I am concerned by reports coming from Denver that the legislature, led by our Speaker McCluskie, is frantically working on poison pill legislation to neutralize proposed constitutional amendments. 

Specifically, such radical concepts as letting Coloradans choose whether or not to use natural gas to heat their homes and cook their food. Why would someone who purports to represent the will of the people, be afraid of vox populi? Shouldn’t the people be able to vote to guarantee use of fuel taxes to maintain our grossly underfunded highway system — and not subsidize money losing bus and train networks to nowhere?

I have opinions on these matters, but my major objection is that the people whom we voted to represent us in the state legislature are actively working to subvert the will of the people to their “enlightened” view of what is best for us! 

Finally, to quote McCluskie: “We’re talking about an explosive material,” McCluskie said. “If everybody has a right to natural gas, does that mean people can just walk around with it in a container on the street?” Has she never been to the store to replace her propane tank?