FIRST AMENDMENT VICTORY IN COLORADO

The battle to retain our First Amendment is not just a national chore.  We must fight against losing them even at the local level.  I will not say I am for or against what this was about but.  The right of the people to disagree and state their objections can not be infringed.  If no one can speak out about a measure there can be no consensus of opinion and no intelligent decision.

 Western Tradition Partnership just won an important battle regarding your First Amendment rights!

Late last week, a federal judge in Denver awarded WTP a preliminary injunction against the city of Longmont, Colorado.  This injunction prevents Longmont from enforcing supposed campaign finance rules intended to discourage people from criticizing city council policies.  This includes a concerted effort by city council members and anti-growth radicals to deny a group of property owners their right to develop their property.

Your support of WTP made that important win possible. Before the ruling, we could not inform Longmont residents of council members' anti-property rights agenda without running the risk of wrongful prosecution.

One city council member and a supporter have filed seven different complaints against people who spoke about her in unflattering terms. Many of the complaints allowed under the new city law, including one intended to stop scientific opinion polling were utterly unfounded. It's hard to believe that wasn't the intent of the law put into place by anti-growth radicals.

Thankfully, District Judge Walker Miller put a stop to that. He ordered Longmont to stop restricting our right to free speech when it comes to WTP's communications, which work to mobilize citizens to encourage all officeholders and candidates to support property rights.

Judge Miller's ruling was a resounding victory for all WTP members. He vigorously defended the First Amendment, and this is a big step forward in affirming WTP's work to fight radical environmentalism and defend private property rights across the West!

Because of this victory, WTP will be able to use this legal precedent, and defend our right to communicate in cities across the West.