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Last week the ACLU of Colorado hosted its annual Lobby Day. Over one hundred community lobbyists came out to defend civil liberties for all Coloradans. We interviewed several people and asked them what brought them to the Capitol. We also have an update from Staff Attorney Arash Jahanian on the class action lawsuit filed against El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder for illegally holding prisoners for ICE.
Call To Action: President Trump’s pick for CIA director has a dark history of leading state-sponsored torture – and the Senate must not even start her confirmation hearings until that history is declassified and publicly released. http://bit.ly/haspelrecord
Call To Action: A bill was recently introduced in the Colorado legislature that is one of the most mean-spirited, blatantly anti-LGBT bills to be introduced in the Colorado State Legislature in years, and one of the most hateful and despicable attacks on gay, lesbian, and trans people that our state has ever seen.
Call the sponsors of the HB18-1206 bill:
Prime Sponsors:
Rep. Stephen Humphrey- 303-866-2943
Rep. Kevin Lundberg - 303-866-4853
Additional Sponsors:
Rep. J. Becker- 303-866-3706
Rep. J. Everett- 303-866-2927
Rep. T. Leonard- 303-866-2582
Rep. K. Lewis- 303-866-2398
Rep. P. Lundeen- 303-866-2924
Rep. P. Neville- 303-866-5523
Rep. K. Ransom- 303-866-2933
Rep. L. Saine- 303-866-2906
Rep. S. Sandridge- 303-866-2965
Rep. K. Van Winkle- 303-866-2936
Rep. Y. Willett- 303-866-2583
Rep. D. Williams- 303-866-5525
Sen. R. Baumgardner- 303-866-5292
Sen. C. Holbert- 303-866-4881
Sen. K. Lambert- 303-866-4835
Sen. V. Marble- 303-866-4876
Sen. T. Neville- 303-866-4873
Sen. K. Priola- 303-866-4855
Sen. J. Sonnenberg- 303-866-6360
