Posts Tagged as ‘Amendment 48’

November 19, 2008

When a Democracy Goes Wrong

By: Heather Ellerbrock
The other day while driving in the car with my dad, he told me a story about a 16 year old who upon exiting the highway way to fast, hit a bump and proceeded to flip his car in the air over two lanes of traffic landing on a hill hundreds of feet [...]

October 21, 2008

Colorado’s Amendment 48 a Disaster for Women

by Sarah Popp
            There is a lot at stake for Colorado in this election.  Amendment 48, also known as the personhood amendment, would define personhood as beginning at fertilization.  The implications of this amendment are widespread and dangerous.

            The signs reading “No 48, It Simply Goes Too Far” are absolutely [...]

September 12, 2008

Why Democracy is Bad

By Steven Dell

Walking through the Tivoli Student Union on Campus yesterday I saw a group handing out stickers and postcards. They were campaigning against Amendment 48 to the Colorado Constitution. This Amendment is on the ballot for this November election.

The Amendment is written

“Define the term ‘person’ to include any human being from the moment of [...]