Yes on Amendment 65
Re: “The false promises of Colorado’s Amendment 65,” Oct. 31 Vincent Carroll column.
Columnist Vincent Carroll is simply wrong about Amendment 65.
He argues that Amendment 65 won’t correct all the ills of a warped electoral playing field, therefore why bother?
The truth? Free speech is not free and never will be. Half the “political speech” on TV is fueled by an undisclosed and undiscoverable avalanche of money. This is good?
A 5-4 Supreme Court decision might make it the law of the land, but in our hearts and consciences, Americans know they just got this one wrong.
Voting “yes” on 65 would be one giant step for Colorado (and America) to restore the First Amendment as it was originally conceived and meant to be applied.
Eric Gorsegner, Boulder
This letter was published in the Nov. 3 edition.