Colorado’s legislature appears on the verge of embracing a new motto: “Special security, legal and privacy protections for we — and none for thee.” Lawmakers are advancing House Bill 26-1422, a 60-page bill to provide new taxpayer-funded protections for elected officials, judges and staff that won’t be afforded to everyday Coloradans. How ironic, considering the bill is the handiwork of ruling Democrats whose soft-on-crime policies have imperiled public safety for the rest of us.  The bill is scheduled for a hearing today in the House Appropriations Committee. Even as legislators reckon with a $1.5 billion deficit of their own making, prompting steep budget cuts, HB 1422 creates two government entities outside normal budget rules. The bill creates an administrator of legislative safety to coordinate personal security for legislators alongside the Colorado State Patrol, with no apparent guidelines or oversight for pay or other requirements.…