Another ET ballot bid lands at Denver City Hall
By Daniel J. Chacon, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Published September 2, 2008 at 12:02 p.m.
Updated September 2, 2008 at 12:02 p.m.
Photo by Barry Gutierrez
Jeff Peckman says his goals are "clean air, healthy organic food, healthy buildings, harmony among the different populations on our planet - and the populations not from our planet."
Extraterrestrials are invading Denver City Hall again this week.
A proposed ballot initiative to create an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission in the Mile High City has been revised, triggering another mandatory review and comment hearing with city officials.
The hearing will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in Room 391 of the City and County Building, 1437 Bannock St.
Jeff Peckman, who is sponsoring the proposed initiative, which he plans to place on the May 2009 ballot, said the revamped proposal ensures that commission members will be more knowledgeable about extraterrestrials.
"We've set the bar higher for the people that would be on the commission," he said.
The commission would now be comprised of seven members, not 11, and they don't have to be Denver residents but from "anywhere in the universe."
In addition, the selection criteria is now more stringent, he said.
"These changes will ensure that the commission produces much greater benefit for the city of Denver because they'll all be people who are extremely knowledgeable about the subject of extraterrestrial civilizations, of extraterrestrial craft," he said.
The initial proposal would have required the mayor to appoint representatives from the departments of safety and human services, the Office of Cultural Affairs and a member of the Denver City Council.
"It would have been a mandate to the mayor to appoint people who may or may not actually want to be on the commission," Peckman said. "We wanted it to be purely voluntary."
Peckman, who has gained some notoriety because of his proposal, said there's been a "huge shift" toward a more open and serious discussion about extraterrestrials.
"It's important that we move beyond the discussion of whether or not any of these UFOs are from extraterrestrial origin because they clearly are," he said.
"We need to start getting down to the more serious questions of why they're here, how can we interact peacefully and productively with them," Peckman said.
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September 2, 2008
12:39 p.m.
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cassidy22 writes:
And how is this a good use of taxpayer money? (assuming that they are correct, and that extraterrestrial aliens are living among us, aren't we already at "peace" because I don't see us at war with them, do you?)
September 2, 2008
12:58 p.m.
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Schaffes writes:
They're coming to take me away, haha. And we have nothing else to better spend not only our precious time, but our taxpayer money on? Someone has way too much time on their hands!
September 2, 2008
1:06 p.m.
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elkman writes:
Why continue to beat a dead horse?
September 2, 2008
1:19 p.m.
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Gimme_An_F writes:
Why would we go to war with you pitiful critters? We'd squash you like so many bugs. And why would we even need to talk to some commission? As soon as you elect a president with an IQ above room temperature, we'll deal directly with her.
September 2, 2008
1:29 p.m.
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HoosierGuy writes:
Keep this up and California will be saying Colorado is odd.
September 2, 2008
1:41 p.m.
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solar_satellite writes:
I don't know why you'd complain about wasting the time of City Council; this is all it is fit for! Perhaps Craven Linkhart should take up this cause. As for all the coverage in the DPRMN, this is indicative of its abysmal journalistic competence. I want to stay abreast of local news, but reading the DPRMN doesn't really help, although it does expose the dark underbelly of Denver. For my sanity I'm going to limit myself to the New York Times and squarestate.net
September 2, 2008
2:13 p.m.
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ColoNative writes:
Peckman has a right to his own time zone and his own reality. However, as he has chosen to impose his reality on the citizens of Denver, it is at taxpayer expense. Let him produce an actual non-earth life form before any more time is given to this man. RMN is only fueling this by giving him any print space.
September 2, 2008
2:36 p.m.
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LarryWBryant writes:
== Press on, Citizen Peckman! ==
Ideally, a key function of the proposed commission would be to send a clear, unequivocal message to all government officials that the 61-year-old era of official UFO secrecy now must give way to full, speedy disclosure and transparency in all matters UFOlogical/extraterrestrial.
Our stakeholdership as citizens of Earth can only benefit from this paradigm shift. For example, consider that any cost of operating the commission could readily be offset by the technological quantum leap achievable by our direct interaction with the "visitors."
Denver has the rare opportunity to capitalize on this prospect, so why lose it by default at the hands of certain ridicule-prone naysayers resorting to ad-hominem attacks as a form of sabotaging the initiative process?
http://www.petitiononline.com/etaffai...
September 2, 2008
3:22 p.m.
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elkman writes:
LarryWBryant
Time to come in for your nap and cookies and milk.
September 2, 2008
3:28 p.m.
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Quanta writes:
Yes, the "mandatory review and comment hearing with city officials" will be at minimal expense; the Commission itself is to be funded by private donations, grants, etc., and NOT by taxpayer dollars.
Thanks, Jeff, for your courage and tenacity in moving forward with the ballot initiative, and for your sound judgment in ensuring everyone involved is properly informed about the subject.
Too bad we can't ensure that the commentators here - that is, those with only negative things to say about it - are as informed. As someone wisely noted, "minds are are like parachutes: they function best when open."
September 2, 2008
3:38 p.m.
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elkman writes:
Too bad your parachute is full of holes and cannot function at all. Another famous quote: There is a s_____ born every moment.
September 2, 2008
3:43 p.m.
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elkman writes:
I have reviewed all the evidence, positive and negative and find no validity to aliens being real. Mr Peckman does not have courage in what he is doing, just tenacity in trying to get someone to believe in him so that he can head up this so-called commission. Science in based in fact. Aliens are based on fiction.
September 2, 2008
4:30 p.m.
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wisdomseeker writes:
I’ve been curious about this subject for some time. It’s clear that anyone doing any amount of serious research realizes there is more than enough credible evidence regarding the reality of UFOs and intelligent extraterrestrial life forms. I think it’s time to stop the jokes and flip comments such as the “Extraterrestrials are invading Denver City Hall” referenced in the above article and start more intelligent reporting and observation. This position suggests folly and silliness should surround this phenomena.
It also suggests those reporting on this matter know the answers and begrudgingly tolerate a public note on this topic (with a smile and a wink) through their publication.
I will say that the tone of the RMN articles on this subject matter has become less biased than the initial reporting and I applaud you.
Once I discovered the hundreds of PhDs, MDs, engineers, astronauts, military and government officials and others that have been seriously researching or confessing their own involvement with covert government operations and programs I had to reconsider my own perceptions. I had to ask myself why would these individuals risk their reputations, personal and family public ridicule, government retirement income and possibly lives for something that has no personal benefit or gain? I think my single most convincing evidence came from official witness testimony at the Disclosure Project (www.disclosureproject.org)
I would like to see some good local articles covering items such as the Vatican’s recent position statement on the existence of extraterrestrial beings or Dr. Edgar Mitchell’s (Apollo Astronaut- Moonwalker) candid discussion this phenomena or former Canadian Minister of Defense Paul Hellyer’s call for honest and open disclosure of the US Government regarding their involvement in these matters.
The fact that our US Government has not been open on these matters for decades I feel it’s time a simple grassroots effort at a local level being created by the citizens is timely, appropriate and necessary. The fact that this does NOT involve ANY taxpayer monies is a brilliant move by Commission proponents.
What if the technologies through extraterrestrial channels could make free, non-polluting energies available to the world rather than for the exclusive benefit of military purposes? I think it’s time our government represents its citizens and not its own objectives at citizen expense. I think it’s time for a lot of changes in our government and I think it’s time for us as citizens to take the initiative.
My hat’s off to Mr. Peckman!
September 2, 2008
4:55 p.m.
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HopiMedicineMan writes:
We couldn't get the RMN to cover it or even print the pictures. Last year a UFO tried to mate with our trailer.
September 2, 2008
5:42 p.m.
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HopiMedicineMan writes:
Usually I associate UFO stuff with way-out-there liberals. But some well placed Republicans are into UFO "research" as well.
http://paranormalresearchforum.com/
September 3, 2008
8:07 a.m.
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Annwas writes:
My dear freethought, read N.T Wright's <u>history</u> book, "The Resurrection of The Son of God" (it will hurt, I promise, but you might find true free thought there). Jesus of Nazareth was accused of being a rival king contra Caesar, for which he was executed. The Romans made very sure he was dead (they were good at that). Three days later, and for a period of over a month, he was seen alive and well by over 500 people. That is a fact. There were plenty of crucified, would be messiahs during that period - none of them got the following that Jesus did after his demise. The reason for this is that the people rightly saw his resurrection as a reversal of the Roman court's sentence. Or as Peter pronounced, "Him God has made both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified." Certainly the Romans saw it that way (Jesus is Lord, and Caesar is not). This is why despots always persecute and kill Christians.
There is none of this rich history surrounding ET's. In fact creating a commission to relate to non-existent entities is about as vacuous an undertaking as any could be. There is absolutely NO forensic evidence for the existence of these beings. The presuppositions behind this are found in materialism, and Darwinism, a faith likened to pagan Hinduism by no less that Carl Sagan himself (Cosmos)
September 3, 2008
9:53 p.m.
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Quanta writes:
The Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission ballot initiative is not imposing anything on Denver's taxpayers.
Informing voters about why the initiative is important provides not only a critical piece of education that has been sorely lacking, but an opportunity for voters to democratically choose what's on the ballot next spring.
If you're in evolutionary mode, sit up straight and put on your thinking cap!