Such Hubris Never Before Seen in Colorado

About this episode

The episode discusses the corruption of power in Colorado's political landscape and the disregard for democratic processes by the elite.

The great 20th-century historian Lord Acton said it best: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Acton was building on the teachings of his mentor, Homer Simpson, who put it more plainly: “The more power you have, the more you can mess things up. Woo-hoo!” And many in Colorado’s political elite have studied under the original oracle of power, Eric Cartman: “Respect my authoritah!” If there were a motto for the progressive machine that now rules Colorado, it would be simple: “Because we f***ing can, that’s why.” Ethics don’t matter. Consistency doesn’t matter. Respecting the will of the people, or even the institution of democracy itself, doesn’t matter. It started, as these things do, by avoiding consent. TABOR refunds? They stopped even pretending to ask. They know their “fees” wouldn’t survive a vote of the people. Not one of them. So why bother with democracy? The elite know what’s best. And when the rabble express themselves at the ballot box, their will can be… corrected. Voters rejected mandatory setbacks for oil-and-gas drilling. The response from the machine? “That’s adorable,” we’ll pass Senate Bill 181 to do it anyway. Twice I put flat-rate…

Topics covered

• political power
• ethics
• democracy
• Colorado politics
• taxation
• voter rights

Keywords

• Colorado
• politics
• power
• democracy
• tax cuts
• voter rights
• ethics

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Colorado

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