Wednesday, November 02, 2005
TABOR gets dumped in Colorado
Yesterday, Colorado voters streamed to the polls and delivered a devastating blow to radical activists by passing Referendum C -- and dumping TABOR -- by a margin of 52 - 48!
By suspending the so-called Taxpayers' Bill of Rights (TABOR), Coloradans rolled back the harshest government spending limits in the nation. This vote will help Colorado rebound from economic crisis and reinvest in education, health care, and public safety.
The message coming out of Colorado is clear: After living for 12 years under TABOR's drastic budget cuts, Coloradans have had enough!
Unfortunately, this victory is only the beginning of the fight against TABOR. The radical crusaders are working hard to enact similarly destructive legislation in states across the country, including Wisconsin. Stay alert; stay active.
Read more about the defeat of TABOR in Colorado:Rocky Mountain News - Colorado voters suspend taxpayer rights bill: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TAXPAYERS_BILL_OF_RIGHTS?SITE=CODER&SECTION=POLITICS
Rocky Mountain News - Voters give nod to C but Jon Caldara eyes legal challenge; Ref D fails by slight margin: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/election/article/0,1299,DRMN_36_4205608,00.html
Watch a video on the history of TABOR in Coloradohttp://www.cbpp.org/taborvideo.htm
By suspending the so-called Taxpayers' Bill of Rights (TABOR), Coloradans rolled back the harshest government spending limits in the nation. This vote will help Colorado rebound from economic crisis and reinvest in education, health care, and public safety.
The message coming out of Colorado is clear: After living for 12 years under TABOR's drastic budget cuts, Coloradans have had enough!
Unfortunately, this victory is only the beginning of the fight against TABOR. The radical crusaders are working hard to enact similarly destructive legislation in states across the country, including Wisconsin. Stay alert; stay active.
Read more about the defeat of TABOR in Colorado:Rocky Mountain News - Colorado voters suspend taxpayer rights bill: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TAXPAYERS_BILL_OF_RIGHTS?SITE=CODER&SECTION=POLITICS
Rocky Mountain News - Voters give nod to C but Jon Caldara eyes legal challenge; Ref D fails by slight margin: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/election/article/0,1299,DRMN_36_4205608,00.html
Watch a video on the history of TABOR in Coloradohttp://www.cbpp.org/taborvideo.htm
