Anonymous
06/07/2020 16:24
Subject: Re:2020 Senate Map
Anonymous wrote:
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Hickenlooper has been held in contempt by the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission after he didn't appear Thursday at a mandatory hearing, defying orders to do so as the panel considers a Republican complaint that private plane trips he took while governor of Colorado violated the state's gift ban.
Another hearing will be held Friday morning in Hickenlooper's absence to discuss possible sanctions. The committee vote to hold Hickenlooper was a unanimous 5-0, according to KDVR reporter Michael Konopasek.
The development could shift Hickenlooper's fortunes: it comes as polls show Hickenlooper as a favorite to defeat incumbent Republican Sen. Cory Gardner.
Hickenlooper was also subpoenaed by the commission to appear but argued the hearing's remote format violates his right to face his accusers in person.
The Public Trust Institute, a conservative group that filed the complaint, also said it preferred an in-person hearing.
The commission had asked Hickenlooper to suggest some dates, and he proposed in-person hearings be held in August — long after his June 30 Democratic primary against former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff. The winner will challenge Gardner in the November election.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hickenlooper-held-in-contempt-colorado-ethics-commission-after-defying-subpoena-amid-senate-bid
The Public Trust Institute is going to lose this. The 6th amendment to the US Constitution and the Colorado State Constitution both guarantee the right to a speedy and public trial. A trial by zoom meeting or other teleconference methods which are not public and do not allow anyone to witness are not legal in Colorado or the US.
Until such time as the governor lifts the current restrictions and the courts officially reopen to public hearings, the PTI cannot hold such hearings and cannot mandate his presence. He has already suggested an August in-person hearing based around the current projected quarantine restriction orders and presupposing the courts reopen.
This subpoena and attempt to force his hearing is a violation of his Constitutional rights (both federal and state) and will be deemed to be partisan politics. They are trying to force the issue ahead of his primary for political reasons. If not for political reasons, they should be able to acknowledge that he has Constitutional rights and that the courts are closed for public health reasons and they should defer his hearing until it is safe to do so.
Anonymous
06/07/2020 15:54
Subject: 2020 Senate Map
Anonymous wrote:My understanding is that the Dems need 4 seats to flip the Senate. I want to donate to the 4 Dem candidates who have the best shot. I want to donate today. Please advise. Thank you.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/18/us-senate-democrats-elections-2020
Off the top of my head: Look at Maine, Arizona, Colorado, and I don't know, maybe Montana? Or Georgia.
Anonymous
06/07/2020 15:47
Subject: 2020 Senate Map
My understanding is that the Dems need 4 seats to flip the Senate. I want to donate to the 4 Dem candidates who have the best shot. I want to donate today. Please advise. Thank you.
Anonymous
06/05/2020 07:42
Subject: 2020 Senate Map
He isn't saying he won't come (*cough white house cough*) he wants an in-person hearing, which the law states he is entitled to.
Anonymous
06/05/2020 06:48
Subject: Re:2020 Senate Map
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Hickenlooper has been held in contempt by the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission after he didn't appear Thursday at a mandatory hearing, defying orders to do so as the panel considers a Republican complaint that private plane trips he took while governor of Colorado violated the state's gift ban.
Another hearing will be held Friday morning in Hickenlooper's absence to discuss possible sanctions. The committee vote to hold Hickenlooper was a unanimous 5-0, according to KDVR reporter Michael Konopasek.
The development could shift Hickenlooper's fortunes: it comes as polls show Hickenlooper as a favorite to defeat incumbent Republican Sen. Cory Gardner.
Hickenlooper was also subpoenaed by the commission to appear but argued the hearing's remote format violates his right to face his accusers in person.
The Public Trust Institute, a conservative group that filed the complaint, also said it preferred an in-person hearing.
The commission had asked Hickenlooper to suggest some dates, and he proposed in-person hearings be held in August — long after his June 30 Democratic primary against former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff. The winner will challenge Gardner in the November election.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hickenlooper-held-in-contempt-colorado-ethics-commission-after-defying-subpoena-amid-senate-bid
Anonymous
06/04/2020 18:31
Subject: 2020 Senate Map
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:He's just acting like a republican, no big deal. Certainly no one on the right dare be outraged.
Yes, he's showing that he's learned appropriate Washington behavior by following in the footsteps of the current Executive branch of the federal government. This makes him perfectly qualified to be a part of McConnell's Senate.
Not for long, perhaps.
From your mouth to God’s ears.
Anonymous
06/04/2020 16:39
Subject: 2020 Senate Map
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:He's just acting like a republican, no big deal. Certainly no one on the right dare be outraged.
Yes, he's showing that he's learned appropriate Washington behavior by following in the footsteps of the current Executive branch of the federal government. This makes him perfectly qualified to be a part of McConnell's Senate.
Not for long, perhaps.
Anonymous
06/04/2020 16:38
Subject: 2020 Senate Map
Anonymous wrote:He's just acting like a republican, no big deal. Certainly no one on the right dare be outraged.
Yes, he's showing that he's learned appropriate Washington behavior by following in the footsteps of the current Executive branch of the federal government. This makes him perfectly qualified to be a part of McConnell's Senate.
Anonymous
06/04/2020 16:35
Subject: 2020 Senate Map
According to the twitter thread, he flew in a private plane.
(saving the taxpayers money)
(saving the taxpayers money)
Anonymous
06/04/2020 16:17
Subject: 2020 Senate Map
Anonymous wrote:He's just acting like a republican, no big deal. Certainly no one on the right dare be outraged.
+1
Given the completely corrupt practices of the GOP, I’m inclined to assume that these are trumped up political charges against a front runner.
Anonymous
06/04/2020 16:10
Subject: 2020 Senate Map
He's just acting like a republican, no big deal. Certainly no one on the right dare be outraged.
Anonymous
06/04/2020 15:01
Subject: Re:2020 Senate Map
Looks like things are getting heated up in Colorado.
Hickenlooper failed to appear despite being issue a subpoena and judge's orders.
They are in the process of "enforcing the subpoena" now -
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Hickenlooper failed to appear despite being issue a subpoena and judge's orders.
They are in the process of "enforcing the subpoena" now -
Whoa. The chair of Colorado's Independent Ethics Commission: "The Attorney General's Office says it has a team on its way to enforce the subpoena" against Hickenlooper.
She also says she's willing to find Hickenlooper in contempt of their subpoena.
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