My Colorado Thoughts
Quotes
"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies." ~Groucho Marx
"Politics, noun. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage." ~Ambrose Bierce
"The House, I don't know whether it's the finest public housing in America or the crown jewel of the American penal system." ~Bill Clinton
"I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself." ~Ronald Reagan
"Happy Labor Day!" ~G. Eldon Smith
The League
In her address to the National American Women's Suffrage Association's (NAWSA) 1919 convention in St. Louis, Missouri, President Carrie Chapman Catt proposed the creation of a "league of women voters to finish the fight and aid in the reconstruction of the nation." From that speech The League of Women Voters was formed to work within the National American Woman Suffrage Association. In August 1920 the
19th Amendment stated that women could vote, thus ending the need for NAWSA.
The League of Women Voters continued as a stand-alone organization made up from the States that already formally approved voting rights for women. Colorado was one of them to join in 1920. From the very beginning it became apparent that the legislative goals of the League were not exclusively focused on women's issues and that citizen education needed to be aimed at all of the electorate, not just women.
A founding principle of the League was not to lure women to one party or another. The League has remained bipartisan throughout its100 year history. Two examples where LWV had a particular impact: After World War II, President Truman designated LWV as an observer of United Nations to ensure it would remain a non-governmental entity.
Secondly, League of Women Voters sponsored and moderated national Presidential candidate debates for 1976-84. In 1984 after the debate between Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale, LWV dropped out of the debates because the political parties wanted to change the rules, to rules and format that were something the LWV could not support as bipartisan.
The League of Women Voters continues to work for:
Administration of Nature
Interior Secretary Bernhardt scraps a plan from the previous administration to return Grizzly Bears to the Northern Cascades in Washington State.
The EPA declines to regulate percolates, a rocket fuel ingratiate, shown to cause fetal brain damage. Percolates are found in some drinking water supplies.
Federal administrators are making plans to open Florida's coastal waters to oil and gas drilling after the November elections.
Reintroducing wolves to Colorado is not in the hands of Federal or even State Wildlife administrators. In Colorado the public will vote on a bill to bring wolves to public lands in Northern Colorado.
Slim Prospects
The prospector was kicked out of a saloon because it is illegal to sell liquor to minors.
The prospector in Leadville always ordered the same dessert, Kart cake.
Miners make good accomplices because they mine their own business.
The miner quit his mining job because every time he put his helmet on he felt light headed.
"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies." ~Groucho Marx
"Politics, noun. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage." ~Ambrose Bierce
"The House, I don't know whether it's the finest public housing in America or the crown jewel of the American penal system." ~Bill Clinton
"I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself." ~Ronald Reagan
"Happy Labor Day!" ~G. Eldon Smith
The League
In her address to the National American Women's Suffrage Association's (NAWSA) 1919 convention in St. Louis, Missouri, President Carrie Chapman Catt proposed the creation of a "league of women voters to finish the fight and aid in the reconstruction of the nation." From that speech The League of Women Voters was formed to work within the National American Woman Suffrage Association. In August 1920 the
19th Amendment stated that women could vote, thus ending the need for NAWSA.
The League of Women Voters continued as a stand-alone organization made up from the States that already formally approved voting rights for women. Colorado was one of them to join in 1920. From the very beginning it became apparent that the legislative goals of the League were not exclusively focused on women's issues and that citizen education needed to be aimed at all of the electorate, not just women.
A founding principle of the League was not to lure women to one party or another. The League has remained bipartisan throughout its100 year history. Two examples where LWV had a particular impact: After World War II, President Truman designated LWV as an observer of United Nations to ensure it would remain a non-governmental entity.
Secondly, League of Women Voters sponsored and moderated national Presidential candidate debates for 1976-84. In 1984 after the debate between Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale, LWV dropped out of the debates because the political parties wanted to change the rules, to rules and format that were something the LWV could not support as bipartisan.
The League of Women Voters continues to work for:
- defending women's rights
- improving elections, including fair redistricting
- ensuring access to affordable, quality health care for all Americans
- helping immigrants become active participants in our democracy
Administration of Nature
Interior Secretary Bernhardt scraps a plan from the previous administration to return Grizzly Bears to the Northern Cascades in Washington State.
The EPA declines to regulate percolates, a rocket fuel ingratiate, shown to cause fetal brain damage. Percolates are found in some drinking water supplies.
Federal administrators are making plans to open Florida's coastal waters to oil and gas drilling after the November elections.
Reintroducing wolves to Colorado is not in the hands of Federal or even State Wildlife administrators. In Colorado the public will vote on a bill to bring wolves to public lands in Northern Colorado.
Slim Prospects
The prospector was kicked out of a saloon because it is illegal to sell liquor to minors.
The prospector in Leadville always ordered the same dessert, Kart cake.
Miners make good accomplices because they mine their own business.
The miner quit his mining job because every time he put his helmet on he felt light headed.
