Gardner Reacts To Supreme Court Ruling

1FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2009

Contact: Rep. Cory Gardner 303-866-5523 Contact: Randy Hildreth 303-866-5679 303-

COLORADO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATE CAPITOL DENVER 80203

Gardner Statement on Supreme Court Ruling State Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, today issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a lower court ruling declaring Gov. Bill Ritter’s 2007 property tax increase constitutional: “The Colorado Supreme Court is the most partisan court in the United States; today’s decision shows a blatant disregard for the Colorado Constitution and the taxpayers of this state who simply want to be asked first before they are taxed.” “Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey just managed to make Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg look like a conservative.” ###