Went to a ballot event tonight at Town Hall Collective, here were the ballot recommendations
Went to an event tonight in Baker and am glad I did. Wanted to share this because I think it aligns with most of the people of this subreddit. So the ballot has been stuffed with a bunch of shitty fascist initiatives that are all worded pretty horribly so they sound the opposite of what they are. These were the recommendations that https://www.instagram.com/alpineeateryfoodtruck made and shared with a about 2000 people tonight. Was pretty cool and inspiring and also terrifying if any of the working ones (esp the amendments) get passed. If you have any questions I should be able to remember what was said about each one for some of the less obvious ones. Others who might be more familiar feel free to chime in! Love you Denver!
Edit: adding a quick and dirty rundown of the why:
Prop NN (YES): Fund public schools, not that difficult (and it's not a tax)
Am 81 (NO): Local cops paid by our taxes shouldn't do DHS/ICE's dirty work.
Am 82 (NO): Don't enshrine fossil fuel monopolies in the state constitution.
Am 83 (NO): Corporate hunting lobby trying to restrict actual conservation.
Am 84 (NO): Fuck voter suppression Am 85 (NO): Bad-faith procedural trap to fuck up the ballots
Am 86 (NO): Don't let right-wing gerrymandering back into the map process.
Am 87 (YES): Tax the rich, they already have enough tax loopholes
Prop 132 (NO): Jailing drug users is not drug rehabilitation. Drug war is a failure for individual users
Prop 133 (NO): Children and women are forced to help with child trafficking and should not get blanket felony treatment
Prop 134 (NO): Fuck bullies weaponizing high school sports against trans kids.
Prop 135 (NO): The state has no business dictating youth bodily autonomy including reversible hormone therapy
Prop 136 (NO): Handout to billionaires to lock in permanent cuts for public services.
Prop 137 (YES): Keep outdoor tax dollars funding public land and community needs.
Front Range Passenger Train (YES): Build the damn train already.
Ban Foie Gras (YES): Industrial animal torture isn't fine dining.
2H Auditor Oversight (YES): Watch the city's money; don't trust bureaucrats in the dark.
2I Budget Together Denver (YES): Let actual communities decide where local tax dollars go.