Jim Hoffmeyer in his letter to the editor asks why Colorado Rising doesn’t recognize the legitimate vote of the people in rejecting Proposition 112. Does Hoffmeyer really believe that the will of the people came through in the November election?

I could not turn on a radio or television without hearing another advertisement claiming that thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in tax revenue would be lost should the proposition pass. Colorado Rising faced an uphill battle; they were outspent 48-to-one. The deep pockets of the oil and gas industry spread dubious claims across our airwaves.

The will of the people seldom overcomes such a propaganda campaign. If you polled Colorado on whether local communities should control drilling activities in their locales, do you really believe the people wouldn’t say yes?

David Hazen