood of abortion being outlawed as a whole in Colorado is effectively zero at this point. What the bill’s sponsors appear to be trying to address with this legislation is the possibility of the imposition of local restrictions on abortion services within certain parts of the state in the event SCOTUS overturns its prior Roe v. Wade decision later this year. This also begs the question of why Colorado’s lawmakers encourage local decision making on other important issues such as immigration and self-defense, but not on this crucial topic.
HB-1279 now heads to the Judiciary Committee in the state Senate, where it is expected to pass and then land on the desk of Governor Jared Polis who has expressed support for the legislation. For more information and to read the most recent version of the bill, click HERE

GOP Legislators Emerge from Historic Filibuster to Massive Applause at Pro-Life Rally

Photo by Matt Connelly

by Matt Connelly,
CampfireColorado.com

Colorado’s House Republicans spent almost 24 hours fighting a Democratic abortion bill from 10:53 a.m. Friday morning to 10:18 a.m Saturday morning – setting what appears to be a record in Colorado’s state capitol.
A massive rally of pro-life Coloradans organized outside the Capitol rewarded those efforts Saturday morning with raucous applause as many of the Republican legislators stepped out into the light of day on the Capitol balcony overlooking the pro-life rally.
A minority in Colorado’s legislature, House Republicans were ultimately unsuccessful in their
efforts to push back on what a
recent Gazette editorial called a “barbaric new bill.”
At the rally, opposition protesters from Denver Communists and other unidentifiable groups played sirens and yelled through loudspeakers in an attempt to drown out the pro-life crowd’s message and enthusiasm. They were not successful.
The demonstrators screamed F-bombs through megaphones around young children, insulted Christianity, and screamed at the adults and the children that they were Nazis.
In return, the pro-life crowd prayed for the protesters.

(Editor/GG: You think our local libs are any different than these evil dem creatures in Denver. Vote conservative. Save Custer County from this evil.)
Please see this full story and more Colorado news at the new CAMPFIRE COLORADO site  here 

Also: For more on the bill’s background see this article in this week’s Sentinel.

BOCC: Academy Award Performance by Flower?

BOCC: Academy Award Performance by Flower?
Two Epic Temper Tantrums Over His Discipline
Flower Plays the Victim Now

by George Gramlich,
News and Notations

This almost five-hour Custer County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting will go down in the books as one of our regal commissioner’s finest Academy Award acting efforts ever. Too bad it was all about anger, aggression, revenge and narcissistic behavior. (Guess who?) In the end, did he win his Oscar? Read and make your own decision. Continue reading BOCC: Academy Award Performance by Flower?

Glock PDW

by Mark Bunch/Royal Gorge Gun Club President/Chairman Fremont County NRA
The ubiquitous PDW, or personal defense weapon has been around since the mid 1930s Germany with the adoption of the Red 9 Mauser in 9mm parabellum with the C96 stock. Our own version of a PDW was the M1 Carbine, chambered in .30 carbine which used a 110-grain rounded ball projectile travelling at around 1,900 fps. Back in WWII, this type of weapon wasn’t referred to as a PDW as that term didn’t come about until the 1980s. The “Personal Defense Weapon” (PDW) concept was created in response to a NATO request as a replacement for 9×19mm Parabellum submachine guns. The NATO PDW is a compact automatic weapon that can defeat enemy body armor, and which can be used conveniently by non-combatant and support troops, as well as a close quarters battle weapon for special forces and counter-terrorist groups. Continue reading Glock PDW

Florence Resident Requests CBI Investigation of City Government

by Charlotte Burrous

March 8, 2022

As a guest speaker, resident Tim Jordan continued his campaign to bring corruption to an end in Florence during the Florence City Council on Monday.
“In hearing your report of a forensic audit, this is going to be kind of a touchy subject,” Jordan said. “I see you’ve reached out to Commissioner Debbie Bell, asking for assistance. A forensic audit has been asked for quite some time. … I find it kind of disturbing it took an outside reporter to come in and calculate stuff and come up that you are missing money. Other than that, whether it’s $10 or $10,000, and all the other stuff she’s found. What bothers me [is] it took her to come in here and find all this stuff in a short amount of time. My suggestion is to contact CBI, lock the door and do an investigation. I want to know where every penny has (gone). I want every record that’s gone out of here — all of it. If [the reporter] would not have done this, we would not have found out about the wage advances. We would not have found out about the money that [is] still owed.”
At that point, Interim City Manager Tom Piltingsrud said he spoke to the current County Administrator and former Florence Finance Officer Sunny Barnes about a forensic audit. ” Continue reading Florence Resident Requests CBI Investigation of City Government

TL Weighs in on the People’s Convoy

by TL Davis
The People’s Convoy is currently on route to Washington, DC, as an expression of the people’s frustrations with government overreach as the last, best chance for Americans to peacefully reconcile with the rogue government in the nation’s capital. The organizers, Maureen Steele, Brian Base and Mike Lilly have had to grow into their positions amid the constant assault by the mainstream media and competing convoys that view their efforts as a bit lackluster and less than dedicated to the cause. But what is the cause, exactly? Is it a rescinded order for “vaccine” mandates? Is it general freedom? Is it a return to the Constitution? Is it the removal of the emergency act? Yes.
The need for a single, driving objective is wanting. When asked by media outlets during interviews the organizers have given all of these answers, sometimes more, sometimes less. The purpose, the single thing that needs to be accomplished, is not clearly defined. The one clear objective I’ve heard that is accomplishable, and readily embraced by all, is the elimination of the emergency act that was recently renewed by Joe Biden seemingly to infinity. That should be the focus and that would allow the convoy to return home with a victory. Failure to end the emergency act would inspire the true supporters to call their representatives and senators, something even largely blue states would endorse, since most of them have been looking for a reason to criticize Biden ahead of the 2022 elections and to end their unpopular mandates.
Would it be better if this convoy could restore the freedom, close the open border and end the emergency act? Yes, but that leaves all of these trucks in Washington, DC, as targets of opportunity for FBI or Antifa (maybe both) to create a false flag and generate wholesale arrests.
The lack of a clear objective is just one sign that the organizers are out ahead of their skis. They’re pretty good at publicity and getting crowds to mobilize, but when they do, the planning often goes awry. In California, there was a substantial crowd and it was bigger at Kingman, AZ. In Lupton, AZ, the Navajo Tribal Elder blessed the convoy and encouraged the members to restore American freedom. Elk City was much like Kingman and at Vinita, OK, it was much bigger with some smaller convoys joining the effort. This is where the cracks start to show. Parking is always difficult and getting worse. Security of the parking area for those in cars, is suspect; the locations are only related over CB and those without a radio miss a lot of information, like where exactly the stop is supposed to be. Donations have come in at an embarrassing volume. Two days ago, there were two semi-trailers full of donated food and more arriving every day.
As one who has been with the convoy since its inception, I can say that these cracks during the Western progression are tolerable, if inconvenient. My concern comes when the convoy passes the Mississippi River and moves into much more unfriendly territory. The trucks will be secure, but what about the 200 or so cars that were invited into the convoy? What about the large motorhomes, not the ones with political celebrities in them, but the others, you know, the regular people?
With military trucks being mobilized to the area around Washington, D.C. and the National Guard called up out of the feigned fear of a trucker convoy, setting the stage for another January 6th false flag, it seems important to have specific information that is easily conveyed and competent, talented leadership that can be trusted with the security of the convoy. I’ve seen nothing of private security, and they seem to rely solely on local police assistance. That won’t work in the East.
Having said all of that, one might wonder why anyone would remain with the convoy. Despite the inexperience, and that’s all it is, the organizers try very hard, work long hours and are dedicated to this endeavor. For all of the potential downside, The People’s Convoy is still a means of inflaming the great patriotic heart of the American people. The convoy gives the people hope and the people give the convoy strength. If this is, as I suspect, a long, hard-fought war, we are but the first (or second) wave in a bigger battle to be fought long after our souls have been redeemed.
Editor/GG: TL reported on Monday, February 28th that the People’s Convoy was estimated to be around 30 miles long with smaller
convoys joining on a regular basis.

Brad Baltzly Announces Run for Coroner

In a letter to the Editor, Brad Announced his run for Coroner:

Hello Custer County.
I am pleased to announce that I am running for Custer County Coroner. I have lived in the valley since 1994 and have operated Baltzly Construction Services here for almost 28 years. I have an extensive background in death and crime scene investigation including training on the national level at the National Forensics Laboratory, Metro State College in Denver, and all of the courses offered by the Colorado Coroner’s Association. I was your chief deputy coroner here for five years.
Many people have asked me “why would you want to be coroner?” My answer is this, the death is an unfortunate and sad part of the job, but the investigation is very intriguing, and as the last advocate for the deceased, our job is incredibly important. In such a small community I’ve known many of the people I’ve picked up. Many were close friends. Friends that didn’t want to be handled by a stranger. I took great pride in being there for them and for my community when they needed me. You can follow me on Facebook baltzly for coroner or email me at baltzly4coroner@gmail.com.
I would greatly appreciate your support in the upcoming primary election. Thank you for your consideration. –—Brad Baltzly

BOCC: Do the Towers of Babel Still Live?

by George Gramlich,
News and Commentary
The Wednesday, February 16, 2022 meeting of the Custer County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) occurred in the Wetmore Community Center building and started at 9 a.m. It lasted four, long, long hours. All three musketeers showed up: Chair Kevin Day and members Bill Canda and Tom Flower.
The commissioners regaled us as usual with all the meetings and events they attended since the last muskie love fest. Just the usual government nonsense. Continue reading BOCC: Do the Towers of Babel Still Live?

February Town of Westcliffe Board of Trustees Meeting

—February 22, 2022
Summary: Election Cancelled, Bootlegger’s Possible Additional Outdoor Seating, Candidates for Sheriff, and Changes to Town Employee Sick and Vacation Leave Policy

by Becky Olson
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees for the Town of Westcliffe was rescheduled from Monday, February 21st to Tuesday, February 22nd in observance of Presidents’ Day, and convened at 5:30 p.m. in Patterson Hall. A quorum of Trustees was present and proceedings commenced after recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.   Continue reading February Town of Westcliffe Board of Trustees Meeting