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LOCAL NEWS: SUMMARY OF CITY FOR CHAMPIONS

By: Bill Murray

Note: As Common Sense News has been closely following the City for Champions debate, we were shocked to learn that on December 16th the Colorado Economic Development Commission granted the funding – an estimated $120.5 million dollars over the next 30 years to help finance the City for Champions. Who will fund most of the costs? Who will own the Stadium/Events center? These are questions that the citizens of Colorado Springs will be entitled to and we will help bring them to you.

SUMMARY of FINDINGS: 12/16/2013 Approved City for Champions proposal. $120.5 mil over 30 years. The Applicant (in conjunction with its partners) to submit a written plan detailing Project milestones and a graduated plan by March 16, 2014, including: (1)Letter of intent from the Applicant and its partners stating plan to move forward with the approved Regional Tourism Project. (2)Detailed financing commitments, including but not limited to, philanthropic gifts, equity investors, debt instruments, local tax increment, and local sales tax. (3)Timeline for necessary land acquisition. (4)Engineering/Architectural plans. (5)Construction permits. (6)Construction timeline. COST COMPLETION The United States Olympic Museum and Hall of Fame $59.4M June 2016 Colorado Sports & Event Center $92.7M 2016 Air Force Academy Visitor’s Center $20.5M 2017 Infrastructure $51M 2016-17 TOTAL PROJECT COSTS: $250, 603,650 ECONOMIC IMPACTS: 3rd Party Analysis estimated that it could create 3,114 temporary construction related jobs and 867 ongoing operations jobs. We acknowledge valid concerns regarding this Project; however our recommendation for approval is based solely on the statutory requirements in C.R.S. § 24-46-304(3). All elements are projected by the Applicant to be completed by 2017 Concerns/Weaknesses: 1. None of the Project elements have a detailed funding plan, committed capital structure, or development pro-forma, which demonstrates their viability with RTA funding and their lack of viability without funding. 2. The lack of contractual commitments between the three Olympic-related Project elements and the USOC, CSOTC and the NGBs. 3. Large differentials in the estimated amount of new visitors and the size of the net new state sales tax increment available for the Project between Colorado Spring’s application and TPA. RECOMMENDATION: The final resolution is contingent upon finalizing all terms and conditions including those listed below and upon approval by the Commission within 120 days unless expressly extended by the Commission: . Initial Terms and Conditions . The City of Colorado Springs is the local government approved to undertake the Regional Tourism Project. . Regional Tourism Project - The City of Colorado Springs via the Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority shall partner with a non-profit corporation to build and run the U.S. Olympic Museum and Hall of Fame, a Colorado Springs Stadium Authority to build and operate the Colorado Sports and Event Center, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs or affiliated non-profit entity to build and operate the Sports Performance and Training Center and the U.S. Air Force Academy to build and operate the visitor’s center. Each element of the Project must be of the approximate cost and size described . Percentage of State Sales Tax Increment Revenue Dedicated - 13.08% . Regional Tourism Authority - the creation of a Regional Tourism Authority has not been requested or authorized. . Regional Tourism Advisory Board. The City of Colorado Springs will create a Regional Tourism Advisory Board, which will make funding allocation decisions between approved RTA Project elements. Before any use of RTA funds can begin on the Olympic Museum and Hall of Fame, the non-profit entity that will operate the Olympic Museum and Hall of Fame must obtain a long-term (period to the satisfaction of the Commission) license or other agreement from the USOC for the use of the Olympic name, trademarks, symbols and logos and the exclusive right to operate the Official U.S. Olympic Museum and Hall of Fame within the United States. Additionally the non-profit entity that will operate the Olympic Museum and Hall of fame must sign an agreement with the USOC and USOTC for coordinating exhibits, events between the facilities, sharing memorabilia and operating a shuttle service between the facilities for visitors. These agreements must be provided to OEDIT for Commission approval. The Olympic Museum complex must contain the Olympic Hall of Fame and include the Summer and Winter Olympics and Para-Olympics within its exhibits and the Hall. The Olympic Museum Complex must have an “iconic” design and architecture, with a “World Class Facility” with “State of the Art” technology. Before any use of RTA funds can be spent on the Colorado Sports and Event Center, the facility must sign and provide to OEDIT, letters of intent, memorandums of understanding, contractual agreements or other similar documents to host at least 20 Pre-Olympic and amateur sporting events such as Olympic Time Trials, Qualifiers, Playoffs and World Championship events that will draw participants from outside Colorado or other events and meetings associated with the Olympic Sports National Governing Bodies for each of the first two years of Project operations. At least

10 of these events each year must be new to the State of Colorado meaning that they have not been previously hosted in Colorado within 5 years prior to the opening of the CSEC. Before any RTA funds can be spent on the UCCS Sports Medicine and Performance Center, per information provided by the Applicant, its component clinics, institutes, and/or faculty members must sign letters of intent, memorandums of understanding, terms of service agreements or other similar documents with the CSOTC, USOC and at least 10 U.S. Olympic Sport National Governing Bodies to provide some combination of specialized training, research, rehabilitation or related services to Olympic sports athletes and provide these documents to OEDIT for review and approval. Per information provided by the Applicant, the UCCS Sports Medicine and Performance Center must be designed with clinical and other space to perform the following services: Human Performance testing, Biomechanics, Medically-based fitness, PT, ATC, Prosthetic development and integration, Orthopedics, Cardiology, Sports Psychology, Continuing Education, Research and Educational Offerings. II.Additional Financial and Tax Terms and Conditions Before any RTA funds can be used on any Project element or infrastructure, per the governance structure discussed in the City for Champions Application, the City of Colorado Springs must create a Regional Tourism Advisory Board or Commission that includes representatives from the City, Community Members and Members from each of the approved partner Project elements. The Regional Tourism Advisory Board must sign intergovernmental or inter-organizational agreements delineating the relationships and decision-making. The Regional Tourism Advisory Board must allocate minimum proportions of the RTA funds to these Project elements in approximate proportion to 80% of the TPA analyst’s forecasted net new incremental revenue by Project element (allocations rounded for simplicity – the below adds up to 79%). The MEAPs shall be: • U.S. Olympic Museum and Hall of Fame: 42% • Colorado Sports & Event Complex: 23% • UCCS Sports Performance and Medicine Center: 14% The remaining 21% can be allocated by the Regional Tourism Advisory Board among all the elements including the need of infrastructure improvements defined in this order as eligible improvements. III.Substantial Work Pursuant to C.R.S. § 24-46-309, the Commission imposes the following conditions: A.Applicant must commence substantial work on each individual approved element of the Project within five years of the date of the approval. If the Commission revokes its approval of one or more elements, the Commission may require that the MEAP of revenue associated with the revoked elements plus 7% per revoked element collected during that period plus any investment income earned thereon be refunded to the state treasurer. A.Each approved element must be fully completed and placed in service within 10 years of the Commission’s Approval of the RTA Project.

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What is Wrong With America and, How Can We Correct it? The Answer is . . . . . Cowboys!!!! By Don Bendell

hat inspired me and guys like me to achieve success in life? Hokey, corny, idealistic characters who influenced us as children with names like Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Gene Autry, Rex Allen, Annie Oakley, the Lone Ranger, Superman, Wonder Woman, most of John Wayne’s characters, and many, more. When I was a child, we did not worship at the altar of anyone like Justin Bieber, Peewee Herman, or Spongebob Squarepants. We believed in the men and women we watched on Saturday morning television or Saturday matinee movies who always stood up and were counted. They taught us to fight injustice, stand up to bullies, to believe in God, country, freedom, morality, and hard work. Those corny characters I saw made me aspire to become something much greater than myself. They did so for a generation of us. Young kids like me in those days grew up believing that your word was your bond, your handshake a contract. You played by the rules, you stood up for the oppressed, respected your elders, and treated everybody with friendship and openness. I actually believed that if you were hurt or wounded, you bit down on a piece of leather, dealt with it, and accomplished the goal. Patriotism was not only a good thing: It was a great thing. Service in the cause of freedom was proud and noble, and humility was simply the way you acted. Men and boys opened doors for women and girls and treated them with respect. My heroes of old boasted about their faith in God and did not hide it behind a cloak of political correctness and they got a lump in their throat when our National Anthem was played. As a youth, I would play with a stick for a week. On Monday, that stick might be a sword like Zorro, and I would climb a tree in my yard pretending I was scaling a castle wall to save a damsel in distress. On Tuesday, it would be a bow with imaginary arrows as I tiptoed around the neighborhood, an Apache warrior. Wednesday the stick would become a Winchester carbine or a soldier’s M1 rifle, as I had some other magic adventure. I dreamed about someday living in the mountains of the west on a real ranch with a real horse, like I do now. Around the world, one figure is revered as a true hero: the American cowboy. In 1968-1969, as a Green Beret, I lived with the nomadic aboriginal Jeh tribe of Montagnard tribespeople along the border of Laos. They called me Trung-uy (meaning Lieutenant) Cowboy. I wore a cowboy hat and a six-shooter around camp which fascinated them. They had never seen television sets, magazines, or movies. They were some of the most primitive people in the world, but every man, woman, and child knew what a cowboy was. Cowboys were their heroes, too. Years ago, an older friend of mine was visiting the Holy Lands with his wife in Jerusalem. He was dressed the way he normally dressed and became surrounded by an enthusiastic crowd calling him “cowboy.” Many asked for his autograph.

Why are people the world over fascinated with the American cowboy? Because of those longtime heroes, now missing from our TV and silver screens. They all had several things in common: They were tough-minded, rugged individualists, and lived by their own strict moral code. I wrote my own Code of the West years ago. • Cowboys should treat women like ladies, period. • Cowboys fight fair, but only when they have to, and when they do have to fight, they win. • You know exactly where you stand with a cowboy. There are no gray areas, only black and white, but not when it comes to skin color. • A cowboy is only as good as his word. • A cowboy protects his family, spread, and community. • A cowboy will fight for, and take care of orphans, widows, and those who are oppressed. • A cowboy is always willing to share his grub, campfire, and water with ya.’ • And finally; a cowboy believes in his God, and he believes in America and will fight and die to protect either. I have written 27 books in several genres, but I purposely make less money writing westerns, reviving those heroes of my past for the children of the future. I know that such heroes can help save America if they are simply there for children, no, for all people to emulate. For America is a nation of heroes, and it was built upon the courage, quiet strength, and morality of heroes. By heroes, I do not necessarily mean cowboys or soldiers. It can be the teenaged mom and dad who take responsibility for an unplanned pregnancy instead of an abortion. It can be the single mom raising four children when the man-boy father abandoned them. It can be the young black child who listens to everybody in his neighborhood talk about being a victimized race which but instead thinks about the strength and survivability of his ancestors. He simply works hard to go to medical school, without complaining. It can be that one lone child who stands up to the school administration who are trying to force him to deny his or her faith and not pray when he or she chooses to. When we bring back the corny idealistic heroes, America will once again become a nation of principle. Success duplicates success and courage begets valor. We can start this very day, by making a personal decision to do our part to return to becoming one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. A journey begins with saddling up, mounting up, and taking the first few steps. Soon, those small steps turn into a trot, followed by a canter, and then an all-out hair-whipping gallop, as if you mounted up with wings like eagles. Then, before you know it, we will, once again, become America, the home of heroes. Don Bendell is a best-selling author whose style has been likened to Louis L’Amour and Zane Grey, a disabled Green Beret Vietnam veteran, and a 1995 inductee into the International Karate and Kickboxing Hall of Fame. He owns the Strongheart Ranch in southern Colorado and is the author of the just-released western Blood Feather (Berkley-Penguin, Aug, 2013).

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Colorado Courts Cast Long Shadow Over Upcoming State Legislative Session

by: Matt Arnold

"No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session." -- Mark Twain (1866)

he opening of the Colorado legislative session this month has renewed the danger to the liberty and property of Colorado citizens still reeling from the effects of last year's legislative session - which saw legislation conforming state law to Obamacare (HB13-1266), granting subsidized in-state tuition rates for illegals (SB13-033), a veritable plethora of bills intended to expand opportunities for vote fraud (including HB131038 Voter Registration for Kids in Jail, HB13-1147 Voter Registration and College, and of course the notorious HB13-1303 Voter Modernization Act a.k.a. “all-mail-ballot vote-fraud” bill among others), and – last not least – numerous assaults & infringements on gun rights in Colorado.

elected officials – for any reason – outside the control of politicians and the scheduled electoral process) can and should be challenged in court. On the flip side, a lack of legislative action to fix the fatally flawed (and illnamed) “Voter Modernization Act” (HB13-1303) will virtually guarantee a continued succession of lawsuits and court challenges on the numerous discrepancies and contradictions in that hastily-enacted piece of legislation. As of this writing, at least two (and possibly more) lawsuits challenging one or more aspects of that bill are under consideration in Colorado courts. Court challenges are also ongoing on the issue of “fracking bans” enacted by referendum in three Colorado cities (Longmont, Lafayette, and Fort Collins) contrary to state law forbidding local bans.

Many of these pieces of legislation – along with legislation passed in previous sessions, such as the “FASTER” Colorado Car Tax (er, “fee”) increases – are currently being challenged in our state courts (or, with the Even the results of a school board election, in which a District Court judge Colorado Sheriffs’ challenge to last session’s gun legislation, in federal ruled that an ineligible candidate had “won” (despite being disqualified for court). office) remains tied up in legal challenges (appeals filed with the Colorado Supreme Court were granted certiorari – meaning, the appeal will be heard In fact, with both chambers of the legislature and the governor’s office still – shortly before this article goes to press). under single-party rule, the courts may be the only avenue available to halt or roll back the effects of bad legislation. Although your "life, liberty, and property" are only under an enhanced threat by the Legislature for less than five short months, they are potentially Some legislative action in the upcoming session may draw additional court endangered by the Colorado Courts year-round. It’s likely that the 2014 challenges. The recent successful removal of three state senators from legislative session may end up being less injurious to our rights and liberties office via the Recall process will likely lead to attempts to legislatively “fix” than 2013 (certainly it would be hard to imagine it getting much worse) in or “clarify” the Recall process – expect a referred measure or legislation large part due to the checks & balances in our Constitution – to the extent intended to “interpret” constitutional provisions for Recalls out of existence that those checks and balances are upheld by our courts. (Colorado Attorney General John Suthers has already announced his intention to propose changes to existing constitutional language). Since Matt Arnold is a strong, principled leader and American patriot. He is a military veteran (currently a Captain in the Army Reserves), an active advocate for education reform and gun the Colorado Constitution can’t be amended by statute, any attempt to rights, but best known as the founder and director of Clear the Bench Colorado, a judicial legislatively “fix” Recalls (eliminating the right of the people to remove accountability group providing independent analysis and commentary on our judicial system. (www.clearthebenchcolorado.org)

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www.popituppopcorn.com 1. Will these new bills–or modifications to existing bills–make it to the State House and Senate floors for debate, or will they be thrown into ‘kill committees’? Denver Post reporter, Kurtis Lee, asked Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver, if Democrats would send repeal legislation to so-called ‘kill committees.’ His response was, "I don't see any more floor debate needed on the gun laws we passed." But, won’t they entertain some modifications? The word on the street is they will not make it to the House and Senate floor for debate. 2. Will citizens who come to testify in committee on the repeal or changes to gun laws be given the opportunity to do so, or be disregarded like many were last session? I saw Senator Brophy at a recent event and asked his thoughts. He explained, “I think that [the Democrats] will want to limit the amount time they have to deal with gun related issues, so I expect them to cram all the gun bills into committee on the same day, which will naturally limit the amount of time each bill will receive. I know that the GOP will attempt to repeal the worst of the package of bills that passed last year”. If all the bills are crammed into committee on the same day, that could logistically limit citizen’s ability to testify on bills. 3. Will the Obama administration’s folks lobby the Democrat legislators again this year, pressuring them to lay low and keep the new gun laws in place? If they feel it is necessary, I think they would. I heard from more than one Republican legislator that last year Vice President Joe Biden was holed up in Aspen, calling the Democrat legislators and asking if he had their vote on the gun laws. If that were the case, I would call that intimidation. Particularly when then Senate President John Morse changed the rules three times regarding how the committee hearings were being conducted for the proposed gun laws last session. When you are essentially silencing the voice of the citizens of Colorado and bowing to the pressure from Washington, you have forgotten whom you serve. So, what can you do to make a difference? We are the citizens of Colorado and we have the right to speak up and we deserve to be heard. I am proud of people like Colorado University third year law student, Katherine Whitney of Women for Concealed Carry, who did have a chance to testify in committee. She reminded members that they should be working for legislation to uphold her right to carry on campus for self-protection, not sponsoring bills to infringe that right. And, be inspired by Kimberly, a former Northern Colorado University student, a rape survivor who wonders if possessing a firearm may have altered the outcome of that horrific incident. Watch the legislative schedule, note when bills are being discussed in committee, plan to take time and go the Capitol and make your voice heard. Call your legislators, write them emails. They are supposed to listen. And if they don’t, you can speak your mind at the ballot box when you cast your vote in 2014. Bring ten of your best friends along with you. This is our state and we can take it back. Tamra Farah is an activist who works with Colorado Women’s Alliance and on various projects fighting for our constitutional rights.

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Colorado’s Caucus System 101:

Precinct Committee People By: Sarah Arnold

he best way to effect change in your county and state political Party is as a Precinct Committee Person (PCP). Each precinct elects two PCPs to represent that area in county Party elections—voting on everything from Party leadership, to party budgets, to amending the Party by-laws, and other issues as they arise.

Additionally, the PCPs are responsible for turning out the vote in their precinct. This means walking their precinct at least once during each election (preferably more), finding “block captains” (individuals you can share some of the work with), and generally getting the word out about your Party and candidates in your neighborhood. This is in addition to, and separate from, work any candidate does in your precinct as well. You job is to build relationships in your neighborhood so that when it comes time to vote, you aren’t scrambling to convince folks to vote your way— you’ve already invested the time and resources to not have to worry about that. In the “off year” (odd year), each county has organizational meetings for their political parties. This is where new Party leadership is elected: Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer (this is an elected position only in some counties) and bonus members. You also get to vote for House, Senate, Congressional District, Judicial District, and State Party Chairmen, Vice Chairmen, and Secretaries. YOU CAN ONLY DO THIS AS A PRECINCT LEADER (or their proxy)! You get to select the public face of

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How do you get elected as a Precinct Leader? That is the easy part. Before the caucus, talk to several of your neighbors and show up at the caucus together. When it comes time to nominate folks for PCP, have someone else nominate you. Think about what you want to say—just a quick little speech about why you believe you are the right person to help in this capacity, and then there will be a vote. If you show up with friends, you are likely to win. Easy, right? Now get your caucus plan together and get ready for March 4th! Next month, look for an article discussing the importance of becoming a Delegate! Sarah Arnold is a native Coloradan and political strategist. With 15 years of experience on dozens of campaigns, Sarah has done everything from grunt work to managing races on campaigns at all levels statewide. Her passion is for state legislative seats, and she now focuses primarily on freelance strategic consulting, messaging, and opposition research for candidates, political parties, and interest groups around the state. Sarah has an upcoming book, “In the Trenches” discussing how to run for elected office coming out January 1, 2014.

your local Party for the next two years. That is a very important job. Party leadership has a huge impact over the electoral cycle. Good Party leadership can overcome a number of odds and pull off electoral upsets. Bad Party leadership can take a perfect storm of circumstances and come out the loser during a year where only a terribly inept person could lose. More than that, bad Party leadership can poison the “brand” of your Party and cause more problems than any individual bad candidate could on their own. Leadership is important. Unfortunately, Colorado has seen a huge vacuum of leadership at the State level, and in many counties. It is up to you to help fix that—and the best way to do so is by becoming a Precinct Leader.

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Fresh Look at Diabetes & Obesity

by Joe G. Rodriguez

In this article, we are going to take a fresh look at two of our nation’s biggest health problems, diabetes and obesity. Diabetes is a “gateway disease” meaning if you have diabetes, your risk factors are more likely to increase in other areas. In the early 1990s, government guidelines*1 began recommending a diet high in carbohydrates. The guidelines were then passed on to medical professionals who then passed them along to their patients. The CDC Diabetes Report Card 2012*2 shows the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes has nearly tripled from 1990 to 2010. In my experience in management and problem solving, when you make a change you want to track the results to make certain you have the desired results. We cannot begin to comprehend the enormous pain and suffering that will affect millions of people and their families. The cost to treat the complications caused by diabetes and obesity is transforming our country in ways we could not have imagined 50-60 years ago. Until the day there is a cure for diabetes, prevention is the best medicine. New research and findings by doctors like Dr. David Perlmutter, author of Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar – Your Brain’s Silent Killers, are recommending a diet that turns the government guidelines*1 upside down. According to Dr. Perlmutter, a high carbohydrate diet not only contributes to higher incidence of diabetes and obesity but Alzheimer’s and other neurological disorders. The 2010 USDA & HHS Dietary Guidelines*1 for Americans, recommends carbohydrates account for 45% to 65% of our calorie intake for all age groups. In late 2008, I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. This was something that I had feared all my life because diabetes was in both sides of my family. My mother, younger sister and younger brother all died prematurely to complications caused by diabetes. On the recommendation of my doctor, my wife and I attended a “Diabetes Class” at a Colorado Springs hospital. As part of the class, we were given a “blood glucose meter”. We were instructed to check our blood glucose before a meal or snack and then again 2-hours later. The results were enlightening. Food that I thought was good for me was bad and food that has been demonized was actually good. In order to keep my blood glucose within a healthy range, I needed to reduce carbohydrates below 45% of calorie intake. Each morning, I record my blood glucose, blood pressure and weight. Controlling my weight has been a challenge until recently. In April, a friend introduced me to an all-natural supplement called LudaxxTM F21 Sugar Blocker *3. F21 blocks the absorption of sugar into the blood stream. Two tablets weigh 1.1 grams which then blocks about 9 grams of sugar from entering the blood stream. F21 was a real “game changer” because it significantly reduced my cravings and thereby reduced my calorie intake. Rather than counting calories, I only count carbs and eat until my appetite is satisfied with protein and fat. After 90 days, my doctor confirmed the results with the A1c diabetes test*4. I believe the combination of lower carbs and losing 23 pounds has contributed to

me having more energy and overall wellness. We all need to be more proactive in learning how to prevent diabetes by working with our doctor. Learn how to maintain an excellent A1c score? You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to prevent diabetes, you just need to be informed and use Common Sense. Next month we will take a fresh look at Medicare fraud. *1 - http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/dietaryguidelines.htm *2 - http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/reportcard.htm *3 - http://www.seniors4f21.com/ *4 - http://www.getbloodsugarcontrol.com/ Joe describes himself like a Computer Systems Analysts. Analysts study how people, organizations, products or services work and then develop new solutions to operate more efficiently and effectively. His definition of a problem is something to overcome. Problems are hard before they are easy. Joe served in the United States Army from 1961-4 and had one tour in South Vietnam. In 1990, he retired from IBM after being a Service Research Manager and Programming Service Manager in Research Triangle Park, NC. Joe is a Ludaxx Distributor and co-founder of www.seniors4f21.com

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s a belated Christmas present, I offer omens of an approaching monetary maelstrom of Biblical proportions. Not a star leading the Magi to the manger, these signs herald a fiscal flood of destruction. The prophets foretell no profits. My gift to you is knowledge that tells truths, mimics ancient warnings (“The end is near”), and echoes the Boy Scout motto, “Be prepared.” Unlike past pessimism, this plunge is mathematically inevitable. We are so deeply in debt we can't talk, save, spend, borrow, or grow our way out. The currency collapse cometh. How did this crisis happen? Here are some key facts: President Kennedy was assassinated 50 years ago last November. Ever since, America has lost its way and abandoned its traditions. President Reagan slowed the downward spiral, but no one man could stop it. When JFK died, the federal budget was $106 billion. The national debt (from World War II) was $306 billion. The federal budget is now $3.77 TRILLION, 35 times more! Current national debt is $17 TRILLION, 55 times more! Promises to pay future “entitlements” (our alleged right to other people's money) are closer to $100 TRILLION. (A thousand thousands is a million. A thousand millions is a billion. A thousand billions is a trillion.)

money to a central bank. In 1832, President Jackson had vetoed a national bank. The 1913 pretext was to halt inflation and “panics,” but there was no net inflation in the prior century. In fact, rising productivity had caused a slow deflation. People could buy more with their dollar; that rewarded savings and investment and curbed interest rates. The dollar rose in value, along with faith in the future. But what three cents bought in 1913 now takes a dollar. A loaf of bread was a nickel then and exceeds two dollars now. So much for fighting inflation. The Federal Reserve is the biggest fiscal fraud ever. Look at a dollar bill. It says “Federal Reserve Note.” A note is an IOU, but after 1933, it no longer was redeemable in gold. After 1963, money was not redeemable in, or minted with, silver, so we have junk coins. Government lied. We now have a “fiat currency,” which means it has value only because government says it does. Turn in a fivedollar bill to the FR and all you can get is five one-dollar bills. We may buy items at slowly rising prices only until sellers begin to experience the coming paper dollar tsunami. Now, the Federal Reserve creates $85 BILLION PER MONTH, backed by nothing. A TRILLION DOLLARS yearly is a million times the largest criminal counterfeiting scheme. Paper money floods the economy, so each dollar is worth less than before (supply and demand). The Obama “stimulus” is a fraud. People feel richer if they have more dollars, but Obama gets to spend that new money first. Then inflation discounts the purchasing power of the avalanche of phony Continued on page A-12

2013 was the 100th anniversary of the two worst events in American history. Two political betrayals in 1913 doomed our country down a track to slow suicide. A few dozen evil men imposed centralized, unlimited government that crushed individual liberty. They did humanity more enduring damage than all totalitarian mass murderers in history combined. How? Their political avarice and statist ideology strangled America's legacy as the world's role model and lighthouse of liberty. Their first subversion was the 1913 federal income tax, declared unconstitutional just 18 years earlier. The 16th constitutional amendment allowed the federal government to reach directly into our pockets and take whatever it wanted. In congressional debates, sponsors said it was inconceivable the top tax rate would ever reach 7%. (Fifty years later, the top rate was 91%; today, the LOWEST rate is 10%.) Why didn't proponents put a maximum or flat rate in the constitution? They cared only about unlimited raw power, not the cancer they injected into a country with founding principles they despised.

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Yule Be Sorry paper as it falls down to us. When bank loans circulate the “free money” from the FR that banks now store, inflation will accelerate. Government also lies about the inflation rate because it can't afford to pay the interest rate on its debts needed to offset true inflation. Banks pay near-zero interest to punish savers and offer below-inflation loan rates to reward debtors for their risky investments (federally backed). This continues the illusion of prosperity past the next presidential election. As French King Louis 14th said, “After me, the flood.” Collectivists insist the U.S. Constitution, the most divinely-inspired political document in human history, is an musty relic. “Progressives” (the 1913 name for today's liberals, leftists, socialists, and Democrats) succeeded in tearing down the Founding Fathers' two main economic barriers to tyranny. Central government then expanded its political control over our lives. May those devils of destruction burn in Hell forever, joined by 25 past Congresses who preferred cutting remarks to cutting spending. Guillotine, anyone? The cost of this greatest pair of swindles in history? The loss of our economy, our freedom, our country, our world. And you thought we won the Cold War. What New Year's resolutions must you make to protect your family? That will be the topic next month. Douglas Bruce, a former prosecutor, legislator, and county commissioner, authored The Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) constitutional amendment Colorado voters approved in 1992. He can be reached at taxcutter@msn.com.

The Erosion of our Constitutional Structure By: Marc Zarlengo

hat is left of the Constitution in today’s modern age? In a world where the President of the United States unilaterally proclaims healthcare to be a right of every American, where almost half of all Americans receive some type of government benefits, and where much of the voting public receive their information social media or Comedy Central, the Constitution as a framework under which public officials must govern is in grave jeopardy. We know what the Framers of the Constitution intended when they drafted the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Having only recently dissolved allegiance to a tyrant king and mother country for such abuses as “erect[ing] a multitude of New Offices, [which] sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people,” and “suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.” The Framers understood the necessity of placing restraints on a powerful, centralized government and executive. The fundamental concepts underlying the Constitutional structure are surprisingly simple. On one hand, the principle of separation of powers divides the federal government into three co-equal branches, each with defined spheres of authority. On the other hand, is the principle of federalism that limits the entire scope of federal authority, while reserving all residual sovereign authority to the state governments or the American people. Thus, there is a horizontal division of power (separation of powers), and a vertical division (federalism). These very basic principles of checks and balances contained in the Constitutional structure are in peril. This is particularly evident with the control the executive branch has seized from both Congress and the state governments. Primarily, this has been accomplished through unelected bureaucrats who control administrative agencies that issue regulations, rulings, and even adjudicate disputes on a wide

array of issues. While specific and enumerated legislative powers were granted to Congress under Article I of the Constitution, and judicial authority was delegated to the judicial branch under Article III, there is no mention or contemplation of such a massive “fourth branch” of government. According to Maeve P. Carey of the Congressional Research Service, between 1997 and 2012, the federal government issued a total of 56,567 new administrative rules and regulations. Of those rules and regulations, 1,094 were considered “major” rules. They either had an annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or moreover; they resulted in a major increase in costs or prices; or resulted in significant adverse effects on the ability of United States based enterprises to compete with foreign based enterprises in domestic and export markets. But the sole responsibility for the erosion of Constitutional protections does not lie solely with the unelected bureaucracy. Much of the blame lies directly with the President himself. Here are just a few of the more striking examples: • President Obama has used his executive authority to unilaterally stop the deportation of certain illegal immigrants without Congressional approval; • The Obama Administration has defied federal court orders, including the court order to lift a moratorium on underwater drilling; • Obama has appointed numerous individuals to cabinet level positions (the so-called “czars”) without the advice and consent of the Senate; • Obama has appointed members to the National Labor Relations Board without the advice and consent of the Senate; • Obama has ordered the FCC to adopt regulations to control the internet in direct violation of Supreme Court precedent;

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• Obama unilaterally ordered the Health and Human Services Department to not enforce the work requirement for welfare recipients despite the clear language of the law signed by Bill Clinton; • Obama ordered the Justice Department to simply ignore the Defense of Marriage Act; • The IRS has specifically harassed and targeted 501(c)(4) organizations for audits based on their political beliefs, rather than enforce the law equally; and • The Justice Department seized records from the Associated Press without a warrant in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

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More recently, without any statutory authority or basis, the Obama administration has seen fit to completely re-write the Obamacare law he supported and signed into law by granting numerous compliance waivers and delaying the “employer mandate” that requires large employers to provide health insurance to their employees. In response to these repeated abuses of power, liberal law professor Jonathan Turley recently testified before Congress on the Constitutionality of President Obama’s recent use of his executive authority. Turley, who said he agreed with Obama’s policy positions, testified, “The problem with what the president is doing is that he's not simply posing a danger to the constitutional system. He's becoming the very danger the Constitution was designed to avoid. That is the concentration of power in every single branch.” Despite the repeated criticisms from many on the right and the left on the political spectrum, the abandonment of the Constitution as a bulwark against tyranny is widely accepted by politicians in Washington. Long-time Democrat Representative Charlie Rangel, as recently as November 2013 stated, “President Obama should drop the charade of democracy and rule directly through executive orders.” Rangel’s statement should send chills down the spine of any American who loves their freedom and the American heritage. The Constitutional Framers knew times like today may arrive, and built numerous safeguards into the framework of the Constitution to protect the liberties of the American People. Slowly these safeguards are being eroded away, and have now possibly reached the point of no return. Only with vigilance and active participation in the political process can citizens begin to restore the framework the Framers intended to preserve our liberty. Marc Zarlengo is an attorney in Douglas County, Colorado focusing his practice on business, employment and political law. Marc can be reached at marc@ZarlengoBusinessLaw.com. His website can be found at ZarlengoBusinessLaw.com.

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How to Accomplish Leadership with Republican Principles?

By: Anil Mathai

Note: The following was adapted from a keynote speech given on December 06, 2013 to the Adams County Republican Women’s (The Trumpeters) meeting in Westminster, CO.

id you know that a social conservative issue created the Republican Party? It was slavery! The Whig party was falling apart as they rejected their own principles and could not be trusted on basic human rights issues such as slavery. Alvan Bovay and Horace Greeley were against slavery and started the Republican Party on June 16, 1854 to end slavery. Six years later, they elected their first President, and our nation’s sixteenth, President Abraham Lincoln. What did Lincoln get for being morally opposed to slavery and wanting to end it? Civil war! The Republican Party started with full opposition to slavery; and continues on a moral foundation.

Now the word “principle” is defined as “a fundamental, primary, or general law or truth from which others are derived.” Our 2012 RNC Platform Preamble states: “We possess an owner’s manual: the Constitution of the United States, the greatest document ever written. That sacred document shows us the path forward. Trust the people. Limit government. Respect federalism. Guarantee opportunity, not outcomes. Adhere to the rule of law. Reaffirm that our rights come from God, are protected by the government, and that the only just government is one that truly governs with the consent of the governed.” The preamble concludes that our Republican principles are derived from the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution. Our principles are really American Principles! When we tell voters that we stand for “We the People” via our founding American principles, we will unite our communities, our state, our nation; and the voters will have more trust for a party returning political power back to the People. I briefly described the start of the Republican Party and its principles; now let’s discuss leadership requirements for Republicans to effectively lead on the vast issues of the day. Normally, leadership consists of vision, character, quality, and execution; I’ll reformulate it slightly and call it Plan C. Republican Leadership starts first with party members, grassroots activists, donors, and candidates with: Character – Individuals with a strong moral fabric are needed to bring trust back to voters. Voters want to see honest, genuine people that do what they say. They will trust people of principles even if they do not agree with all issues of a candidate or party. Personal character is imperative, for if a candidate cannot treat his own marriage, family, loved ones with respect and lead with a vision & success – how will he or she be successful on a greater scale? No one is perfect and society knows that, but good moral character is important.

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Honorably and unfairly as well, Republicans are held to a higher standard than the Democrats (who have rejected a moral compass); the biased media & society will hold us accountable to match our words and our actions. D.L. Moody once said, “Character is what you are in the dark.” The media salivates on what is in the dark as that is fodder to rip the Republican brand apart for hypocrisy; leading to a loss of trust. It is not helping to see recently, a Republican Congressman from Florida caught with cocaine; his constituents have probably lost trust in him because of his lack of moral character and judgment. Dr. Ben Carson said, “The world wants to know what you have in your closet; you putting things in there don’t help.” Character counts! Constitution – Our Republican principles lie within the Declaration of Independence (DOI) and the US Constitution. Starting from our Declaration against British Tyranny which states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” Tyranny of King George III is opposed by reminding him that there is a greater King of the universe, Creator God Himself and that our natural rights came from Him not from any man made, government mandated crown. The Declaration of Independence allows us to produce an amazing Constitution, designed to defend the natural rights of all American citizens and put reins on government itself. Commitment – We must be consistently committed to character, to our Constitution, and to our nation at all times. Republican leadership requires statesman like commitment to all people and to help them help themselves better their lives. We must be a party that honors individualism and the People, not ourselves or our party. We must be fully committed to the conservative cause, conservative values, and conservative way of life. Community – Our relations with our community are important. We must be civil, compassionate; we must care. The left with vitriolic hatred and lies has attacked our views. We are living in a time when civility and compassion is being ignored or rejected. Yet, we must be as honorable as our Founding Fathers. We must be civil in our discussions even when passions arise on issues of sharp disagreement; looking at our opponents as people created in the image of God who deserve to be treated with the same respect we deserve. We must show compassion to the poor and teach them that by their hard work; their lives and those of their children can be better. We must be in involved in our community so they know, and see, that we indeed care. Community counts! Capitalism – Adam Smith gave us a “laissez faire” system where the market dominates our commercial activities. Milton Friedman, Thomas Sowell, and other conservative economists constantly remind us of how great the capitalist system is and how it has blessed us. When government interferes in our commerce, it will only help to destroy it. We must oppose all attempts of government intervention including government subsidies and cronyism! Capitalism helps the poor while communism destroys poor! Courage - If there is any time in history to stand up and fight for what is right it is now! Today, there seems to be no hope, no trust, and no true leaders. A true leader (with a steel spine) comes to and goes through adversity with great courage, not directed by polls, by a lack of hope or vision; in spite of all the odds against the leader. They are a focused visionary with the skill to accumulate all people to the successful execution of the vision. Our nation needs this type of leader; people of courage. Without courage, one cannot be a true leader! While I have mentioned Plan C as our way to be politically successful, one C should be first on our list (it is on mine). This C reminds our nation to thankfully reflect on the reason for our blessed nation and form of government, – Creator God! "WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of ALMIGHTY GOD, to OBEY HIS WILL, to be GRATEFUL FOR HIS BENEFITS, and humbly to IMPLORE HIS PROTECTION AND FAVOR; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me "to recommend to the people of the United States a DAY OF PUBLIC THANKSGIVING and PRAYER, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of ALMIGHTY GOD, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness" - President George Washington In conclusion, while it seems difficult to lead with an “un-informed” electorate, our Republican principles can be successfully delivered pending on how we lead. Will you be a “Plan C” Leader? School boards, PTA’s, Community Centers, HOA’s, Churches, Civic Meetings, Town Halls, Newspaper Editorials, Social Media, Television shows, TV News, Community Events, Minority Gatherings, etc. need “Plan C” leaders, will you go? Our conservative principles are right! Let us fight this war for freedom by standing against tyranny now! We can accomplish visionary Leadership in our spheres of influence by being of good moral Character, supporting our US Constitution, Committed to conservative values, engaged in our Community, supporting pure Capitalism, and having the Courage to fight for Truth! YOU CAN do it! May Creator God bless you, your loved ones, our state and our great nation in the days to come! Anil Mathai, lives with his wife Marisol and their three kids in Westminster, CO. Anil holds a BSChE, MBA, and MDiv and is an executive with an organization ensuring regulatory and quality assurance commitments are met and lean projects are enacted to bring cost savings to his organization. Anil is 1st Vice Chair of the Adams County Republican Party and was also a National Delegate from CO to the 2012 RNC in Tampa, FL. Anil loves talking about all issues that affect individuals & society, meeting families & people of all stripes, coaching youth basketball and other sports. He believes that our nation can indeed return back to success if we enact the conservative, moral and biblical principles valued and promoted by our Founding Fathers."

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Corruption and cronyism is at an all-time high at the City, County, State and National levels. We plan on exposing these folks – whether elected or not. Pay close attention and spread the word to your family and friends so they are informed with the facts and not the liberal, biased media. A New Year means a new beginning, a fresh start, but it also means to remember and hold accountable those who represent us. As a Christian, this means to trust yet verify. Too many times, too many elected officials promise the same ol’ song and dance, yet once pressured and lobbied to end up folding like a camp chair! Like our cover states…”Who is Looking Out for Me?” You know, the taxpayer, the small business owner, the average American Lana Fore-Warkocz is The Republican State Party Secretary, Vice-president of The Colorado Springs Republican Women, Vice-Chair of Senate District 10, Secretary of House District 16 and Editor of Tusk Talk, the official publication for the Colorado Federation of Republican Women. This editorial is strictly a personal view and in no way endorses or supports any candidate or candidate committees. 3367 Cinema Point Colorado Springs, CO 80922 (Next to Floyd’s Barbershop)

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