Denver, CO – Unless you shop at Costco or Sam’s Club, we’re assuming you carried your groceries from the store to your car, then from your car into your residence in a plastic bag. Side note: Costco heavily funds Democrats. The younger generations of Walton kids (Sam’s Club and Walmart) are also starting to support Democrat campaigns.
If you’ve ordered food for delivery, take-out, or taken home a “doggie bag” from a restaurant, we bet it was in a plastic bag or container. Plastic is, indeed, a convenience for the consumer. Plastics are usually recyclable in one way-shape-or-form; even plastic bags can be returned to bins at King Soopers, City Market or Safeway.
Well, the convenience of plastic may have a shelf-life if Democrats in the legislature get their way.
Democrats have introduced three bills in the legislature dealing with plastic. One, if not all three have a good chance of passing and being signed by liberal Boulder Governor, Jared Polis. Just a quick reminder – the legislature is 100% controlled by Democrats, they can pass anything they want. Most of Democrat leadership isn’t just liberal – they’re Boulder liberal! The Speaker of the House, Senate Majority Leader, and the Governor all live in Boulder.
So let’s take a look at the introduced legislation. From Colorado Politics:
On Feb. 4, the Senate Local Government Committee will hear Senate Bill 10, sponsored by Sen. Kerry Donovan, D-Vail, and Reps. Meg Froelich, D-Greenwood Village, and Alex Valdez, D-Denver. SB 10 doesn’t ban plastics, but it would strike down the state’s preemption law that prohibits local governments from banning plastics…The other two bills were introduced on Tuesday, and outright ban the use of Styrofoam containers for ready-to-eat food (HB 1162) and ban single-use plastic carryout bags, plastic stirrers, single-use plastic straws and Styrofoam food service products (HB 1163).
“Plastic bans on the minds of Democratic lawmakers in 2020 session”, Colorado Politics
Jan 23, 2020
HB 20-1162, the styrofoam ban was introduced by Lisa Cutter (D-Jefferson). Cutter is in a House District that is considered a leaning Republican district that encompasses Evergreen and Conifer.
So, in a nutshell, one if not all of these bills will pass. Expect to see some restrictions, a ban, or a tax on plastic in the next year. This will make Colorado one of the few states that have declared war on plastic. Also from Colorado Politics:
Eight states have varying laws to cut down on single-use plastic bags and other plastics used in grocery and other retail stores, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. All of those states are controlled by Democrats. Five of those states have adopted laws just in the last year, including New York, whose law goes into effect in March….Among those eight states, however, only Vermont outright prohibits the use of plastic carryout bags, polystyrene and single-use plastic straws.
“Plastic bans on the minds of Democratic lawmakers in 2020 session,” Colorado Politics
Jan 23, 2020
Do you want Colorado to join these liberal northeastern states and California in their war on plastic? We think not…
We also want to point out the line that says “CONTROLLED by Democrats” (emphasis added). Control is what this is all about. Democrats want to control your lives and how you live it.
Just remember this simple idea: fewer Democrats, more freedom!
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I don’t see anything wrong with banning single use plastics. I’m pretty far right conservative and believe this has to be done. I lived east of Denver 30 miles and I couldn’t believe how much plastic was caught on the fences from blowing in the wind. I also know that a lot of the countries that use to recycle our plastic are no longer taking it. Plastic never ever goes away. I don’t understand why you think it is a bad idea to ban single use plastics. Your statement of most grocery shoppers using the grocery store plastic bags is so out of touch it is ridiculous. I always bring my own reusable bags with me into stores and not only grocery stores.