Gov. Bill Ritter betrayed all taxpayers and voters by issuing an executive order that will enable state workers to form unions. This union issue should have been a topic discussed and dealt with in the legislature. Bypassing the legislature may be legal, but it is a slap in the face to representative government. The betrayal is Governor Ritter’s second. He and the Democrat-controlled legislature bypassed voters and taxpayers when they froze property tax mill levy rates without a vote, as required by the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights.
Maybe Governor Ritter should be renamed King William Ritter. This letter has not been edited.