Jonathan and Ann Bartha’s letter, which appeared in the Aug. 24 edition of The Woodmen Edition.
Editor,
We are conservative Republicans and believe in the individual freedoms granted to us by our Founding Fathers. However, there are moral limits that caring individuals can embrace without sacrificing the value of personal fiscal responsibility.
Recently, we have discovered that earlier this year 5th District Congressman Doug Lamborn accepted a $1,000 campaign contribution from International Game Technology PAC. IGT is one of the largest manufacturers of gambling equipment in the world. Last summer, Congressman Lamborn also accepted a $500 campaign contribution from the operator of Bronco Billy’s casino of Cripple Creek.
As a congressman who ran of a platform of fiscal responsibility and traditional family values, we’re hard pressed to understand why he has accepted money from an industry that tears at the social fabric of our country.
Congressman Lamborn also showed a lack of discretion earlier this legislative session when he voted against Sen. Wayne Allard’s (R-Colo.) bill to stiffen penalties against the practice of dog fighting. (He was the only member of the Colorado delegation to do so.) This bill passed by an overwhelming margin and has been signed into law by President Bush.
Evidence of assertions in our letter:
Jonathan and Ann Bartha
