Elections have consequences, and in Colorado, all murderers can now get out of jail on bond while they await trial as a consequence of Gov. Polis banning the death sentence.
The state Supreme Court has ruled it is so because no case will ever be considered a capital crime, bond must be set.
Big round of applause to our ass hat of a governor who repealed capital punishment in 2020.
Republicans are demanding Polis call a special session of the legislature to address his big oopsy.
“This issue must be addressed now, not next year,” Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, R-Brighton, said in a statement. “We urge Governor Polis to convene a special session immediately – we need to get back to work, do our job and pass a law that stops protecting suspected murderers and starts protecting the people of Colorado.”
And while they’re at it, Republican lawmakers also want to address in a special session the property tax mess the governor is also causing with Proposition HH wherein property taxes will increase a little bit, while our payroll taxes will also go up as well with the eventual elimination of the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR).
That was Polis’s solution to the spike in property taxes Coloradans face due to inflationary Bidenomics — jack up everyone’s taxes.
“Governor Polis must convene a special session to address the devastating increase in property taxes,” Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen, R-Monument, said in a statement. “The legislature and the Governor must offer a solution that will lower property taxes without raiding Coloradans’ TABOR refunds.”
Polis’s spokesman was quick to order the legislature to fix the bail problem, but not in a special session. Next year will be soon enough, he said, then voters can vote on it in the November 2024 election, the spokesperson said.
No rush. It’s not like the public’s safety is at risk … oh wait. Yes it is.
As for rolling back Polis’s hemorrhoidial Preparation HH to jack up both property and our paycheck taxes, the governor’s not backing down there either and is betting on the public to be stupid enough to pass it.