Justin
Moderator Emeritus
Today I called up the offices of Colorado's senators, Wayne Allard and Ben Nighthorse Campbell.
The staffer on the other end of the line at Campbell's office gave me a noncommittal 'I don't know his stance on this, call back in a few days' kind of answer.
Upon calling Allard's office, I was put on hold for approximately a minute, transfered three times, and then finally ended up on the line with a rather pleasant fellow. I asked if he knew Allard's position regarding the sunset of the law and got an answer.
It was a politician-style answer, but an answer nonetheless. Basically the staffer told me that Allard didn't want to just gloss over the thing and either repeal it or reinstate it without some sort of dialogue to find out if the law had done any good.
I, of course, voiced my concerns with the law, generally sticking with the concept of how nebulous it was, and that a person could be prosecuted as a felon for committing an obviously victimless crime. Then went on to touch on the statistics I had on hand debunking the whole thing. The staffer, a generally pleasant fellow told me at certain points that sen. Allard most likely agreed with me. After talking with him for a few minutes, he told me he'd relay my message to the senator.
Dunno if I have swayed anyone one way or the other, but at least they've heard from me.
The staffer on the other end of the line at Campbell's office gave me a noncommittal 'I don't know his stance on this, call back in a few days' kind of answer.
Upon calling Allard's office, I was put on hold for approximately a minute, transfered three times, and then finally ended up on the line with a rather pleasant fellow. I asked if he knew Allard's position regarding the sunset of the law and got an answer.
It was a politician-style answer, but an answer nonetheless. Basically the staffer told me that Allard didn't want to just gloss over the thing and either repeal it or reinstate it without some sort of dialogue to find out if the law had done any good.
I, of course, voiced my concerns with the law, generally sticking with the concept of how nebulous it was, and that a person could be prosecuted as a felon for committing an obviously victimless crime. Then went on to touch on the statistics I had on hand debunking the whole thing. The staffer, a generally pleasant fellow told me at certain points that sen. Allard most likely agreed with me. After talking with him for a few minutes, he told me he'd relay my message to the senator.
Dunno if I have swayed anyone one way or the other, but at least they've heard from me.