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I find a few interactions in this web of relationships surrounding SB10-001 particularly noteworthy: Colorado Supreme Court Justice Hood contributed to Democrat Bill Ritter's campaign for Governor, and "hosted campaign events" for Ritter. Governor Ritter initially appointed Justice Hood to the bench. Governor Ritter signed SB10-001 into law. Democratic Governor Hickenlooper appointed Hood to the […]

"Joshua Sharf is a fiscal policy analyst for the Independence Institute, a free market think tank in Denver." From the Greeley Tribune article, October 29, 2014: "Sharf: Good and bad news for PERA in Colorado Supreme Court’s decision: "The Colorado Supreme Court granted some good news to the state’s troubled public pensions last week by […]

THE COLORADO SUPREME COURT . . . "POLITICIANS IN BLACK ROBES." (AS IT TURNS OUT.) "Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority," Bacon. For decades I refused to believe it, but it is now incontrovertibly established. The Colorado Supreme Court is indisputably a political actor. Our Colorado Supreme Court exists to serve Colorado […]

Chicago Sun Times: "A final note: For all those outraged with the (Illinois) Supreme Court Justices, save your fire.  Their job is to interpret the law and the Constitution." An Illinois' teacher's response to this Chicago Sun Times editorial: "The Court made clear that our Constitution still functions as a guide to civic behavior; that […]

Comments of an Illinois state retiree and former Marine on Illinois' pension contract breach: "As I did when I volunteered as a United States Marine Corps service member, when I volunteered for state service, I relied on citizens to have my back.  While they seem to support my service in the U.S. Armed Forces, I’m […]

Think that the word "theft" is too strong to describe Colorado's public pension taking in 2010? Here's a definition from Law.com: "Theft: the generic term for all crimes in which a person intentionally and fraudulently takes personal property of another without permission or consent and with the intent to convert it to the taker's use." […]

Colorado law: The Colorado PERA base benefit "shall" be paid, the Colorado PERA COLA benefit "shall" be paid.  The challenge for Colorado PERA's lawyers?  Make that plain statutory language appear to be ambiguous.  If Colorado PERA's lawyers are successful, the State of Colorado can pay off state debts using money forcibly taken from elderly Colorado […]

Task Force of Local and State Government National Associations in 2013: "The most important step for local and state governments to take is to base their pension funding policy on an actuarially determined contribution (ADC)." http://icma.org/en/icma/knowledge_network/documents/kn/Document/305118/Pension_Funding_Guide_Brief Public pension retirees in most states can rely on the trustees of their pension plan, or the administrators of […]

Using the force of government to take a person's property, and then attempting to justify the taking with an empty slogan is immoral. In a recent article, Peter Marcus, a journalist for the weekly political periodical, The Colorado Statesman, propagates the enduring delusions of Colorado PERA Executive Director Greg Smith concerning "shared sacrifice" and the […]