Sen. Mike Kopp is proposing a very sensible bill in response to Michael Bennet's appointment. The Rocky Mountain News reports:

Sen. Mike Kopp plans to introduce a bill this week that would strip the governor of appointing power, and instead require the governor to call a special senatorial statewide election.

"It's my contention that the people of the state ought to have a greater ownership in filling a vacancy," said Kopp, a Jefferson County Republican. 

The Democrats are firing back by charging that Kopp would not be proposing the bill were Bob Beauprez in office filling a vacancy:

Kopp was asked if would be running the same kind of bill had Republican Bob Beauprez won the 2006 governor's race and appointed a Republican to the Senate.

"We're not in that position," Kopp said.

Maybe he wouldn't be proposing the bill in that situation. That doesn't mean the Democrats wouldn't be right to propose the same bill under those circumstances.

Remember, this is the Age of Obama now. It's not about Republican or Democrat anymore. It's about right and wrong, and this bill is the right thing to do.