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Sure, the bill was ludicrously simplistic. Generally legislators aren’t going to fix a bill like this with amendments. Those are used for something that is cl

• boomboomsubban 6y ago
  Then reject the bill on those grounds. Don't table it indefinitely.
  • zepto 6y ago
    Why not? If the proposers wants a bill to pass, they can propose a better one.
    • boomboomsubban 6y ago
      Again, I don't know how Colorado's legislature works, so this may not be perfectly accurate They've avoided providing the necessary information to produce a better bill, and by tabeling it they can both blanket reject similar bills for being too similar to a postponed bill while also avoiding any political fallback for rejecting the bill.
      • zepto 6y ago
        > They've avoided providing the necessary information to produce a better bill. The people who proposed the bill avoided providing the necessary information. It’s their responsibility. The legislature is their to vote on whether the proposed legislation is in the best interests of the people they represent. They have done that. The proposers of the bill are free to discuss what would make a better bill with those legislators or anyone else. If the proposers of the bill aren’t willing to do this and just want to blame the legislature, then perhaps they are the wrong people for the job.
        • boomboomsubban 6y ago
          There were hours of testimony explaining why they viewed this bill as necessary, where the legislators praised many of those involved, and did not ask questions or mention what they thought needed to be improved with the bill. That was the time to raise objections that the proposers could change, it did not happen. >The legislature is their to vote on whether the proposed legislation is in the best interests of the people they represent. They have done that. I don't see how a committee voting to "indefinitely postpone a vote" on the bill fits that description.