Laura Bradford
Yesterday the ethics committee decided that Laura Bradford was not guilty of ethics violation. The committee, made up of three Republicans and two Democrats, voted unanimously. What the committee did not do is heal the rift between Laura Bradford and the Speaker of the House. Rumor has it that the Speaker of the House has rifts with lots of people.
Thank Heavens for the Internet
Yesterday Colorado’s House voted to extend the “Make My Day” law to include businesses. So, if a clerk feels threatened, they could have the right to shoot the person threatening them. This bill hasn’t passed the Senate, but if it does I’m hoping that it will become possible to buy all groceries on line and have them delivered by UPS, or better yet the besieged U.S. Postal Service.
While the NRA will, no doubt, support this bill and threaten any legislator opposing it, I have a real problem believing that this won’t result in more violence, not less. The probability of innocent shoppers getting hit by crossfire when a clerk and a criminal engage in a gun battle is great. Been there, done that, not interested in the T-shirt.
Years ago I witnessed a gun battle between a purse snatcher and an off duty Denver cop in the lobby of a bank on Denver’s 17th Street. Bullets often do not find their targets, and a miss generates more bullets. In this case the secretary to the bank president, who was trying to get under her desk to avoid the bedlam, was shot. In a near miss, one bullet went through the wheel chair of an installment loan officer who, because of his disability was not able to move out of the way.
Cottage Foods Act
The bill that will allow me to buy more food at farmers markets and at roadside stands passed the Senate and is headed toward the House. If I can’t buy food on the internet maybe I can buy it at a roadside stand!
War on Women
The GOP and Catholic Church are continuing their war on women. I’m so dismayed by this insanity that I’m temporarily speechless, but the New York Times isn’t—read the link below.
Homework
Sentinel Story About Bradford
Business Make My Day Law
Who Supports the Cottage Food Act
New York Times Editorial About the War on Women
Yesterday the ethics committee decided that Laura Bradford was not guilty of ethics violation. The committee, made up of three Republicans and two Democrats, voted unanimously. What the committee did not do is heal the rift between Laura Bradford and the Speaker of the House. Rumor has it that the Speaker of the House has rifts with lots of people.
Thank Heavens for the Internet
Yesterday Colorado’s House voted to extend the “Make My Day” law to include businesses. So, if a clerk feels threatened, they could have the right to shoot the person threatening them. This bill hasn’t passed the Senate, but if it does I’m hoping that it will become possible to buy all groceries on line and have them delivered by UPS, or better yet the besieged U.S. Postal Service.
While the NRA will, no doubt, support this bill and threaten any legislator opposing it, I have a real problem believing that this won’t result in more violence, not less. The probability of innocent shoppers getting hit by crossfire when a clerk and a criminal engage in a gun battle is great. Been there, done that, not interested in the T-shirt.
Years ago I witnessed a gun battle between a purse snatcher and an off duty Denver cop in the lobby of a bank on Denver’s 17th Street. Bullets often do not find their targets, and a miss generates more bullets. In this case the secretary to the bank president, who was trying to get under her desk to avoid the bedlam, was shot. In a near miss, one bullet went through the wheel chair of an installment loan officer who, because of his disability was not able to move out of the way.
Cottage Foods Act
The bill that will allow me to buy more food at farmers markets and at roadside stands passed the Senate and is headed toward the House. If I can’t buy food on the internet maybe I can buy it at a roadside stand!
War on Women
The GOP and Catholic Church are continuing their war on women. I’m so dismayed by this insanity that I’m temporarily speechless, but the New York Times isn’t—read the link below.
Homework
Sentinel Story About Bradford
Business Make My Day Law
Who Supports the Cottage Food Act
New York Times Editorial About the War on Women
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