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Colorado should be its own country (Letters)
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Colorado should be its own country (Letters).Colorado should be its own country I am proposing that Colorado become an independent nation.Trump meets several key aspects of fascism, including authoritarianism, ultranationalism, appeal to the glorious past, and appeal to a common enemy, in this case, immigrants.He tried to overthrow the government in the Jan.6 Capitol Riot.I believe he is ineligible to serve as president because the 14th Amendment bars anyone who engages in insurrection from holding public office.He has political opponents prosecuted and deported.He intimidates lawmakers.He demanded that lawmakers redraw maps to rig elections in his favor.He violates the Constitution and defies court orders.ICE is disappearing people.Colorado pays more taxes to the federal government than it gets from the federal government.Because of corporate lobbying and campaign contributions, United States politicians serve the interests of big corporations rather than the people.Because no one except Democrats (corporations and war) and Republicans (corporations and war) win elections, the United States is not a democracy, but rather an authoritarian two-party state.Seceding would help Colorado move away from Democrats and Republicans.Colorado has a right to secede because the 10th Amendment states that “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people,” and this includes the right to secede.Emerson Sturgis, Boulder To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail.