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Jill Eden of Aurora writes:

After teaching civics the past 20 years, I realized I have been misinforming my students that we have three branches of government. Our Founding Fathers created this system of checks and balances so no one branch of government would become too powerful.
However, Gov. Bill Ritter chose to circumvent this system and govern via executive order (“Guv backs state unions,” Nov. 3).
We elect our state legislators and governor with the expectation they adhere to this brilliant system. Yes, the governor has the authority to issue such a document, nevertheless it should be used in very rare circumstances, such as emergencies, not to pander to the union bosses.

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