Author: George Brauchler

For those looking for signs that Colorado still makes sense, the past week in our Legislature was a gut punch. It was emblematic of the ongoing deterioration of support for victims, public safety and the Rule of Law in exchange for a criminal-friendly approach that minimizes consequences, and in some cases — simply vanishes crime…

Add Attorney General Phil Weiser to the growing list of elected officials who shift blame from criminals toward corporations. In the five years since state government has been firmly in the control of the Democratic Party, Colorado’s laws and enforcement have taken a decided turn from personal responsibility for criminals. Instead of discouraging criminal conduct…

The problems with the Manhattan case against Donald Trump pre-date the grand jury’s indictment. They are unfixable. District Attorney Alvin Bragg created them and continues to perpetuate them. Aside from substantive issues related to Bragg’s origami-ing the law to make a felony or the statute of limitations, Bragg’s personal conduct in this case forever taints…

Bob hates Darren, and there is a bill being considered by the state Legislature to codify that fact. More specifically, state Rep. Bob Marshall, D-Highlands Ranch, has a grudge against Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly, a Republican, and he intends to punish him with vengeance legislation that will discriminate against all Colorado sheriffs. HB23-1206 is…

From 2011 to 2021, juveniles aged 10-12 committed 187 felony assaults, 191 burglaries, 16 armed robberies and over 1,500 sex offenses, including sexual assault, incest and sexual assault on a child. This past Tuesday, 25 Democrats and two Republicans launched a bill to prevent those perpetrators of serious and aggravated crimes from facing any charges…