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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Planning & Zoning Commission for the purpose of considering an Annexation and Rezoning request. The application is to rezone the property from a PUD (County) to Open Space (Town) to fulfill an Intergovernmental Agreement commitment with Garfield County recorded at Recordation Number 938977.

The property is located at the intersection of Highway 133 and Highway 82 (Parcel #2393-284-00023). It is a 25.950 acre parcel along the north side of the Highway 82 and Highway 133 intersection.

It is legally described as follows:

See attached

The applicant/owner is Town of Carbondale.

Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 7:00 p.m. on July 28, 2022. You may also participate via Zoom. The Zoom link will be available on the July 28th P&Z meeting agenda. Or you may request a Zoom invitation from jleybourne@ carbondaleco.net

If you would like to submit comments regarding this application, email your comments or letter to msikes@carbondaleco.net by 3:00 pm on July 28, 2022. This email or letter will be entered into the record.

Copies of the proposed application are available on the Town’s website at www.carbondalegov.org. Please contact msikes@carbondaleco.net if you are unable to view the application on the Town’s website and would like to request an alternate method of review.

A Parcel of land situated within a portion that property described in the document recorded as Reception No. 907792 of the Garfield County records and within a portion Colorado Department of Transportation Highway No. 82 ROW per Project No. C 0821-091; said Parcel of land being located in Lot 7, 8, 9 and 21 of Section 28, Township 7 South, Range 88 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian and is further described as follows:

Beginning at a point on the Northerly right-of-way of Colorado Department of Transportation Highway No. 82 Project No. C 0821-091 whence a found 3.25” 1986 B.L.M. Aluminum Cap monumenting the Northwest corner of the John Kelso Claim ( Northwest corner of said Lot 7) bears N.13°55’16”.E a distance of 849.86 feet; thence S.47°46’57”.E a distance of 196.24 feet; thence S.09°11’06”.W a distance of 77.42 feet; thence N.84°37’21”.W a distance of 161.47 feet to a point being 1 foot northerly of an existing fence; thence the following eight (8) courses one foot northerly of an existing fence: 1) N.87°02’15”.W a distance of 80.20 feet; 2) N.73°13’00”.W a distance of 31.29 feet; 3) N.83°35’25”.W a distance of 119.62 feet; 4) N.81°38’11”.W a distance of 84.78 feet; 5) S.86°53’55”.W a distance of 19.76 feet; 6) N.81°13’49”.W a distance of 165.40 feet; 7) N.67°41’13”.W a distance of 253.53 feet; 8) N.72°54’00”.W a distance of 69.76 feet to a point on the Northerly right-of-way of said Highway 82; thence the following four (4) courses along said right-of-way: 1) 170.20 feet along a non-tangent curve to the right having a radius of 1760.10 feet and a central angle of 05°32’26” (chord bears N.70°07’47”.W, a distance of 170.14 feet); 2) N.60°21’09”.W a distance of 288.32 feet; 3) N.62°45’15”.W a distance of 149.95 feet 4) N.61°55’48”.W a distance of 324.64 feet to a point on the North-South ¼ line and west line of said Lot 21 of said Section 28, said point also being the Southwest corner of said property; thence the following seven (7) courses along the boundary of said property: 1) N.01°15’25”.E along said North-South ¼ line a distance of 241.21 feet to the Center ¼ corner of said Section 28; 2) S. 89°14’35”.E along the East-West ¼ line of said Section 28 a distance of 1856.57 feet, to the Southwest corner of said Lot 7; 3) N.00°28’09”. W along the westerly line of said Lot 7 a distance of 199.71 feet to the Northwest corner of said Lot 7; 4) N.88°28’22”.E along the northerly line of said Lot 7 a distance of 154.32 feet to a point on the westerly line of County Road No. 107 right-of-way as recorded in Book 673 at Page 648 of the Garfield County records; 5) leaving said northerly line S.04°40’55”.E along said westerly line a distance of 60.20 feet; 6) continuing along said westerly line S.25°33’55”.E a distance of 137.53 feet; 7) continuing along said westerly line S.31°11’05”.W a distance of 74.60 feet; thence leaving said westerly line 80.28 feet along a non-tangent curve to the left having a radius of 247.00 feet and a central angle of 18°37’19” (chord bears S.42°24’08”.W, a distance of 79.93 feet); thence 10.41 feet along a reverse curve to the right having a radius of 100.00 feet and a central angle of 05°57’46” (chord bears S.36°04’21”.W, a distance of 10.40 feet); thence 36.69 feet along a reverse curve to the left having a radius of 150.00 feet and a central angle of 14°00’59” (chord bears S.32°02’45”.W, a distance of 36.60 feet); thence 63.94 feet along a reverse curve to the right having a radius of 58.00 feet and a central angle of 63°09’38” (chord bears S.56°37’05”.W, a distance of 60.75 feet); thence 14.56 feet along a reverse curve to the left having a radius of 50.00 feet and a central angle of 16°40’52” (chord bears S.79°51’27”.W, a distance of 14.51 feet); thence S.71°31’01”.W a distance of 76.25 feet; thence 69.02 along a curve to the left having a radius of 304.00 feet and a central angle of 13°00’30” (chord bears S.65°00’46”.W, a distance of 68.87); thence 27.44 feet along a reverse curve to the right having a radius of 100.00 feet and a central angle of 15°43’26” (chord bears S.66°22’15”.W, a distance of 27.36 feet); thence 175.11 feet along a reverse curve to the left having a radius of 150.00 feet and a central angle of 66°53’10” (chord bears S.40°47’23”.W, a distance of 165.33 feet); thence S.07°20’48”.W a distance of 28.86 feet; thence 157.36 feet along a curve to the left having a radius of 340.00 feet and a central angle of 26°31’07” (chord bears S.05°54’45”.E, a distance of 155.96 feet); thence 75.24 feet along a reverse curve to the right having a radius of 290.00 feet and a central angle of 14°51’52” (chord bears S.11°44’23”.E, a distance of 75.02 feet) to the point of beginning.

Said Parcel of land containing 1,130,384 square feet or 25.950 acres, more or less. County of Garfield State of Colorado

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Town of Carbondale has adopted a Resolution initiating annexation and rezoning proceedings for a 25.950 acre parcel located in Garfield County, Colorado (“Red Hill property”). A Public Hearing will be held before the Board of Trustees for the purpose of finding and determining whether the Red Hill property meets the applicable requirements of Colorado law and is considered eligible for annexation and rezoning. The applicant is the Town of Carbondale. The property owners are the Town of Carbondale and Colorado Department of Transportation (“CDOT”).

The Town of Carbondale acquired the Red Hill property in 2020. After acquisition, the Town of Carbondale did extensive trail work on Red Hill, including improvements to the lower and upper parking lots adjacent to Highway 82.

In 2020, Garfield County and the Town of Carbondale entered into an agreement which requires that the Town of Carbondale annex the newly-acquired Red Hill property, including the portion of CDOT right-of-way necessary to encompass the portions of the lower parking area, the portions of the connecting road between the lower and upper parking areas, and the portions of County Road 107 up to and including the entrance to the parking lot access (approximately 200 feet north of Highway 82) which are located within the CDOT right-of-way. The total annexation area would be 25.950 acres. The portion of property in the CDOT right-of-way is 1.541 acres.

The property is legally described as follows:

A Parcel of land situated within a portion that property described in the document recorded as Reception No. 907792 of the Garfield County records and within a portion Colorado Department of Transportation Highway No. 82 ROW per Project No. C 0821-091; said Parcel of land being located in Lot 7, 8, 9 and 21 of Section 28, Township 7 South, Range 88 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian and is further described as follows:

Beginning at a point on the Northerly right-of-way of Colorado Department of Transportation Highway No. 82 Project No. C 0821-091 whence a found 3.25” 1986 B.L.M. Aluminum Cap monumenting the Northwest corner of the John Kelso Claim ( Northwest corner of said Lot 7) bears N.13°55’16”.E a distance of 849.86 feet; thence S.47°46’57”.E a distance of 196.24 feet; thence S.09°11’06”.W a distance of 77.42 feet; thence N.84°37’21”.W a distance of 161.47 feet to a point being 1 foot northerly of an existing fence; thence the following eight (8) courses one foot northerly of an existing fence:

1) N.87°02’15”.W a distance of 80.20 feet; 2) N.73°13’00”.W a distance of 31.29 feet; 3) N.83°35’25”.W a distance of 119.62 feet; 4) N.81°38’11”.W a distance of 84.78 feet; 5) S.86°53’55”.W a distance of 19.76 feet; 6) N.81°13’49”.W a distance of 165.40 feet; 7) N.67°41’13”.W a distance of 253.53 feet; 8) N.72°54’00”.W a distance of 69.76 feet to a point on the Northerly right-of-way of said Highway 82;

thence the following four (4) courses along said right-of-way:

1) 170.20 feet along a non-tangent curve to the right having a radius of 1760.10 feet and a central angle of 05°32’26” (chord bears N.70°07’47”.W, a distance of 170.14 feet); 2) N.60°21’09”.W a distance of 288.32 feet; 3) N.62°45’15”.W a distance of 149.95 feet; 4) N.61°55’48”.W a distance of 324.64 feet to a point on the North-South ¼ line and west line of said Lot 21 of said Section 28, said point also being the Southwest corner of said property;

thence the following seven (7) courses along the boundary of said property:

1) N.01°15’25”.E along said North-South ¼ line a distance of 241.21 feet to the Center ¼ corner of said Section 28; 2) S. 89°14’35”.E along the East-West ¼ line of said Section 28 a distance of 1856.57 feet, to the Southwest corner of said Lot 7; 3) N.00°28’09”. W along the westerly line of said Lot 7 a distance of 199.71 feet to the Northwest corner of said Lot 7; 4) N.88°28’22”.E along the northerly line of said Lot 7 a distance of 154.32 feet to a point on the westerly line of County Road No. 107 right-of-way as recorded in Book 673 at Page 648 of the Garfield County records; 5) leaving said northerly line S.04°40’55”.E along said westerly line a distance of 60.20 feet; 6) continuing along said westerly line S.25°33’55”.E a distance of 137.53 feet; 7) continuing along said westerly line S.31°11’05”.W a distance of 74.60 feet; thence leaving said westerly line 80.28 feet along a non-tangent curve to the left having a radius of 247.00 feet and a central angle of 18°37’19” (chord bears S.42°24’08”.W, a distance of 79.93 feet); thence 10.41 feet along a reverse curve to the right having a radius of 100.00 feet and a central angle of 05°57’46” (chord bears S.36°04’21”.W, a distance of 10.40 feet); thence 36.69 feet along a reverse curve to the left having a radius of 150.00 feet and a central angle of 14°00’59” (chord bears S.32°02’45”.W, a distance of 36.60 feet); thence 63.94 feet along a reverse curve to the right having a radius of 58.00 feet and a central angle of 63°09’38” (chord bears S.56°37’05”.W, a distance of 60.75 feet); thence 14.56 feet along a reverse curve to the left having a radius of 50.00 feet and a central angle of 16°40’52” (chord bears S.79°51’27”.W, a distance of 14.51 feet); thence S.71°31’01”.W a distance of 76.25 feet; thence 69.02 along a curve to the left having a radius of 304.00 feet and a central angle of 13°00’30” (chord bears S.65°00’46”.W, a distance of 68.87); thence 27.44 feet along a reverse curve to the right having a radius of 100.00 feet and a central angle of 15°43’26” (chord bears S.66°22’15”.W, a distance of 27.36 feet); thence 175.11 feet along a reverse curve to the left having a radius of 150.00 feet and a central angle of 66°53’10” (chord bears S.40°47’23”.W, a distance of 165.33 feet); thence S.07°20’48”.W a distance of 28.86 feet; thence 157.36 feet along a curve to the left having a radius of 340.00 feet and a central angle of 26°31’07” (chord bears S.05°54’45”.E, a distance of 155.96 feet); thence 75.24 feet along a reverse curve to the right having a radius of 290.00 feet and a central angle of 14°51’52” (chord bears S.11°44’23”.E, a distance of 75.02 feet) to the point of beginning.

Said Parcel of land containing 1,130,384 square feet or 25.950 acres, more or less.

County of Garfield

State of Colorado

The proposal is to rezone the property from the Red Hill PUD (Garfield County zoning) to Open Space (Town zoning).

Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 6:00 p.m. on August 9, 2022.

Copies of the proposed application are on file in the Planning Department office, Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO and may be examined by interested persons during regular working hours, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The application may also be reviewed on the Town’s website at www.carbondalegov.org

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‘Woman of Light’ surfaces

Denver’s complex legacy

By Izzy Stringham Special to Th e Sopris Sun

Kali Fajardo-Anstine's new full-length novel, “Woman of Light”, is especially delightful for those who live in Colorado. Th e story centers around Luz Lopez and her extended family living in 1930s Denver. Having come from the Lost Territory, now the area that encompasses Southern Colorado, New Mexico and the Mexican border, Luz is living somewhat in the shadows. Born to an Indigenous mother and white father, and abandoned by them with her brother, her opportunities in Denver are severely limited due to her mixed-race status. She lives with an aunt, reading tea leaves, working as a laundress and then as an assistant, always hoping for more and struggling against the headwind of racism and bigotry that was a part of daily life in the 1930s.

Th e novel is told in several sections. Th ere are viewpoints from the present in Luz's life, sections on the past — her mother and grandparents’ stories and struggles — and, eventually, the novel lines up the events in their lives that lead to the current story Luz is living. Th ese connections are celebrated and essential, giving the work so much depth and texture. It is striking how decisions made by someone in the past consistently have a direct eff ect on the line of people who come aft er them, and that our collective connection to ancestry is rich and deep. Th is universal theme weaves through much of “Woman of Light”; there are the ancestors that live within us, and they set us on our paths.

Fajardo-Anstine's prose and description of the era, especially Denver in the 1930s, is sweeping and lush. Sentence aft er sentence is so perfectly rendered to evoke the time, the emotion, the history of a city that doesn't get much attention in historical novels. Th e truth of the times is not ignored; labor strikes, wrongful death, bigotry, Klan marches and lack of opportunity have their place. Th e endless hard work of immigrants, as well as non-white residents who had been displaced from the area of their ancestry, to rise above the struggle of just surviving is another theme explored in depth.

Luz, her brother, aunt and her best friend embody so much of what is essential in community. Th eir love and support in the face of bad decisions, their loss, their fi ght to survive in a world that doesn't want them, make for an emotional and satisfying read. “Woman of Light” is one to savor and keep close, a gorgeous depiction of Colorado and the love of generations of family.

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A father’s dream fulfilled

By Bryan Whiting Glenwood Springs

“Your gear is already in your tent. You’ve got 15 minutes to grab your fl y rods and get wadered up. We’re going fi shing for silvers.”

Th at’s all it took. With those magic words from Jeff , our guide, my sons, Eric (16) and Jason (14), were at a full sprint.

Th irty minutes earlier, aft er fl ying over hundreds of small lakes and creeks the color of bad coff ee, we glimpsed at our destination: the crystal-clear Kanektok River. It appeared much like a vision in a dream.

Aft er landing on a somewhat level spot between the river and the ocean, we were no more than fi ve steps off the plane when an Alaska West guide introduced himself with, “I’m Jeff , and you must be the Whitings. Jump in my boat. Camp is 20 minutes.”

Our minds and eyes were awash with Alaska. Th e river which seemed to be 10 feet below tundra level; the dense green vegetation on the bank opposite every gravel bar; the casual glance of the bear as we disturbed his quiet salmon lunch; the movement of the boat as it wound its way upriver; and the fi sh. Th e river was full of fi sh. Everywhere we looked we could see salmon resting against the bank, swimming upriver or moving away from the boat — everywhere.

I had not expected our fi shing to begin until the next day, but it was approaching 2:30 in the aft ernoon as Eric and Jason, fl y rods in hand, bolted from their tent for Jeff ’s jet boat. Th ey were hollering “Hurry up, Dad,” as Jeff started the motor.

Five minutes back downriver we were approaching Joe’s Bar, a 400-yard stretch of curving gravel around which the Kanektok created a deep fl owing run. Jeff had already tied two-inch pink streamers with silver lead eyes on the boys’ eight-weights as they had waited for their old man. Consequently, they were halfway out of the boat as we coasted to a stop.

“Jason, you go upstream; Eric, you go down. Cast across to the edge of the current, mend once to let it sink, strip as fast as you can,” were Jeff ’s instructions. I took a deep breath. It was true. Aft er years of dreaming, planning, trying to fi gure out how to make it happen, our boys were fi shing in Alaska.

Jeff was selecting a fl y for me as I watched Eric make his second cast. Eric’s strike and shriek of joy occurred simultaneously, followed by the sight of our fi rst silver salmon as it cleared the gentle current by three feet. As Jeff laid down my rod, grabbed the net and headed toward Eric, I couldn’t help but smile and give thanks. A father’s dream had come true.

Aft er releasing Eric’s silver, Jeff was walking back to continue with my fl y when, “Got one,” echoed from the other side of the boat as Jason’s rod bent at a ridiculous angle.

Aft er dutifully netting Jason’s silver, Jeff was again returning when we both noticed Eric in full sprint as the line screamed off his reel. Jeff tossed me a fl y on the way by. “You better tie this on yourself if you want to fi sh today.”

Th e next three hours we fought, caught, landed and lost more silver salmon than I had envisioned we would during our entire trip.

Neither pictures nor Saturday morning fi shing shows, not to mention my words, do justice to the silver salmon. Th eir aerial gyrations and dashing runs are more frequent and powerful than one can imagine, let alone anticipate. Our many years of catching trout were not adequate preparation for the strength of 12 pounds of silver salmon.

At 6 p.m. we were back at camp. As we changed out of our waders in preparation for our first dinner in Alaska, Jason could only comment, “Dad, can you believe we have six more days of this?”

At 7 a.m. the next morning, Jeff announced, “We’re going wake fi shing.” Downstream, a mile up from the ocean, the “wake” was created as the next wave of incoming silvers came around the corner of Church Bells bar and continued upstream in two feet of water. With a fl oating pink popper fl y now attached to his line, Jeff instructed Jason, “Four feet past and four feet in front of the fi rst wake. Now, strip like crazy.” Much to our amazement the wake, of at least a dozen silvers, turned and followed. Jason’s diffi culty was maintaining self-control until the open mouth of the lead silver engulfed the fl y. “Eric, run downstream and intercept the next wake,” was Jeff ’s next command as he moved to net Jason’s fi sh. We spent the morning rotating down and then back up the gravel bar intercepting, casting, laughing and catching silvers.

It was approaching 1 p.m. when Jeff administered the coup de grâce to Jason’s silver. “No sandwiches today guys. We’re grilling fresh salmon. As we thanked him for our sumptuous lunch at Cafe’ Streamside, Jeff issued the orders for the aft ernoon. “Back in the boat boys, we’re heading upriver.”

Nine miles above camp, each run, gravel riffl e and side channel held king, chum and sockeye salmon that had entered the river in June and the fi rst half of July. Now, the second week of August, they were spawning, dying or dead; no longer in prime condition to catch or eat. Th ey were, however, perfect for attracting “leopard” rainbows, appropriately named because black spots cover every inch, including their eyes. A wide, bright red stripe made them easily visible as they sat behind spawning salmon gulping down eggs. Th ese unique “leopards” didn’t waste their time with insects. Th ey were on an all-protein diet of eggs and salmon fl esh, punctuated by the occasional mouse.

I was “nymphing” a bead egg imitation behind two Kings spawning in the current. Eric was 50 yards below doing the same behind at least 30 sockeyes spawning in a fl at. We took turns netting 18–20-inch rainbows. Having replaced the bead egg with a fl oating mouse fl y, Jason and Jeff were upstream kneeling in a foot of water opposite a snag-fi lled grassy bank. “Cast up and on the grass, pull it off , mend downstream and swim it” were Jeff ’s instructions. In ever elevating octaves Jason’s, “Here he comes,” announced anticipated success. Jeff ’s next words told Eric and I all we needed to know. “We’ll have better luck if you wait to strike until he actually hits your mouse.”

Over the next two hours we worked a half mile upriver as we shared Jason’s experience. As our mice would “swim” the subsequent rainbow attacks were so swift and visual as to make “exciting” an understatement. Many times, it was a race between two or three rainbows to see who would get to our mouse fi rst.

Our heartbeats were gradually returning to normal when Jeff began changing our mouse fl ies to three-inch concoctions of white, pink and a tinge of brown. His response to our quizzical expressions was “18-inchers eat eggs; the beasts eat fl esh.” Th e “30-inchers” lurked in the deepwater drop-off s where they felt more secure from the ever-present raptors. Th e current was their conveyor belt for chunk aft er chunk of decaying salmon.

One broad-jumped a four-foot snag and was gone. Another tail walked for 10 seconds before landing on the leader. Lost fi sh, but images we will never lose. We did land a few that were so stuff ed with protein as to be nearly as heavy as the silvers of the morning.

Go to Alaska. Take someone special with you not only for unforgettable fi shing but to create special memories. I cannot put a price tag on the smiles of my sons as each new day brought new adventures. Even now a new smile is generated as our trip reemerges in everyday conversation or memory as we remember fulfi lling a father’s Alaska dream.

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So, David, when you say, “stop spewing the lies about Lauren Boebert,” maybe YOU should stop spewing the lies about Lauren Boebert. She does not, as you claim, "stand for all of Colorado."

She has steadfastly supported Trump and his stolen-election lies. Her culpability in the Jan. 6 insurrection which nearly cost us our democracy is indisputable. Her “representation” of our district has been insipid, appalling and ineff ectual.

Vote her out.

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Carbondale

Right-wing America

Th e Supreme Court decisions are not what you think they are. Guns, God, gays and abortions are just tools to an end. We are looking at a pure power play. Th e elites that have been calling the shots in the U.S. for years are now consolidating their power. Th is latest chaos is all about running the tables in the next two elections. Welcome to right-wing America.

Th e “Brown Shirts” are all over the land threatening anyone who tries to object. Elections are being rigged in state aft er state with gerrymandering and rules barring voters. State offi cials are being authorized to literally throw out the vote and insert whatever they want. Schools are having books thrown out and being bullied to remove all minority history.

In the world’s most prolifi c gun culture, still more weapons will be spread throughout to keep the population in constant fear.

Many of our elected offi cials, as the hearings are showing, are utterly corrupt and lie about everything.

Th e Supreme Court is now fully captured aft er years of manipulation to install the current six complete frauds. Look to a host of right-wing groups like the Federalist Society, ALEC, the Freedom Caucus and the Heritage Foundation. What is more telling than a monumental Supreme Court building with a fl ight of enormous empty steps that is completely guarded by concrete barriers and an unscalable fence? Th is is not a court for the people.

Former Justice Antonin Scalia blatantly lied about the Second Amendment. Any third grader could tell you this was about “militias.” Th at is just basic sentence structure. “Originalism” and “textualism” are completely fabricated pseudo judicial theories. Th ese are “make it all up” theories. Th ese are theories to claim anything they want.

We have 27 Amendments. Th e Constitution was not frozen. “Rights” of people exist to help us live together in meaningful and rewarding ways. Th e world has changed. No one knew this better than the founders who knew their past well and could imagine the changes and challenges that were ahead.

As Franklin said: “We have a Republic, if we can keep it.” Can we?

Patrick Hunter

Carbondale

2021 Judiciary Act

Right now, the right to abortion care is at risk because of a deliberate, decades-long takeover of the Supreme Court by powerful right-wing extremists. We’re seeing the culmination of this takeover as the Court just overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that made abortion access a constitutional right. Th is opens the door for states to outlaw abortion and take us back to a time when women were forced to go through with an unwanted pregnancy, potentially endangering their health and hurting their ability to provide for their families.

But it’s possible to undo this damage. Th e Judiciary Act would add four seats, restoring balance to the Supreme Court. It’s the solution that recent polling showed is supported by the majority of Americans, and it’s what we need to move away from partisan rulings that dismantle our rights and freedoms. And it’s been done before. In fact, Congress has changed the size of the Supreme Court seven times already in our nation’s history. It’s time to do it again.

I’m urging Congress to pass the Judiciary Act of 2021 to ensure we protect our fundamental freedoms and restore balance to our courts now. I demand autonomy over my body. What rights will the SCOTUS take away from men? Oh right, nothing. If they care so much about babies, why is our healthcare system so messed up? Why do they vote nay when infants need formula? If babies matter so much to SCOTUS, the GOP, right-wing conservatives, why are they dying at the hands of their blood money from the NRA? Th ese people don’t care about women and the children aft er they’re born. It’s about control over our bodies and indoctrinating us into their beliefs.

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