February 03, 2011 01:44 PM UTC

Lamborn to face public today

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• by: Barron X

(A rare event indeed – promoted by redstateblues)

If you live in CD-05, you may not know who your US Congressman is.  It’s Republican Doug Lamborn.

You can be forgiven for not knowing.

As a rule, he does not allow the public to see him or ask him questions.  

Now in his third term, this is only the third time since he was elected in 2006 where he will attend an event that is open to the public, is announced in advance, and where he will take questions from the public.  

But, if you hurry, you can see him this morning:

The Woodland Park town hall meeting will be held tomorrow, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Woodland Park Council Chambers, on 220 West South Avenue, 80863.

The venue holds about 30, and he will have over 10 staffers there, so get there early.  The location is hard to find, so use MapQuest or something.

http://coloradopolitics.freedo…  

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Actually, he goes out in public more often than that, but he does not announce those appearances in advance.  

Who or what is he afraid of ?  

This appearance was announced publicly at 5:52 PM last night, less than 17 hours before the event.  

I’m sure his supporters were given more notice than that.  

There is a second appearance, Saturday, in Colorado Springs, but it looks like he is crowding the dais with other GOP politicians to avoid answering questions:

The Colorado Springs town hall meeting will be held Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at the Classical Academy East Campus Auditorium, at Pikes Peak Community College, 12201 Cross Peak View, 80921.

Also attending the Colorado Springs town hall meeting will be a number of local Republican state lawmakers. Those include state House of Representatives Majority Leader Amy Stephens, of Monument, and Colorado Springs legislators Sen. Kent Lambert, Rep. Larry Liston, Rep. Bob Gardner, and Rep. Janak Joshi.

Shame on those state legislators for helping him hide from the public.

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Democracy only works if voters hold officials accountable.  

Usually, the only accountability Mr. Lamborn faces is the election.  

This is a rare opportunity to tell him what you think of the job he is doing.  

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Note to Polsters:

whether you support Lamborn or support accountable government,

if you attend this event, look me up – yes, I’ll be there – and I’ll buy you lunch.

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