LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF COLORADO BLOGtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-397072010-06-15T18:23:37-06:00This site is updated daily with news and views from the LPCO, come back often participation is encouraged.TypePadThis BLOG is Movingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e201348469ea48970c2010-06-15T18:23:37-06:002010-06-15T18:23:37-06:00In an effort to more fully incorporate this blog with the official LPColorado website and to also make it more of a multi-user blog site, this blog is shutting down and new posts will be posted at: http://www.lpcolorado.org/blog If you...Severin SchneiderHero arrested for saving girl and upstaging police in the processtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e20133f0eab0c7970b2010-06-13T18:45:44-06:002010-06-13T18:46:40-06:00Alan Snodgrass a rafting guide with Arkansas Valley Adventures Rafting saves a 13 year girl, while the police and other rescuers are still trying to organize their plan, get their equipment together, etc., this would make him a hero right?...Severin SchneiderRitter vetoes bill to ease restrictions on traditional Phone service and ban future regulations on VOIP productstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e20133f0e60ddb970b2010-06-12T17:17:34-06:002010-06-12T17:17:34-06:00Gov. Bill Ritter’s veto earlier this week of a measure exempting Internet phone service from state regulation–and easing up as well on regulation of traditional phone service –ignores the realities of today’s telecommunications market, a sponsor of the bill said....Severin SchneiderNew Colorado Liberty Newsletter onlinetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e20133f0e41350970b2010-06-12T09:05:54-06:002010-06-12T09:05:54-06:00If you do not receive the Colorado Liberty Newsletter via email, the latest edition is now online. http://lpcolorado.org/coloradoliberty/HTML/colib039-06.htmlSeverin SchneiderXcel once again proves they need some competition, too bad the government prevents that from ever happeningtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e20133f0cad514970b2010-06-11T08:27:34-06:002010-06-12T09:15:36-06:00DENVER - Xcel Energy spokesperson Tom Henley says in the future customers may see an increase on their bill to pay for repairs to the substation that exploded Monday, citing it as part of the operational costs. http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=140726&catid=339 This explosion...Severin SchneiderLow-Income Telephone Assistance Program mired in waste and incompetence tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e2013483aea65d970c2010-06-09T17:53:03-06:002010-06-09T17:53:03-06:00The Low-Income Telephone Assistance Program for years has doled out $16.50 in monthly telephone subsidies to nearly 10,000 people who didn't qualify for it, state auditors said. Program oversight was so lax that no one — not the Public Utilities...Severin SchneiderDenver cops try to find better way to deal with dogstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e20133f06d50d8970b2010-06-08T18:21:56-06:002010-06-08T18:21:56-06:00The Denver Police Department is re-examining its training for how officers are taught to react when they encounter potentially aggressive dogs following a recent legal settlement between the city and a man whose German Shepard was shot in the head...Severin SchneiderSorry for the limited postings recentlytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e2013483942aea970c2010-06-08T17:03:07-06:002010-06-08T17:05:23-06:00I have been out of town, in New York City without access to the internet in my Hotel so I have not posted recently. While I was away Christine Smith got even more press coverage, she requested I share with...Severin SchneiderAurora mall tee-shirt wearer raises questions as to where to draw the line between public and private propertytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e20133ef1bc52e970b2010-05-27T20:35:40-06:002010-05-27T20:35:40-06:00A shopping mall in Aurora, Colorado, has banned John Gailey, a medical marijuana patient, for a year because he insisted on wearing his "Yes We Cannabis" T-shirt on a "family night. http://reason.com/blog/2010/05/27/yes-you-cannabis-but-not-in-ou Read the whole blog post, like most of...Severin SchneiderBlighted farm land or just another unjust government land grab? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e2013482141b0b970c2010-05-26T21:40:05-06:002010-05-26T21:40:05-06:00CASTLE PINES NORTH — The City Council late Tuesday declared blighted more than 3,000 acres of prime land for a new development despite concerns from residents that the process was rushed. On Tuesday, a new law kicks in that, with...Severin SchneiderExcel energy increase ratestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e201348213a1a5970c2010-05-26T20:06:33-06:002010-06-06T15:05:17-06:00Currently, Xcel customers pay 3.1 cents per kWh. After the rate change, customers using less than 500 kWh will fall into the Tier I category and pay 9.8 cents per kWh. If you use more than 500 kWh, the rate...Severin SchneiderAurora to place medical marijuana dispensaries on ballottag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e20133ee93bc41970b2010-05-25T17:26:46-06:002010-05-25T17:26:46-06:00AURORA (AP) - In Aurora, the question of whether to allow medical marijuana dispensaries is going to voters. Aurora City Council members agreed Saturday to place marijuana on November ballots. Voters will decide whether the city should allow dispensaries. http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=139554&catid=188...Severin SchneiderJaimes Brown - Libertarian candidate for Governor on LPCO primary ballottag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e2013480f3ccde970c2010-05-17T13:45:12-06:002010-05-17T13:45:12-06:00(Centennial) - Jaimes Brown, Libertarian candidate for Governor, announced he has secured a position on the Colorado August 10th Libertarian state primary ballot for governor of Colorado. During the recent annual Libertarian Party of Colorado state convention, Brown qualified for...Severin SchneiderThe Canon City Daily Record Interviewed Christine Smithtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e20133edb0f0b4970b2010-05-15T09:09:21-06:002010-05-15T09:09:21-06:00Libertarian Colorado House District 60 candidate Christine Smith was interviewed by the Canon City Daily Record newspaper. The article appeared in their Friday, May 14, 2010 print/hard copy newspaper and is also available to be read online: http://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/Top-Story.asp?id=13650Severin SchneiderOld person, we need more money from you - says governmenttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e20133ed98512f970b2010-05-14T10:37:38-06:002010-05-14T10:37:38-06:00Senior citizens and big businesses would be affected under two bills that lawmakers passed yesterday. Senate Bill 190 would eliminate part of the property tax exemptions that qualifying senior citizens get in Colorado, while House Bill 1200 would delay tax...Severin SchneiderSprings police harrass MMJ dispensariestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e2013480cafdc0970c2010-05-14T10:35:10-06:002010-05-14T10:35:10-06:00Colorado Springs police searched seven medical marijuana dispensaries in the city Wednesday as part of an ongoing investigation, said Sgt. B. Poole of the region's Metro Vice, Narcotics and Intelligence squad. No arrests were made and Poole declined to say...Severin SchneiderTV Interview with Christine Smithtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e2013480c17cee970c2010-05-13T17:20:05-06:002010-05-13T17:20:05-06:00Here is a recent television news interview with Christine Smith, on KENY TV which was aired on Colorado television: Alamosa CH 39, Bressnan Ch 20, and throughout the San Luis Valley on Valley-wide Channel 67. Their interview with Christine Smith,...Severin SchneiderUsing wildlife as an excuse to raise revenuetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e20133ed80fe44970b2010-05-11T19:15:16-06:002010-05-12T06:04:01-06:00An Aspen lawmaker wants people to slow down when driving on stretches of road where wildlife are frequent by creating wildlife crossing zones—and then wants to double the fine for those who speed in these zones to encourage them to...Severin SchneiderMMJ registry checks go uncashed by the governmenttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e20133ed76c4e2970b2010-05-10T20:39:07-06:002010-05-10T20:39:07-06:00DENVER -- A CALL7 Investigation has uncovered nearly $5 million worth of checks are sitting in envelopes in a state office, unopened and uncashed. The checks, for $90 each, come from people who want to be on the state’s medical...Severin Schneider1972 Libertarian Presidential nominee Hospers endorses Root for LP Chairtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e20133ed6f1c9c970b2010-05-10T00:21:02-06:002010-05-10T00:21:02-06:00WAYNE ALLYN ROOT: The Right Choice for LP National Chairman by Dr. John Hospers In these precarious times, with the future of freedom, liberty and America herself hanging in the balance by the barest of threads held in the hands...Richard RandallMedical marijuana killing bill HB1284 - Passes Full House on Second Readingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e201348082af2f970c2010-05-05T19:04:07-06:002010-05-05T19:04:07-06:00Sent in by the cannabis therapy institute For immediate release: May 5, 2010 HB1284 Passes Full House on Second Reading A Report by the Cannabis Therapy Institute Contact: Cannabis Therapy Institute 1-877-420-4205 {Denver} -- The Colorado state Senate today voted...Severin SchneiderMMJ grower formally charged, for growing legal marijuanatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e20133ed4f1936970b2010-05-05T18:47:54-06:002010-05-05T18:47:54-06:00In February, HIghlands Ranch's Chris Bartkowicz showed off his home medical marijuana grow to Channel 9, after which he was promptly busted by the DEA -- an arrest that earned criticism from MMJ advocate Rob Corry and even Representative Jared...Severin SchneiderWine still not allowed in grocery storestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e2013480829de8970c2010-05-05T18:45:18-06:002010-05-05T18:45:18-06:00The legislature today once again refused to allow beer, wine and liquor from grocery store shelves. http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2010/05/05/booze-bill-booted-at-sponsors-request/ Once again, it should be stores who decide what products they wish to carry, not politicians. I don't know if I can make...Severin SchneiderCSU repeals gun bantag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e20133ed4f152e970b2010-05-05T18:43:46-06:002010-05-05T18:43:46-06:00The Colorado State University Board of Governors today rescinded a system-wide ban on concealed weapons, citing a Colorado Court of Appeals ruling that struck down a similar ban at the University of Colorado. http://www.denverpost.com/ci_15024173 I expect that the gun haters...Severin SchneiderParking ticket quotas in Boulder are not about revenue... does anyone buy this?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452ade969e20134806f2223970c2010-05-04T21:18:28-06:002010-05-04T21:18:28-06:00Boulder parking-enforcement officers have a new directive: Each write an average of 900 tickets a month. Parking tickets over the last five years have generally produced about $2 million a year for the city. But the new policy is not,...Severin Schneider