Colorado (9)

Colorado updates on NPV, the Electoral College, and federalism.

NPV status: passed Senate 2006-failed; passed Senate 2007-failed; passed House 2009-failed. HB 1299

These United States

These United States

The balance of power between state and national governments was one of the most contentious issues for the American Founders. The states were important historically, but also as a way to keep government close to the people and to divide government power into as many hands as practical in order to preserve liberty. At the Constitutional... »

Colorado update

HB09-1299, Colorado’s NPV/Koza bill, has also passed the House and is awaiting action on the Senate floor. »

Colorado: if NPV wins, we lose

As Colorado prepares to debate the Koza scheme, I wrote the following editorial.  It appeared in the April 20th edition of the Denver Daily News and is available on the Independence Institute Web site. If National Popular Vote wins, we lose By Amy Oliver This week the Colorado Senate will debate the relevance of our state in... »

Why Save our States?

The genius of the United States of America is that we are both United and States.

This system is an American original—no nation before ever set up government the way the American Founders did. And no nation ever enjoyed so much success.

The American system of states is called Federalism. One part of it is the Electoral College, the state-by-state way we elect the President of the United States.

Some 'reformers' want to unravel our American system of states. The Evergreen Freedom Foundation’s Save Our States Project is dedicated to preserving these structures for the sake of our liberty, security, and prosperity. Find out more and please join us.

(video from Cato Inst., not affiliated with SaveOurStates)

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