CCM members and guests were treated to an informative and interesting presentation last night by LINDA and GARY HOOVER of the National Center for Constitutional Studies, covering the historical  foundations of our system of law in the United States. It was a fast moving discussion that included questions and discussion from the audience. The majority of those present were non-CCM members. Even history buffs in the audience were exposed to new facts and concepts that they either had not known or had not considered.

The class was the first of a three-part series that is open to anyone in the public who is interested in learning more about our Constitution. It was conducted in the Chat Room in Blossom's Restaurant at Heather Gardens in Aurora.

The main thrust of the evening's discussion focused on the differences between Rule by Men and Rule by Law, the latter of which was developed primarily in England and brought to the United States during colonial times. The difference between the two types of law is that, under Rule by Law, the people impose limits on government's powers, whereas the opposite is true in the former.

The second class, which will take place on April 12 at the same location, will focus on the actual drafting of the Constitution. The third class on May 10 will examine the Bill of Rights and the Amendment process. Both classes will start at 6:00PM.

Limited additional seating is available for the two remaining classes. Contact  ROY CALDWELL or TIM TINDLE to reserve seats. The cost is $10, which is only to cover the costs of materials. For those who would like to take advantage if it, Blossom's Restaurant features a Tuesday evening all-you-can-eat buffet for just $6.95. They begin serving at 4:00PM.

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Gen. George Patton Addresses CCM-ers
March 16, 2011 by Jack Ott

Last night's monthly Chapter Meeting of CCM-Denver had an unexpected visitor drop in. WW II hero General GEORGE PATTON, or a reasonable facsimile, had some inspirational words for conservatives similar to his famous address to the troops. But I am getting ahead of myself.

The meeting at Heather Gardens drew an even larger crowd than last month, and we were not competing with music eminating from a rock singer this time. Other than having the projection screen come loose from its ceiling brackets, the meeting went pretty much as planned.

After the standard opening ceremonies and introductions by President ROY CALDWELL, what followed was a plethora of guest speakers, opening with a joint presentation by ROBERT ROWLAND and KATHY SCHLEGEL about the upcoming introduction of the new conservative newspaper The Patriot Today, scheduled for April 1.

Robert Rowland	Kathy Schlegel

flag behind her as she donned an old army helmet with three stars across the front and parodied PATTON's famous motivational speech,   focusing, however, on defeating liberals rather than Germans.

A brief question and answer period followed KAREN's speech.

Then it was on to the business part of the meeting. ROY CALDWELL first discussed the upcoming classes on the U.S. Constitution presented by Linda and Gary Hoover of the National Center for Constitutional Studies. The three classes in the series will take place at Blossom's Restaurant at Heather Gardens on March 22, April 12, and May 10. Those attending the meeting had the opportunity to sign up for the classes and pay the $10 fee for the first class.

ROY then discussed the need for a volunteer to serve as the Chapter Secretary. No one volunteered for the position during the course of the meeting.

The third item covered was   THE PATRIOTS PLAN FOR ACTION, a list of action items that are available for CCM members. Copies were made available at the meeting.

VP BILL LECK reminded those in attendance that Congressional District meetings were currently being held to obtain citizen's input on congressional redistricting, a task that is undertaken once every ten years after the census has been taken. He described the already-completed District 7 meeting. As of now Public Hearings have also been held in Denver, Boulder, and Castle Rock.

Communications Committee Chair JACK OTT covered two upcoming events. According to a very recent e-mail that he received, reservations are still available for the May 2 Sarah Palin event at Colorado Christian University, to be hosted by the Centennial Institute. Reservations can be made on the Institute's website: http://www.ccu.edu/centennial/.

He also reminded those in attendance of this year's Tax Day Tea Party rally scheduled for April 15, and challenged members to help exceed the huge turnout for the first rally in 2009.

The final business issue to be discussed was a proposal to undertake a fund raising effort to raise money for defraying the cost of refurbishing the gold leaf covering on the dome of the State Capitol. JACK OTT suggested that it could be a coordinated effort with all of the Tea Party/Liberty groups in Colorado. He then offered to contact other groups to determine their interest in such an undertaking.

With no more items to be discussed, the meeting adjourned at 7:50PM. Our next meeting will be at the same time and place on Tuesday, April 19. Our guest speakers will be announced as they are confirmed.

Questions may be directed to:jackott2@comcast.net

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School Choice for Douglas County
March 16, 2011 by Jack Ott

The Independence Institute issue the following press release this morning:

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Sarah Palin Scheduled to Speak in Denver
March 8, 2011 by Jack Ott

It was announced this morning that Sarah Palin will be speaking at a funraiser sponsored by the Centennial Institute on May 2. See the EVENTS page for details.

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