Initially, the elections division of the Secretary of State dismissed the complaint, stating it "failed to allege sufficient facts to support the alleged violations." In January, then-Deputy Secretary of State Ian Rayder denied the division's motion and ordered it back for further action. That ballot measure never moved beyond approval of the ballot title. John Hickenlooper over ethics issues, but then moved on to seek online support for a ballot measure that would extend the amount of time citizens have to file complaints with the state Independent Ethics Commission. In addition to paying for petition circulation for Propositions 116 and 117, the complaint noted a YouTube video by Unite that criticized former governor and now-U.S. The complaint against Unite said its only purpose is to engage in political activities. In practical terms, so long as the organization spends less than 50% of the money it raises on political activities, it doesn't have to disclose its donors. Unite was formed in November 2019 and led by Dustin Zvonek, now an Aurora City councilman. Unite is registered as a 501(c)(4), which, under Internal Revenue Service rules, is classified as a "social welfare" organization that engages in educating the public. Voters approved the first two and rejected the third. To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail.According to the complaint, Unite spent $4 million to persuade voters to approve three ballot measures on the 2020 ballot: Proposition 116, which reduced the state's income tax rate Proposition 117, which required voter approval for new state-run enterprises and, Proposition 113, which sought to overturn the General Assembly's passage of the National Popular Vote. To respond to this article, please use old-fashioned technology and call 30. Patty Limerick is the faculty director and chair of the Board of the Center of the American West. Please take a moment to make fun of this ridiculous suggestion. Come sit down beside me, and let’s hear each other’s stories.” “I see by your outfits,” millions of us are dressed and ready to say to each other, “that you are my kinfolk. Providentially embedded in our cultural heritage, we find words of redemption, ready for deployment when denim-attired folks encounter their counterparts in couture. Transcending the fragmentation of identity and extending across political and class divisions, denim is omnipresent in our nation today. As the song begins, he asks the narrator to “come sit down beside me and hear my sad story.” How does this dying man know that he is directing this request to the right person? “I see by your outfit that you are a cowboy,” he explains to the narrator, crafting the structure of his sentence with perfection. In The Streets of Laredo, a mortally wounded cowboy struggles to stay alive until he can speak and be heard. Based on the reviews I have read, the film Riveted has at its core an unstated and unmistakable message: “That Western American historian, who was interviewed by Time back in the mid-1990s, actually hit the nail - or the rivet - on the head.” Second, by drawing attention to the power of denim to stitch together a frayed nation, I anticipated the release - this very month - of a documentary called Riveted: The History of American Jeans. First, taking the question seriously, I went on public record with an early recognition that the United States was descending into polarization and antagonism. What do nearly all Americans have in common?Īnd so, twenty-five years ago, I emerged as a multi-tasking early adopter. But just before the deadline descended, the humdrum act of getting dressed in the morning placed the right answer to the question where I could not miss it. Still, when the reporter from Time first posed the question, I was much more befuddled than distinguished. In a media moment of mystery, I ended up on the list of the people contacted by Time. In the mid-1990s, worried that the nation was becoming polarized and divided, editors at Time Magazine asked several “distinguished Americans” a tough question: “What do Americans have in common?” With the full power of hindsight, we might wonder why the Time folks didn’t say to each other, “We may be worried now, but let’s wait until the United States is really coming apart at the seams before we ask these ‘distinguished Americans’ for help.” Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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