civil disobedience

Regulators mandate insurers pay for ‘community protest’ injuries, including illegal acts

Sherrie Peif June 30, 2020

“It’s a blanket instruction that does not realistically take into account what the activity is. It’s just another way of putting insurance companies on the hook and driving up the rates for the rest of us.” — Hugh McKean, House District 51 Representative, Loveland.

A lesson on censorship and civil disobedience for Jeffco students, teachers and observers

Ari Armstrong October 2, 2014

If nothing else, Jeffco students should learn what civil disobedience is, what censorship is, and what those things are not.

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