Colorado Union of Taxpayers Foundation v. City of Aspen

¶ 36 In relieving Aspen of compliance with the popular approval requirements of the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, I believe the majority so far departs from not only the language and clear intent of the constitutional amendment itself, but also the commonly accepted distinction between charging for something in particular and raising revenue for other governmental purposes, as to call for some response. Notwithstanding its long-overdue critical analysis of the fundamental concepts involved, with much of which I agree, the majority's ultimate decision to uphold Aspen's exaction appears to…