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Colorado Democrats plot to overturn the will of their voters

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Faria, Z. (2026, November 10). Colorado Democrats plot to overturn the will of their voters. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4798794/colorado-democrats-plot-overturn-the-will-of-voters/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-11-10 · by Zachary Faria

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Colorado Democrats are considering ways to overturn recent ballot propositions that align with their party’s platform despite voter approval. Specifically, voters passed Propositions 134 and 135, which restrict transgender athletes from girls' sports and prohibit sex-change surgeries for minors. Additionally, Propositions 132 and 133 were approved to enhance penalties for fentanyl possession and trafficking and mandate life sentences for child sex traffickers.
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Governor-elect Phil Weiser, a Democrat, is signaling that Colorado’s Democratic-controlled legislature might revisit voter-approved ballot propositions that restrict transgender participation in girls' sports and prohibit gender-affirming care for minors. This move has drawn accusations of hypocrisy from Republicans who point to the Democrats’ support for the "No Kings" movement, which opposes unilateral changes by elected officials. Last week, Colorado voters passed Propositions 134 and 135, which ban male athletes from girls' sports and prohibit sex-change surgeries for transgender minors, despite a Democratic sweep in other areas. Weiser suggested at his first post-election news conference that the legislature could make adjustments to these measures, arguing it is "statutory" and an appropriate role for lawmakers. Republicans have criticized this stance as contradictory to democratic principles.

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“While both articles discuss Colorado voters passing Propositions 134 and 135, Article A focuses on the Democrats' reaction to overturning voter decisions, whereas Article B reports on the results of the propositions being passed.”
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“Article A discusses multiple states passing restrictive transgender ballot measures, while Article B focuses on Colorado Democrats' reaction to the passage of similar propositions in their state.”
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Zachary Faria
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Colorado Democratic Party’s Democrats The Democratic Party

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The other two, Propositions 132 and 133, address crime by increasing penalties for possessing or selling fentanyl and making child sex trafficking punishable by life in prison.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-10
The Democratic Party will ramble on about the sanctity of democracy in one breath and insist in the next that it must overturn any result it dislikes.
2026-11-10 · Washington Examiner
Colorado Democrats plot to overturn the will of their voters · assertive framing

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The Democratic Party will ramble on about the sanctity of democracy in one breath and insist in the next that it must overturn any result it dislikes. asserted
it → ramble → result
Such is the case in Colorado, where Democrats are already planning to shred ballot propositions voters just passed. asserted
voters → plan → propositions
Last week, Colorado voters passed several propositions that run counter to the state Democratic Party’s platform. asserted
that → pass → platform
Two of them, Propositions 134 and 135, address transgenderism by barring male athletes from girls’ sports and banning sex-change surgeries for transgender minors. asserted
Two → address → minors
The other two, Propositions 132 and 133, address crime by increasing penalties for possessing or selling fentanyl and making child sex trafficking punishable by life in prison. asserted
trafficking → address → prison
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