Gov. Polis is being asked to do his job and cut his summer vacation short to deal with the impending property tax crisis and the cash-bail-for-murders reality we now live in thanks to Polis’s elimination of the death penalty.
No more capital punishment in Colorado means the worst of the worst can’t be held without bail.
But rather than call a special session of the state legislature demanded by what few Republicans are left in this state to pay attention to such critical matters, Polis is punting on decision making and trying to raise both property and paycheck taxes.
And he’s in no rush to keep killers in jail, telling the public to wait until November of 2024 to maybe see a solution on the ballot for us to consider.
What is consuming Polis’s time that keeps him punting tough decisions on taxes and criminals to ballot questions for voters instead of the legislature his party controls?
As someone who grew up in the 80s and 90s, I’m extremely confused by this Transformers and My Little Pony crossover. I mean, My Little Prime? It’s somehow so unsettling. pic.twitter.com/FUhbVmBtsD
— Jared Polis (@jaredpolis) July 9, 2023
That’s what keeps our governor awake at night, children’s toys.
The Gazette writes in an editorial this week:
Colorado was family friendly, business friendly, affordable, safe and enviable. That has changed and the problems are urgent. Gov. Polis should rise to the occasion and be the leader we need. He should convene a special session, lead us out of these problems and show other blue states how to stop harming minorities, the working class, the poor and others damaged by rising costs and danger.
As for Prop HH, which addresses high taxes by adding even more taxes, the Gazette called it “the most deceptively worded tax hike in Colorado history. It is a joke and by the time November gets here anyone who can read should know this for a scam.”
The editorial board is correct that Coloradans would welcome an exodus of the newly transplanted and close the door behind them.
Yet, no one thinks we should control Colorado’s growth by making the state undesirable and dangerous for those who live here.
But that is exactly what Polis and the Democrat legislature are doing by continuing to allow murderers to roam free on bail because they’re too busy robbing us blind by jacking up our taxes.