Gov. Polis has anointed himself the guardian of democracy along with fellow millionaire Gov. J.B. Pritzker by fashioning an insurrection-lite movement to foil the national mandate of draining Washington, D.C.’s political swamp.
The duo formed a coalition called Governors Safeguarding Democracy that will pit their state’s rights against federal law when it suits them, which is what ignited the Civil War.
But Polis will guard present day democracy by making sure every man woman and child has access to abortion while protecting the civil rights of the LGBTQ+ community.
Does it mean Polis would call out the National Guard to prevent federal immigration officials from deporting criminals being held in the Aurora Detention Facility?
He doesn’t sound like it.
In an interview with Colorado Public Radio, Polis sounded eager to tarnish that aspect of Colorado’s sanctuary status reputation and even admitted there are Venezuelan gangs that need combating here.
“We appreciate any federal assistance in apprehending and deporting people who have committed crimes and are a danger to Colorado, our fellow Coloradans. If there’s any additional federal assistance in combating Venezuelan gangs and quickly incarcerating or detaining or deporting people who commit crimes like robberies, we’re excited to have that help.”
Polis didn’t address whether the millions of migrants who busted Biden’s border and are here illegally should also be deported.
Instead, he pretended that Trump would be gunning for illegal immigrants who have been here almost all their lives, and yet still haven’t bothered to enter the official immigration pipeline to become legal citizens, also known as dreamers.
It’s unclear whether Polis’s idea of spreading Democracy would prohibit the stacking of election decks like Colorado does to appoint state lawmakers via vacancy committees instead of voters.
One would think Colorado Democrats learned their lesson with that trick after Tim Hernandez was appointed as a state representative earlier this year.
And yet, the Democrat Party bosses here are assembling once again to replace State Sen. Chris Hansen of Denver who quit just days after he was reelected last week.
Hey @GovofCO! I found a threat to democracy for you new governor play-date group https://t.co/GS2IZfXLNw
— MTN DRU (@MTN_DRU_CO) November 14, 2024
By all means governor, start with that one.