COLORADO

Colorado's constitution DOES ALLOW FOR the proposal of constitutional amendment by petition! See a constitutional lawyer about the specifics of executing such a petition. It is advisable to organize around such a petition, to better ensure the acquisition of signatures from all of Colorado, and coordinate submission of the amendment.

Neither the general assembly nor the governor are empowered to overrule an amendment so proposed. There is nothing any politician can do to stop it going to ballot, and once it is approved by the people of Colorado, there is nothing any politician can do to stop it going into effect.

It is also plausible to gadfly assemblymen, run for a seat yourself, encourage another to do so, and/or organize a political party to coordinate voting efforts; however, in light of the above, all of this should be unnecessary and it is preferable to focus your efforts on that petition!

Once the amendment gets on the ballot, it is still imperative that you vote. Amendments require a majority of voters to approve it in an election. Do not forget this step.

Again, the needed elements are:

FIRST: A selected legislative branch:

 Necessitating selection by lot and electoral confirmation of senate and representatives - This is the important element. If nothing else is done, this must be.

 Necessitating three persons jointly and in unison control one seat

 Necessitating removal for misconduct be appropriately punished, and that officers are not permitted to step down

SECOND: A selected executive branch:

 Necessitating selection by lot and electoral confirmation of governor, lieutenant-governor, et al.

 Necessitating three persons jointly and in unison discharge all administrative duties

 Necessitating removal for misconduct be appropriately punished, and that officers are not permitted to step down

THIRD: A selected judicial branch:

 Necessitating selection by lot and electoral confirmation of judges

 Necessitating removal for misconduct be appropriately punished, and that judges are not permitted to step down

The astute will note I have highlighted one item. This is because, all else failing, a general assembly so composed will reasonably be expected to institute the rest of this form of government, both at the state level and at all levels controlled by state law. If the rest of this cannot be pushed through, that item alone will salvage Colorado from depredation, and if that item is not present, the rest of this is rather pointless. This is especially relevant to Colorado, as the constitution prohibits amendments embracing more than one subject; a hostile actor in Colorado's government may attempt to interpret a complete implementation of demarchy as "embracing more than one subject". This will still at least retain that subject specified in the amendment's title. The services of a constitutional lawyer will be invaluable.

Important highlights of the Colorado constitution are thus:

Article IV empowers the executive branch.

Section 3 handles the appointment of executive officers.

Article V empowers the legislative branch.

Section 2 handles the appointment of the general assembly.

Article VI empowers the judicial branch.

Section 13 handles the appointment of district attorneys.

Section 20 handles the appointment of judges.

Section 23 handles the removal of judges.

Section 25 handles the confirmation of judges.

Article XIII empowers the general assembly to impeach.

All three sections of this article are relevant.

Article XIV handles the appointment of county officials.

Section 6 handles the appointment of county commissioners.

Section 8 handles the appointment of other county officers.

These highlights aren't necessarily complete, and the services of a constitutional lawyer will serve you well.

On the city level, similar changes will need to be made. These matters appear to be handled by law or other parts of the constitution, but a Coloradan may understand this better. I have faith that a citizen general assembly in Colorado will attend to this problem with due urgency and care.