This Op Ed column first appeared at GETTR John Goodman @johngood1965
By John N. Goodman, Florida Election Integrity Committee
* Colorado Governor Jared Polis is doing “victory lap” interviews portraying himself as a humanitarian who came to the rescue of Tina Peters?
* State Governors are responsible for, and oversee state cases within that Governor’s state. That’s why state governors have the authority to pardon STATE CHARGES, which was exactly the type of (bogus) charge leveled against Tina Peters.
* When Tina Peters took the proof of the 29,000 deleted ballots directly to the County commissioners who refused to even look at it, WHERE WAS THE COLORADO GOVERNOR?
* When Tina Peters was beaten by young female gang members at La Vista prison, WHERE WAS THE COLORADO GOVERNOR?
* When Tina Peters had 8 requests denied to go to the safe wing of the prison reserved for non-gang members, not troublemakers, and inmates without issues, she was denied all 8 times despite having no disciplinary issues, WHERE WAS THE COLORADO GOVERNOR?
* When 71-year-old Tina Peters was accused of assaulting a 29-year-old inmate, when the evidence showed it was Tina Peters defending herself, WHERE WAS THE COLORADO GOVERNOR?
* When Tina Peters’ bail was denied, and she was sentenced to 9 years in prison as a Gold Star mom, 71-years-old, without even a traffic ticket in her entire life, and convicted of a NON-VIOLENT CRIME, not to mention elected by the people of Mesa County, Colorado to represent them as they’re trusted County Clerk, WHERE WAS GOVERNOR JARED POLIS?
* Now we see the Colorado Governor taking victory laps like a humanitarian who cares about Tina Peters. That’s what he wants us to believe since he cut her sentence from 9 years to 4.5 years. This was nothing more than political theater. Governor Polis could have pardoned Tina Peters with one stroke of the pen at any time during this made for TV movie egregious judicial platform, but the governor did not. The governor also had the legal option to commute Tina Peters sentence as time served; but once again, he did not do that either. Instead, he kept her charges intact and turned it over to the parole department, leaving the door open for Tina’s parole officer to accuse her of sneezing at the wrong time and then putting her back in jail where they really want her to be so she can’t expose the 2020 Colorado election fraud and the states peanut butter and jelly connection to Dominion.
* The Colorado governor just took half-hearted half measures. Sure, he cut her sentence down. WHY, after sitting on his hands watching Tina get raked over the coals for almost 2 years.
* Don’t be fooled, Governor Polis did not do any of this out of the goodness of his heart. President Trump had already pulled Space Force Command out of Colorado costing 14,000 jobs and big revenues lost by the state of Colorado. Then it became public that one of Governor Polis’ long time friends had a very similar charge as Tina Peters, and the Governor’s friend received probation. Then the Colorado governor became aware that a defendant that was arrested with 26 lb of fentanyl received PROBATION agreed to by the same prosecutor that demanded 9 years for Tina Peters, DA Dan Rubenstein. Then Donald Trump pulled all the federal money away from Colorado except the money required to be given to them by law. This combination of actions by President Trump was starting to squeeze the Colorado economy in noticeable ways, including the deterioration of roads and bridges, and social programs. The final straw for Governor Polis may very well have come from Republican broadcaster Wayne Allyn Root, who was recently quoted in a CNN article advising President Trump to send in special forces to get Tina Peters, and “ROOT” out and gut the corrupt Colorado judicial system.
IT WAS ONLY AT THAT POINT, AND AFTER ALL THESE ACTIONS HAD BECOME PUBLIC, that the governor even lifted a finger for the mal justice against Tina Peters.
* Governor Jared Polis is no hero. The actions he’s recently taken which are perceived as helping Tina Peters is a smoke screen. The governor only took these actions because his reputation was starting to falter, the truth was coming out, Colorado’s economy was in decline, and constituents were asking questions. Governor Polis’ recent actions portrayed as Tina Peters aid was not even close. THE GOVERNOR’S ACTIONS WERE FOR SELF-PRESERVATION AND SELF-REPUTATION.
* Instead of taking a victory lap, Governor, I recommend a much shorter walk up to the mirror where you can ask yourself face to face, “How Could I have let this happen?”
