Great news from the Colorado Supreme Court. The Court struck down the injunction against the gift ban in Amendment 41.
Today is the second win for open and honest government in the last two years. First, the voters passed Amendment 41 on Election Day in 2006. Today, the Colorado Supreme Court struck down the frivolous attacks on the voters' ethics law.
In their decision, the Court rejected two years of fear mongering by lobbyists and special interests opposed to fair government.
All of the provisions of Amendment 41 as passed by the voters, including the ban on lobbyist gifts, are again the law of the land. (Read more in today's Denver Post.)
We have faith that the Independent Ethics Commission, now free to do its job, will carry out its duties as the people of Colorado wanted.
Voters supported the ethics law in overwhelming numbers because they wanted to level the playing field for all Coloradans, not just the wealthy interests who can afford to wine and dine the legislators.
Our work is not over. We are committed to making sure that the ethics law is implemented effectively.
Thanks for your support,
Jenny Rose Flanagan
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