Author: George Brauchler
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Bluer legislature will go even softer on crime | George Brauchler
Coloradans have created one of the most politically lopsided General Assemblies in our history. Although unadvertised during the recent election, the result will be a progressive legislature whose offender-friendly will cannot be denied, but whose appetite can be predicted. For the ongoing disassembly of what remains of our weakened criminal justice system, past is prologue.…
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COLUMN: Bluer legislature will go even softer on crime
Coloradans have created one of the most politically lopsided General Assemblies in our history. Although unadvertised during the recent election, the result will be a progressive Legislature whose offender-friendly will cannot be denied, but whose appetite can be predicted. For the ongoing disassembly of what remains of our weakened criminal justice system, past is prologue.…
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COLUMN: AG Weiser tainted by his targets’ contributions
Attorney General Phil Weiser is the chair of the Attorney General’s Alliance, an organization that solicits and accepts millions of dollars in contributions from the very corporations he chooses whether to investigate, sue or settle with. He led a “conference” at the lavish $1,500-per-night “Grand Wailea, a Waldorf Astoria Resort” in Maui, funded by these…
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COLUMN: Colorado’s judges are picked, and serve, in the dark
What are you doing about judges? I get that question every day after ballots arrive. It is no surprise that regular Coloradans struggle with how to cast their votes for an entire branch of government. The most challenging portion of the ballot you have received (and perhaps have already voted) governs the least transparent and…
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COLUMN: A troubling turn in Colorado’s jury selection | George Brauchler
At a time of an undeniable crime tsunami in Colorado, several Progressive attorneys and judges are seeking to dramatically change our criminal trials by injecting “wokeness” into the jury selection process. It tortures the law and undermines the integrity of our justice system. Currently, a prospective juror can be removed (or “struck”) from a jury…
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A troubling turn in Colorado’s jury selection | George Brauchler
At a time of an undeniable crime tsunami in Colorado, several Progressive attorneys and judges are seeking to dramatically change our criminal trials by injecting “wokeness” into the jury selection process. It tortures the law and undermines the integrity of our justice system. Currently, a prospective juror can be removed (or “struck”) from a jury…
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COLUMN: AG Weiser’s word choice sidesteps candor
During this election cycle, we have been told that everything from reproductive rights to democracy itself is on the ballot. In the attorney general’s race, one issue is on the ballot that stands out above all others: truth. It is apparent that current AG Phil Weiser recognizes that his public positions and advocacy on criminal…
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Jared Polis changes his tune
This is the tale of Colorado’s unmitigated car theft epidemic and how it is addressed by two politicians: mid-term Gov. Jared Polis and election-year candidate Polis. In 2019, despite property and violent crime rates that had been on the upward march for much of the past decade and a crime rating in the bottom half…
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In sizing up our DAs, numbers don’t lie
Transparency in government is an absolute prerequisite to accountability, especially for prosecutors, who wield unmatched discretionary powers during Colorado’s undeniable crime tsunami. Last week, a handful of district attorneys’ offices took a first, well-intentioned, albeit inconsistent baby step toward that transparency. Colorado’s monopoly on state prosecutorial power is divided among 22 judicial districts. Each of…
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COLUMN: In sizing up our DAs, numbers don’t lie
Transparency in government is an absolute prerequisite to accountability, especially for prosecutors, who wield unmatched discretionary powers during Colorado’s undeniable crime tsunami. Last week, a handful of district attorneys’ offices took a first, well-intentioned, albeit inconsistent baby step toward that transparency. Colorado’s monopoly on state prosecutorial power is divided among 22 judicial districts. Each of…