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In an opinion piece which pulls no punches, the editorial board of the Rocky Mountain News spanks the Colorado Supreme Court for taking an issue out of the hands of the voters on the flimsiest of excuses. Don't blame the smart ones, Nancy Rice and Nathan Coats, who dissented, or the new one, Justice Eid, as she had to recuse herself yet again.

The issue was one that was being hawked at the gun show a mini-group of bloggers met at--no money not mandated by federal law (education, emergency care, etc.) to illegal aliens. The Supreme Court felt that it was on more than one subject. They said an identical version years ago was fine (and the supporters screwed the pooch and failed to get enough signatures). Wonder what was different this time? (other than the supporters obtained enough signatures this time). The Governor has said he will call a special legislative session to put it back on the ballot this November, if the Supreme Court does not reconsider properly. Well he can call. The Democrats control our state senate and house, so it's not guaranteed it will be back on.

It would pass if it gets back on.

UPDATE: The paper also reports that the University of Colorado next layer of administration has voted in the main to fire faux Indian Ward Churchill for his scholarship misdeeds. How about firing him because he doesn't even have a Ph.D. and his M.A. is from a tiny, fifth rate college no one has ever heard of, and he's a bully and a bore and a jerk? What idiot hired this fool in the first place? I see I've gone into invective there. Sorry. I don't like Churchill very much.