In the first of two sessions, much time was spent viewing TBD “framing videos” that repeated word for word the 46 pages we were required to read beforehand. We were asked to respond with clickers to questions that were so simplistic the participants around me were groaning. They gave us cards to write down three “value word” which went into a “word cloud.” It was inane and insulting. There was little time for actual input from the participants, and those comments apparently did not get recorded.

The organizers frequently portrayed TABOR as something that stands in the way of needed reforms. By the second session, it was clear to me that TBD was all about creating a way to get rid of TABOR, Gallagher and Amendment 23.

TBD is a fraud. It was definitely NOT about listening to the public, and that is a pity as there were many interesting people in attendance.