1976, April, Pg. 505. From Our Readers.

5 Colo.Law. 505

Colorado Lawyer

1976.

1976, April, Pg. 505.

From Our Readers

505Vol. 5, No. 4, Pg. 505From Our ReadersEditor:The following is submitted as a reply to the article by Mr. Brauchli in the February issue of The Colorado Lawyer.

It was like the spectacle which greeted the eyes of Moses from the summit of Pisgah, and, in the warm glow of their feelings, they cried out, "It is the promised land!"The Conquest of Mexico

The complaint of Christopher R. Brauchli in the February Colorado Lawyer ["On the Soapbox"] deserves an answer.

As the governor was walking the 60 miles from Julesburg to Sterling,(fn1) he could look down on the green and broad South Platte Valley and across to the sandhills where fat cattle were grazing, and, probably possessed with a sense of euphoria, he thought of Moses leading his people into the promised land. No doubt he was impressed with the clean, fresh air, the unobstructed view, the lack of traffic and the beauty of the great open space.

Consequently, he likely reasoned that certain agencies of the state government should be decentralized and it would be a splendid idea to locate a part of the Inheritance Tax Division in Sterling. It must have occurred to the governor that the lack of smog, a short distance to work, the absence of the traffic jam, a promptly delivered tee-off time at the golf course, and above all, an opportunity to escape that Monday morning syndrome of assessing the Bronco's previous week's loss all would be welcomed by state employees.

As events proved, the Denver press overstated the dissatisfaction of employees of the Inheritance Tax Division regarding a move to Sterling, and the Denver Bar became concerned that they might lose some advantages to lawyers outside of Denver. Country lawyers express their sympathy to the Denver Bar, if any is necessary.

Clearly, in this century environmental factors require a dispersal from the Denver area and the front range to less congested areas in the state.

The result of decentralization might be beneficial to the state of Colorado, contrary to Mr. Brauchli, who believes that all roads shall lead to Denver, as they did in ancient Rome. Mr. Brauchli describes the terrible results that would follow a hypothesized bombing of Denver. A most appropriate example would be that of a nuclear accident [or airplane accident over...