“The rank cowardice from Gov. Jared Polis bending the knee to President Trump is the exact type of failure that imperils our civic democracy,” Zachary Eichmeyer writes.
Here’s why Polis is right to reduce Peters’ sentenceThe rank cowardice from Gov. Jared Polis bending the knee to President Trump is the exact type of failure that imperils our civic democracy.
Actions have consequences; breaking laws deserves punishment, and undermining elections is a fundamental threat to a democratic society. This is why the jury found Tina Peters guilty, and the judge sentenced her the way he did. Gov. Polis’ weak defense of his decision rings hollow when you consider he didn’t even allow the resentencing judge to make a ruling.
Gov. Polis failed his civic duties; he is a coward, and I expect he will join the Trump Media industrial complex after he retires from the governorship. If he has any self-respect left, Gov. Polis would resign.
The Denver Post editorial is a master class in timidness and in saying nothing of import. Tina Peters’ free speech was never violated, nor was she prosecuted for it. The fact that you hide behind the First Amendment as a reason to support her clemency is pathetic and misses the larger crimes for which she was convicted and sentenced.
And let’s be honest, the only reason Tina Peters is even mentioned in The Denver Post these days is because of Trump and his insistence that the governor do his bidding, not because she had a “harsh” sentence imposed by a judge. If Kamala Harris had won the presidency, Tina Peters would have been a forgotten footnote in history, languishing in prison the entire time. So please, do better, DP editorial board. Your readers deserve better.
Tina Peters seems to think her crime was that “I misled the Secretary of State when allowing a person to gain access to county voting equipment. ” So she’s sorry she misled the Secretary of State? She was sentenced — correctly — for interfering in an election in her county and for allowing unauthorized access to the voting equipment, not for expressing her personal opinion.
I think your editorial misses the point and underestimates the seriousness of what she tried to accomplish. Law firms: Passengers on Frontier plane that killed man plan to sueThe Ramos law firm and any other should be embarrassed to file suit against DIA, the city of Denver, or anybody else for a crazed decision by an individual on a mission to end his own life! The perimeter is fenced with no trespassing signs and warnings!
Is the expectation to electrify the fence? It’s a horrible tragedy, but it should not lead to another by a frivolous lawsuit that could not have been foreseen or predicted, given the massive area of an International Airport! Hopefully, any judge and/or court will dismiss it immediately! No wonder lawyers have such a bad rap and deservedly so!
DOJ establishes $1.8B ‘lawfare’ fund as Trump drops IRS suitHere’s some good news for James Comey, Jerome Powell, John Brennan, Lisa Cook and others who have faced the threat of prosecution because they got crosswise with the administration. Now they can receive compensation from the “anti-weaponization fund. ” The state of Colorado should also benefit, as its status as a blue state has cost it NCAR, Space Command, and a needed water project.
,” and not just coincidental with the year of our founding. Act now — the fund expires before another president takes office — and get your just compensation for the acts of a vindictive government.
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