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I was disappointed to read the Daily Sentinel’s endorsement of Amendment 49. There is a disconnect here: The Sentinel says the amendment will make it harder for Colorado’s police officers, firefighters and teachers to pool their financial resources and seek representation to help them fight for the things they need, like life-saving body armor, but somehow you don’t think this will make their jobs harder?
The truth is Amendment 49 will make it tougher for police officers and others to do their jobs, a legitimate argument The Daily Sentinel dismissed without a shred of evidence. And when the Sentinel couples Amendment 49 with Amendments 47 and 54, it’s clear that these amendments are targeting hard-working Coloradans, who chose certain professions, while giving free reign to special interest groups.
Vote “No” on Amendment 49. And while you’re at it, vote “No” on Amendments 47 and 54, too.
DANNY THOMPSON
Fruita
One Response to “Vote ‘No’ on Amendment 49”
Posted September 21st, 2008 at 2:56 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
Why is it the opponents of Amendment 49 only seem to be able to persuade people of their case by using lies. You say “The Sentinel says the amendment will make it harder for Colorado’s police officers, firefighters and teachers to pool their financial resources and seek representation to help them fight for the things they need, like life-saving body armor, but somehow you don’t think this will make their jobs harder?”
But did you actually read the Sentinel’s editorial (http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/09/10/091108_6A_Amend_49_edit.html)? “Amendment 49 has folks in the labor community fired up. One flier from a largely union-funded organization lumps it with a couple other measures on the ballot this year and makes the laughable claim that Amendment 49 will make it tougher for public safety officers to do their jobs.
“It will do no such thing.
“Amendment 49 will make it marginally more difficult for police unions and other public-employee unions or professional organizations to collect dues.”
But it’s not just the Sentinel. What about the Rocky Mountain News (http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/sep/18/yes-on-49/)?
“We never realized that several measures on Colorado’s busy ballot would make it, in the words of a TV advertisement, tougher for “firefighters, police officers, teachers and nurses” to do their jobs. Or that these ballot items would somehow “silence” public servants.
“In fact, such claims are nonsense at least in regard to Amendment 49, one of three targeted by the union-backed group Protect Colorado’s Future. Passing Amendment 49, Ethical Standards for Public Payroll Systems, would have no impact on the ability of safety, law enforcement, health care or education workers to serve the public.”
I’ve seen, heard, and read the slimy ads from a group called Protect Colorado’s Future that tries to make the same case as this letter writer does. But neither the group nor this letter writer have come close to explaining how this is actually a “legitimate argument”.
What does Amendment 49 do? Visit the website EthicalStandardsNow.org, and find out why so many newspapers are supporting the initiative, along with former Gov. Bill Owens and fromer U.S. Senator Hank Brown.
Do your own research on the ballot initiatives. Think for yourself. But don’t fall for specious arguments like the one in this letter.
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