www.NoRefO.com Volunteer! (303) 420-6498 YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK! ‘wwe are restricting the Figh of the People TAREIRST AMENDMENTS He ridiculed our constiuaion, to petition the government.” afthe peoplento —_alling it "a roll of toilet paper.” =-Rep. Aliee Madden, House Majority Lender petition the Goverment for __~-Rep. Al White, House sponsor (admitted on House floor—audio on website) a redress of grievances.” of Ref, “0 {audio on website) Referendum “O” makes government reform petitions nearly impossible. ---Requires 50% more signatures for petitions proposing meaningful change. ---Gives citizens 1/3 less time to get that 50% greater number of signatures. ---Imposes 7 geographic quotas; based on area, your signature may not count. ---Denies equal treatment; no chance for rural or West Slope-based petitions. ---Raises tax cost 19 times, to check more signatures more often, using quotas. ---Adds two hearings at tax expense, so politicians can attack citizen reforms. ---Sets early filing deadline, to prevent changing bad new laws for 2 2 years. a4) Why politicians push “O” They hate petitions, which limit their power. Term limits, tax limits, campaign finance. ethics reform, GOCO...all such petitions are citizen controls on public policy. Politicians resent normal checks and balances. They review 1400 bills every two years; “O” stops citizen votes on even 1% of state laws. “O” also lets politicians repeal petitions 2 months afier approval! THE RIGHT TO PETITION = THE RIGHT TO VOTE. Why oppose ‘O” Petitions alone change nothing; they only let you vote. “Q” won't improve any petition. Only Big Money would be able to petition: grassroots ideas are shut out. “O” does not limit politicians’ ability to create ballot issues--only the people’ 's rights. The constitution is the people's law. Voting on ballot issues is your right; don't vote it away. You'll never get it back! WARN If “O” passes, it will block any petition to repeal it! — ” “OQ” is not reversible! Don't risk your future! “OQ” is a big ZERO! DEFEND YOUR RIGHTS! GO“NO” on “O.”www.NoStateTaxHike.com Please volunteer. NO_ON #59—the largest tax hike in state history--forever! #59 REPEALS FOREVER the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) state spending limit. NO MORE tax refunds--NO MORE right to vote on giving up our tax refunds--NO MORE fiscal accountability. A. Ref. “C” in 2005 was politically dishonest. The state lied about the cost ($6.1 billion, not $3.7 billion). “C” cost the average family of four $4,900 in tax refunds in 5 years. #59 takes your next yearly refund of about $1,200, and all later ones, forever! B. Another false claim—*#59 won't raise taxes.” Nonsense! Whose money will they spend? YOURS! Losing all your tax refunds forever means higher net tax bills every year. C. With no spending limit, the state will raise taxes and call them “fees,” like Goy. Ritter's $100 car “fee?” charge new fees for old services; and raise existing fees! #59 is SO BAD liberals AND conservatives defeated it in its only legislative hearing! D. #59 repeals school funding increases we voted for in 2000. Repeal Jets school money go elsewhere: #59 may not replace it. In 2007, legislators illegally raised school property tax ($3+ BILLION in 10 years) to cut state aid and spend it elsewhere. Even if money alone could fix schools, #59 helps bureaucrats, not public schools. E, State spending rose 426% since 1984. See the chart at our website. F. If Ref. “O” passes, citizens can never repeal #59. Petitions for as constitutional reforms become nearly impossible. Clever, huh? us rusts ewer, co PERMIT 235 G. in this weak economy, we can't afford higher taxes, Vote NO. Active Citizens Together Box 26018, Colorado Springs, CO 80936 www,ActColorado org Donations weleome. NO on #59 (see above) NO on #58 (see top website) NO on #51 (sce top website) rang Junction,