👏 Sunday Recap: 🎙 Election Twist POLL RESULTS

COS Local News & Events | Issue #074 12/24/23

24 Dec • Estimated Reading Time: 12 minutes

Inside COS Town Tidings Issue #074

Grab a hot beverage and catch up on what you missed this week ☕

🤣 Today’s Chuckle
📆 Upcoming Events - updated daily
🎄 Holiday Light Displays
🌧 COS Weather - Mixed bag today

📰 Stories from this week in Colorado Springs!

🎙 POLL RESULTS: 🗳️ Election Twist

🤗 Wellness Tips you missed

🍳 Sizzle Up Your Week with Our Recipe Archives!

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Upcoming COS Area Events

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🎄 Holiday Light Displays

  1. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Electric Safari Dec 25th-Jan 1st:

  2. Magic of Lights at Pikes Peak International Raceway through Dec 31st:

  3. City Streets Stroll & Home Drives:

    • Explore the festive atmosphere along Tejon Street with glowing trees and garland-wrapped light posts.

    • Acacia Park hosts downtown's proudest tree and offers ice skating

    • Old Colorado City and Manitou Springs boast charming scenes with carolers.

    • 4910 Nugent Drive, COS 80922. Lights and music turn on 5 p.m. and music stops at 9:45 p.m. until Jan. 2 - please bring donation of non perishable food item for Care and Share Food Bank

 

 

📰 Stories from this week in Colorado Springs!  

Here are some of the stories we shared this week. Check out any of the issues you may have missed!

 

🎙 POLL RESULTS: 🗳️ Election Twist: public choice or court decisions?

In our recent Election Twist poll the results are below. We had lots of insightful comments as we encourage and appreciate ALL voices.

Every opinion enriches our dialogue, fostering understanding amid disagreements. Let's value and encourage open discourse, appreciating the richness diverse perspectives bring to our community. THANK YOU to all who participated! 🤗

Q: Should the public or the courts decide who appears on election ballots?

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Public Voices 📢 (57)
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ Court Decides ⚖️ (38)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Undecided 🤷‍♂️ (6)
101 Votes

  • Jos**********@yahoo: Court Decides ⚖️ | “The courts have the ultimate say when it comes to whether or not qualifications established by the Constitution are met. For example, the public cannot decide someone should be on a presidential ballot who has not yet reached the age of 35.”

  • Ultr*****@gmail: Public Voices 📢 | “This ruling is an outrage!”

  • Appl****@icloud: Court Decides ⚖️ | “Sometimes I don’t like the outcome, but I believe we have to stick with the laws. ”

  • Deb*****@yahoo: Court Decides ⚖️ | “I will support anything that will keep that narcissistic lying creep Trump out of our government leadership! My voice and Colorado Supreme Court have the same voice on this issue! ”

  • Mor***@gmail: Undecided 🤷‍♂️ | “I see good arguments from both sides of this coin. I don't think anyone with a record of criminal activity and someone who is dangerously diminishing our democratic institutions should be allowed on a ballot. But, what kind of precedent is this going to cause? Where do we draw the line on who we are allowed to vote for? I could add that many states make it impossible for certain communities to vote. A True Democracy was never in the cards for this country since it's inception.”

  • Djs************@gmail: Public Voices 📢 | “Those 4 rogue judges should be impeached, or sanctioned in some way for their reckless disregard for the constitution.”

  • Kev**********@comcast: Court Decides ⚖️ | “No one is above the law. Keep insurrectionists OFF the ballot.”

  • Rea****@hotmail: Court Decides ⚖️ | “I don’t care who you support. However, they have no right to take away a persons right to vote for someone. That is government dictatorship and not what this country was founded on. ”

  • Ccar****@gmail: Court Decides ⚖️ | “This was poorly worded. It sounds like a choice between a court decision and public vote for a qualified candidate, which Trump is not.”

  • Prn****@msn: Public Voices 📢 | “The public chooses. Not the courts or government.”

  • Shel***********@gmail: Public Voices 📢 | “The people, not courts, particularly appointed, bi-partisan courts. Clearly this decision was 100% politically driven. WE, the PEOPLE, by the PEOPLE and for the PEOPLE has gotten lost and may never be regained, which is exactly why there are these 'unprecedented' and frankly, conjured indictments and court decisions. The liberals and socialists are so scared of Donald Trump because he is NOT a politician, he can't be bought by special interest and he truly cares for the people of the United States. For the people, by the people! ”

  • Nan******@gmail: Public Voices 📢 | “Constitution does NOT give judges that right!”

  • Cmo*******@gmail: Court Decides ⚖️ | “The constitution is pretty clear”

  • Land********@q: Public Voices 📢 | “This decision is one more step in taking our rights away.”

  • Ted********@gmail: Court Decides ⚖️ | “The CO Supreme Court blatantly ignored the fact that in America a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty, thus violating the very constitution that they vowed to protect. Also, I have no idea how they think they have authority on a federal election. They will be shot down right after the new year, and should be investigated as to whether THEY broke laws by trying to take over a federal process. Mutiny comes to mind. Let's face it, they knew it would never hold before their gavel came down, so they just want to be in the spotlight...”

  • Myg***@live: Public Voices 📢 | “The people are losing more and more power to make choices.”

  • Susa********@hotmail: Court Decides ⚖️ | “The court knows the law and has decided Trump is not qualified to be on the ballot. ”

  • Taka*****@me: Court Decides ⚖️ | “The public decides who will win in an election but the law states who is and is not eligible to be on the ballot. ”

  • Bobk******@windstream: Public Voices 📢 | “This decision is highly political against Trump and a continuing of “law fare” to get him off ballots.”

  • Gric*******@gmail: Court Decides ⚖️ | “If the present law says you cannot be president if you led an insurrection, then that's the end of it. The law should apply to everyone ”

  • Cynt**********@gmail: Public Voices 📢 | “Public voices are what America was one of the rights our forefathers fought for when this country was established!”

  • Kind**********@elpasotel: Court Decides ⚖️ | “No person who tries to violently overthrow an election should hold elected office.”

  • Thed*****@aol: Public Voices 📢 | “The public needs to decide, we’re losing our voice to a small group who are one sided!! ”

  • Kev************@comcast: Public Voices 📢 | “only the voters should decide who appears on the ballot these judges have made a poor design and it is going to bite them in the butt”

  • Mar******@yahoo: Public Voices 📢 | “We the people. Not we the government.”

  • Kevi*********@comcast: Court Decides ⚖️ | “Insurrectionist’s should not be on the ballot!”

  • Pae****@gmail: Public Voices 📢 | “It should be up to the people, not the court”

  • Faro****@yahoo: Court Decides ⚖️ | “This is a legal issue and legal experts should decide.”

 

It's crucial to recognize the signs of holiday depression, a quiet struggle that often goes unnoticed amid the festive fervor.

 

🍳 Sizzle Up Your Week with Our Recipe Archives!

Hungry for past delights? Dive into our Recipe Archives! Pick a recipe, gather ingredients, and let the cooking magic begin! 🥘

Here’s the recipes from this week that you can find on the link below.

  • 🥣 Creamy Mushroom Asiago Soup - by Local Chef, Jason Miller

  • 🍰 Raspberry Crumb Buckle - by Local Chef, Christine Miller

 

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