Colorado Democrats are back at the Capitol doing what they do best: picking a fight with federal authority and calling it “urgent.” According to The Denver Post, Seth Klamann reports Democrats are pushing bills that would allow ICE-related lawsuits and add oversight of immigration detention centers, framed as a response to an immigration crackdown under President Trump.
Immigration is a federal issue. That is not an opinion, that’s the basic architecture of the country.
So the question for normal Coloradans is simple: is this about fixing what’s broken, or feeding the virtue-signal circus so the base stays angry and the donors stay happy?
The Bullet Point Brief
- Colorado Democrats are advancing immigration-related bills at the state Capitol.
- The proposals include allowing for ICE lawsuits and seeking oversight of immigration detention centers.
- The bills are described as a response to aspects of an immigration crackdown under President Trump.
- A lawmaker argues it is “increasingly urgent” to provide a remedy.
- The move is part policy and part politics, aimed straight at rallying their side in a heated environment.
My Bottom Line
Colorado Democrats have a serious case of “just who the hell do you think you are?!” You don’t get to override federal responsibility, then act shocked when people point to the Supremacy Clause and say, “Nice try.”
You can’t run a state like it’s a protest sign.
Translated: this is less about order and affordability for Colorado families and more about shaking a fist at Trump and calling it governing. “Orange Man Bad” is not a housing plan, not a crime plan, not a cost-of-living plan, and it sure as hell isn’t a regulatory reform plan.
If the circus under the gold-domed tent wants to prove it still remembers who it works for, start with the basics: make Colorado safer, cheaper, and freer to live in. Then we can talk about who gets to posture on cable news.
Source: The Denver Post
