Lawmakers too often rely on lawsuits to enforce laws

From The Denver Post: By Mark Hillman Last year’s lawsuit binge by the Colorado legislature is only getting worse. Rather than use the executive branch to enforce laws (like we learned in school), legislators continue to write bills using private lawsuits for...

Retrospective lawsuits still violate constitution

Published at ColoradoPolitics.com. On Feb. 7, a Colorado Senate committee heard heart-rending testimony from people who suffered sexual abuse beginning as minors at the hands of a trusted adult.  These witnesses asked lawmakers to pass SCR 1, offering voters an...