Capitol Rape - Hardcover

Jim Kadlecek

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0976995808 ISBN 13: 9780976995807

Publisher: Barbed Wire Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

Capitol Rape is an intense story of intrigue in the Colorado legislature. Upset with the state's spiraling population growth and resulting water, traffic, and quality of life issues; the governor, liberal Democrat Joe Stewart, teams up with an independent thinking Republican state senator, Marilyn Wainright, to introduce a popular land use bill. It is a forward looking book about an issue which will impact all western states in the near future. The author weaves an interesting plot of sex, party politics, lobbyist influence, and diverse personalities as the bill wends its way through the legislative process. Along the way the reader will find out just how complex the legislative process is and how situation dependent new legislation can be. A large cast of colorful characters add to the suspense of the plot.

About this title

About the Author

Jim Kadlecek grew up in northeastern Colorado and was a member of the State Senate for two terms, 1975 to 1982. He now lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

From the Inside Flap

Capitol Rape is the story of powerful players in the political game, dealing with one of the most important current issues confronting Colorado and all western states---surging population and its consequences: highway congestion, increasing housing prices, water shortages, misuse of land, air and water pollution, and the general quality of life. Governor Joe Stewart, a popular democrat, had campaigned and was elected because of his progressive views of the issue, but the republican controlled legislature is solidly opposed to any land use legislation---except, perhaps, for one renegade. State Senator Marilyn Wainwright, a native Coloradoan whose grandfather was a conservative republican in the 1950s, feels that the declining quality of life should be a non-partisan issue and decides to work cooperatively with Governor Stewart. Leading and advising the opposition is a talented and attractive female lobbyist, Delia D'Amato, who uses all her wiles to support the cause of her clients---the developers and organizations that benefit from population growth. Observing and reporting this political clash is a cynically experienced capitol reporter for the Associated Press, Ben Willard, through whose eyes we see the story develop. Former legislator and author, Jim Kadlecek, introduces to the reader a series of fascinating personalities, and weaves the various threads of the story into a dynamic whole cloth that shows how legislative bodies actually work when confronted with compelling issues that have strong advocates on both sides.|Capitol Rape is the story of powerful players in the political game, dealing with one of the most important current issues confronting Colorado and all western states surging population and its consequences: highway congestion, increasing housing prices, water shortages, misuse of land, air and water pollution, and the general quality of life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Barbed Wire Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0976995808
• ISBN 13: 9780976995807
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 292