Colorado Lawmakers’ Absurd Proposal to Void TABOR
The Colorado constitution as adopted in 1876 was admitted by all to be republican in form. But it imposed far more limits on the legislature’s financial powers than TABOR does.
Is Voting on Taxes Unconstitutional?
A constitutional lawsuit against TABOR would have no objective merit, but the Colorado Supreme Court’s persistent hostility to TABOR might induce it to rule for the plaintiffs anyway.
May the States Block Illegal Immigration?
This post summarizes what earlier posts at this site have said about the states’ power to curb illegal immigration.
United States v. Abbott and State War Powers
A federal court of appeals has upheld the right of Texas to defend itself against illegal immigration by erecting a barrier in the Rio Grande River.
Democracies, Republics, and TABOR
Contrary to popular mythology, none of the Founders drew a sharp distinction between a democracy and a republic.
Federal court dismisses anti-TABOR lawsuit
The court should have dismissed this lawsuit immediately . . . .[But] we at Colorado’s Independence Institute took it very seriously. We anticipated that unscrupulous liberal jurists might seize on it as a way to destroy TABOR.
Immigration: How Biden Is violating the Constitution
The current situation at the southern border . . . is an “invasion” as the Constitution uses the term. Biden’s failure to stop it is a violation of the Guarantee Clause.
Defending the Constitution: Secrets behind those ‘obscure’ provisions
Here are questions and answers addressing five of the Constitution’s less famous provisions.
The Feds have a constitutional duty to stop the caravan at the border
[T]he caravan is an “invasion” within the meaning of the Constitution’s Guarantee Clause. Moreover, that Clause does not merely empower federal officials to repel an “Invasion.” It commands them to do so.
Colorado Goes to the Supreme Court to Defend TABOR
Three years ago, a group of primarily government plaintiffs sued in federal district court to void Colorado’s Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR). TABOR allows the people, not just the legislature, to vote on most tax increases, most debt increases, and some spending hikes. The plaintiffs argued that the 20-year old state constitutional provision violated the […]
The Court of Appeals' Anti-TABOR Decision
The U. S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit recently refused to dismiss the suit by various public sector interests to invalidate Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR). The plaintiffs claim that TABOR violates Article IV, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution. That provision is called the Guarantee Clause because it guarantees that the […]
The Court of Appeals’ Anti-TABOR Decision
The U. S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit recently refused to dismiss the suit by various public sector interests to invalidate Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR). The plaintiffs claim that TABOR violates Article IV, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution. That provision is called the Guarantee Clause because it guarantees that the […]
