Welcome to the Kim Monson Show podcast. Kim Monson is your host. The Declaration of Independence is more than a founding document; CEO of First American State Bank Jay Davidson on its standing as a moral statement that transcends one nation. Author Brad Beck introduces his article Talking Politics Over a Beer. Candidates Nancy Rumfelt and Amy Parks on their runs for Colorado state house. Plus Karen Gordey of Radiant Painting and Lighting and RE/MAX Realtor Karen Levine. ————————————————————————————– The Kim Monson Show airs on KLZ 560 AM every Monday thru Friday, 6-8 AM MST. You can listen to
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It’s the Kim Monson Show, analyzing the most important stories.
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I find that it takes work to get your brain around these ideas, and it takes work to engage in these conversations.
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The latest in politics and world affairs.
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With what is happening down at the Statehouse, I used to think that it was above my pay grade to read the legislation, and it’s not.
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Today’s current opinions and ideas.
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I see big danger in as much as we will be giving an unelected bureaucrat the power to make rules about what we inject into our bodies.
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Is it freedom or is it force? Let’s have a conversation.
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Indeed, let’s have a conversation. And welcome to The Kim Monson Show. Thank you so much for joining us. You each are treasured, you’re valued, you have purpose. Today, strive for excellence, take care of your heart, your soul, your mind, and your body, my friends. We were made for this moment in history. Thank you to the team. That’s Producer Joe, Luke, Rachel, Zach, Echo, Charlie, Mike, Amanda, and all the people here at Crawford Broadcasting. Happy Thursday, Producer Joe.
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Happy Thursday, Kim.
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And in studio with me is my good friend. He is a co-founder of Liberty Toastmasters, a frequent guest, frequent guest host, and author at the Kim Monson Show, and that is Brad Beck. Great to have you here.
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Well, it’s Purple Majesty Day. I mean, look outside. Yeah.
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It truly is.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, those are some purple mountains, and there’s actually a little bit of snow on the top.
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It’s good to be here, and good to be in Colorado with you. It is.
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And we’ll be talking about your piece. When I looked at the title on it, it made me smile. Talking Politics Over a Beer.
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Isn’t that the way you do it?
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I think that’s the way our country was founded. Exactly. That and a little Madeira wine.
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Probably. Yeah.
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So we’re going to be talking about that in segments three and four. We’ve got a jam-packed show planned for you. Check out the website. That is Kim Monson, M-O-N-S-O-N.com. And make sure that you’re signed up for our weekly email newsletter. And you can email me at Kim at KimMonson.com. And the text line is 720-605-0647. And join our community. It’s a place where we’re connecting and communicating, conversing, contemplating these ideas. Brad, you’re a member of the community, and we’re really glad to have you.
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Well, it’s fun to be on there and see some familiar names, new people, and you’ve got some great programming on it.
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We do. And so this evening will be Alan Thomas’ class on the Federalist Papers, the first half of the Federalist Papers. And he makes it really interesting.
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He does. And you know what’s interesting about Alan? You know, he’s a normal guy like you and me. He’s an engineer. And yet he’s got this passion for the American founding, in particular this subject, the Federalist Papers. He does a good job.
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Yeah, he does. And I’m learning a lot. And then I’ve got something exciting happening this weekend.
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What’s that?
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We are, I’m going to miss Liberty Toastmasters because we are filming the sequel to A Climate Conversation.
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Wow. There’s still climate issues out there, huh?
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Well, Raimi Johnson, well, Walt Johnson. This is a project of Walt and Raimi. And they were back at a meeting. I think it was the Heartland Institute. And she texted me. She said, I’ve got some climate books. Do you want me to bring them back for you? And I said, okay. Yeah, that’d be great. Well, I think it’s from the climate religion over there. Two books. Now, young people wouldn’t know what that is, but do you remember like a Sears Roebuck catalog? Oh, yeah. You know, it was about two inches, three inches. Sure. Two books on climate. And I realized, I thought, there are people that are being paid to write all kinds of stuff like this.
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Oh, I’m sure. And, you know, I’m glad you’re doing this sequel because things have changed a little bit and there’s different mindsets out there. And I think we need to be as people who are more reasoned and rational and moral have to be above board and really be aware of what’s going on with the left.
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I think so. And so that’s what we’re going to do this weekend. I think it’s going to be really exciting. The expert scientists will be coming in today and tomorrow. Well, actually, I think they’re all in today, this evening. Anyway, so let’s get into this. I’ve got a great quote of the day here in just a minute. The word of the day is rectify. It’s R-E-C-T-I-F-Y. It could be to refine or purify. especially by distillation to convert into a direct current or to adjust by adding water for example alcoholic beverages so rectify r-e-c-t-i-f-y and that’s from the american heritage dictionary of the english language fifth edition so that’s our challenge to use that I’d like to rectify a bunch of the stuff that’s happened down at this state legislature now that this legislation that the legislature’s passed, but this legislative session is done.
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Well, thank goodness. And one of the things we can rectify is distilling what the heck they said and did to us this session because there’s a lot of stuff that – is unconscionable, and the proper role of government is to protect rights, not to make things up or to give us things. So I’m concerned, and I have to go back through what you have done and cut with your team and distill what exactly they did.
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And we took positions on, I think, 174 bills, and then there’s a commentary on each of those. That’s on the website. You can go through that. And we will be working on the ratings report as well. I thought you’d like this quote of the day from William Penn. And he was born in 1644, died in 1718. He was an English writer, theologian, religious thinker, and influential Quaker who founded the province of Pennsylvania. He was an advocate of democracy and religious freedom, and he was known for his amicable relations, successful treaties with the Lenape native peoples who resided in present-day Pennsylvania before Europeans had arrived there. He said this, Inquiry is human, blind obedience brutal. Truth never loses by the one, but often suffers by the other. Great quote. Yeah, I thought you’d like that. And William Penn, and he wrote that in 1693.
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And you can still see them at the top of the Statehouse or the City Hall. They’ve got a huge statue. Do they? Yeah.
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That reminds me. Did you know that the statue of the Civil War soldier out in front of the Capitol? Oh, yeah. It’s gone. It’s gone. It’s not there.
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It’s at the History Museum. Is that where it is? That’s what I understand. And I would love to see whoever is the next governor to make that a priority to put that back. it’s unconscionable that during COVID you had all the crazies out there taking down statues. I know. And you can’t erase history that way.
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No, we need to rectify that.
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We need to rectify that.
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And I tell you what, though, the citizens of Lakewood and Karen Gorday and her team, they’re making a difference. We’ve got her on the line. Karen Gorday, who is the owner of Radiant Painting and Lighting, welcome. Welcome. Good morning, Kim. Glad to be here. And let’s talk, first of all, what has happened. You had to let us know that there was this… You explain it, the whole fire thing there in Lakewood.
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Yeah, so I talked about this last week, and we were successful in getting Lakewood, essentially the wildland urban interface codes that our state requirements were gonna be rolling out in Lakewood. And as you know, with the zoning, they were the state requirements plus added requirements that really upset the residents. And so the ordinance came up for second reading and I spoke, I had pool time, which means I had up to 10 minutes to speak and basically said, there are concerns in the community Can you either adopt what the state is requiring because we don’t want the added restrictions in there or pause for a third reading? And they paused for a third reading. There was a community meeting last Saturday. And so, of course, we got the word out to the citizens of Lakewood because that’s the purpose of the Lakewood Citizens Alliance. That meeting was held at the green mountain rec center from 1230 to two well over a hundred people showed up on a Saturday afternoon. Um, the short story is after the meeting, um, the counselors were surrounded by people trying to get questions answered. They were there till well after three o’clock. ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM CONCERNED RESIDENTS. ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM CONCERNED RESIDENTS. THIRD READING WAS MONDAY. THIRD READING WAS MONDAY. AND UNBELIEVABLY, AT THE VERY AND UNBELIEVABLY, AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, THE MAYOR, YOU KNOW, SHE’S TALKING MAYOR, YOU KNOW, SHE’S TALKING ABOUT THE AGENDA. ABOUT THE AGENDA. SHE SAID SHE’S GOING TO SEE SOME SHE SAID SHE’S GOING TO SEE SOME CHANGES ON THE AGENDA. CHANGES ON THE AGENDA. WE’RE PULLING SOME THINGS OFF WE’RE PULLING SOME THINGS OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE CONSENT AGENDA. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE ARE BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, urban interface code, and it will go to the Board of Adjustments. It will come back. We will adopt only the state requirements, and we will work with the community and do some studies to figure out what the best path forward is for Lakewood.
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Wow. And that is remarkable. So congratulations to you and all of your team out there in Lakewood because becoming informed – It takes a lot of work, Karen. You all have spent a lot of time learning about these issues, but you’re making a difference.
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But the other thing… Go ahead. I was going to say really quick that when the mayor said she emphasized she wanted to ensure residents’ voices were heard, but she also acknowledged the overwhelming community turnout and engagement. And I think that’s the key, is if the people… come together and get engaged and come out in force that maybe just, maybe we can get more folks to listen.
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Okay. Well, let’s move over here because in the spirit of our founding, we were founded by farmers and merchants and business people. And that means that we have to make a living, radiant painting and lighting. We’re, we’re, I think, I think that we’re into painting season now. I’d be surprised. We might have another snow, Karen. I don’t know. But I wanted to ask you, I’ve heard horror stories of people having their houses painted and their windows painted shut. So how do you prepare for painting windows at Radiant Painting and Lighting?
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So on the older houses, yes. There is the possibility that if you’re not coordinating with the homeowner, your windows get painted shut. Most of the windows now slide up and down or left to right, and painting doesn’t affect them. But the older homes with windows that pop out, That’s where the problem becomes because you’re painting the trim around the windows and then the trim inside the windows, which when you’re painting that, you obviously have to have them closed. And so what we do is work with the homeowner and make sure that they are home when we are painting. Typically when we are painting, doing exteriors, we don’t mind if they’re at work for the day. It really doesn’t matter to us. But when there’s windows involved, we want someone there. So from the inside of the house, once we’re done painting, they can open them and keep them open for several hours as the paint is drying because we don’t want those to be sealed shut because then, you know, it… They may not realize it for months or a year later that they’re sealed shut, and then you’re trying to take a razor blade or really force it open, and it does become a horror story.
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Okay, okay. That’s why working with a company that strives for excellence, such as Radiant Painting and Lighting, is so important. What’s that website? It is www.paintwithradiant.com. Okay. Karen, we’ll talk with you next week. Thanks so much, and congratulations to you and all of your team there in Lakewood. All right. Thank you, Kim.
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Have a great week.
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They did, yeah.
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And so… Does that mean they’re now in the Stanley?
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They’re going to the Western playoffs, I believe.
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It always is.
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Yes, it is. And on the line with me is Nancy Rumfelt. And she has served as a school board director in Thompson Valley School District. And she has thrown her hat in the ring for Statehouse. Nancy Rumfelt, welcome to the show. Well, good morning, and thank you for having me on, Kim. Well, and thank you. You have really stood for children, which is such a novel idea for a school board director, Nancy, but you’ve really stood for children as a school board member at Thompson Valley School District. So now you’re throwing your hat in the ring for Statehouse. Tell us a little bit more about you and why.
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Well, I decided… So first of all, for those that aren’t familiar with House District 51, it’s the city of Loveland, basically. And our former mayor, who will fit right in with the toxic, divisive progressives currently controlling the Capitol, I just, the thought of her winning the election was just something I couldn’t, I just couldn’t risk. And I do have a primary opponent, and I have real concerns that she could beat this. And so I decided, honestly, at the very last minute to jump in because I believe that Colorado is worth saving. And it’s not just worth saving. It’s worth saving for our children and our grandchildren. And really, it’s just so critical that we have someone who has a record of fighting and being there in the trenches, whether it’s at the Capitol, the school board, the city council’s. collecting signatures for Protect Kids Colorado. And so that’s really why I’m running. I want to make sure kids have a future. And currently, the direction that this state is headed, that is really a big question.
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It is really a big question, Nancy. And with the state legislature, this last session was over yesterday. And as we’ve looked at much of the legislation, there really is things that are very concerning regarding our children. Colorado is kind of becoming a dangerous place for kids.
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Very much so. I mean, there were more bills that really just, double down on insisting that kids are capable of making such life-altering, permanent decisions with their bodies instead of allowing them time to grow into who they are, to become who God intended them to become. Because I personally believe that you are born exactly the way you are supposed to be, and you are perfect in every way. And just this insistence of also just really shoving it into the classrooms and forcing teachers and staff and parents and everyone to go along with this. And it’s just, and this is in spite of the recent Supreme Court ruling. So that’s why it’s really important that we have somebody that understands these issues that relate to kids, but also who understands the issues related to You know, all the businesses that are being driven out of our state, the absolute assault on Tabor. Tabor is one of the few things, Kim, that has sort of kind of kept our spending in check. And Senate Bill 135 is an absolute Trojan horse assault on Tabor. And I don’t care what they say, that money is not going to education programs. And we need to keep up the fight. This is not a fight for the timid or the mild and the meek. It is a fight, and I intend on joining those like Representative Bradley, Representative Ken DeGraff, and others like them at the Capitol, because that’s what we need.
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So, Nancy Rumfeld, how can people get more information about you?
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You can go to nancy4hd51.com, and even if you don’t live in my district, your support is very much appreciated because this is a fight where we need to support all the conservatives running for office so we can keep those strong, bold voices for conservative values at the Capitol and fighting for what we believe in. We need people who have a record of showing up to fight, and so I… I welcome the support, and that’s why I’m running, because Colorado’s worth saving. Our children are worth saving.
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Okay, and Nancy, one more time, what’s that website? Nancy for HB51.com, and this is Nancy Rumfeld. Okay. Nancy, thank you so much, and thank you for stepping forward to run for office, and also to your family. What I’ve seen is this is not just an individual. It’s really a family event when somebody steps up to run. So thank you so much.
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No, thank you.
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It’s my duty and my obligation. Thank you. And again, that’s Nancy Romfeld. She’s running for House District 51. And that’s up in your area, Brad Beck, isn’t it?
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It’s just a little bit north, up in Loveland. And it’s a beautiful area. It’s growing. And I like how she said it’s my duty and responsibility because she is a former military person. It’s all our responsibility to take action and to see what’s going on in our local community and do something about it. If we wait for the elected critters to take responsibility, we get what we get. And that hasn’t been good for the citizen.
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It has not been good, and we can feel it. Actually, when I drive, go out of state, for example, go across the border to Wyoming, it’s almost like I feel freedom as I hit that line. Speaking of duty, I wanted to mention the Center for American Values because one of the things that they do is they focus on our Medal of Honor recipients. And you do not win the Medal of Honor. It’s not a competition. It is an award that is awarded because somebody took action to protect those around them and save lives. And so their Portraits of Valor, over 160 portraits of Medal of Honor recipients and quotes adorn the walls. The only other place you can see such a collection is the Pentagon, and they don’t normally let us in to go see it. So check out the Center for American Values. That website is AmericanValuesCenter.org, AmericanValuesCenter.org. And then also our friend Priscilla Rahn is the headmaster of a new school. And it’s very exciting. And it is Excalibur Classical Academy. And so if you’re looking for something more for your child’s education, Excalibur Classical Academy is a new private school opening this fall in Centennial, serving kindergarten through third grade with 100% scholarship tuition available. Their classrooms are rooted in classical Christian tradition where students grow through phonics, math, music, art, and the great books that have shaped generations. We believe young minds thrive on wisdom, virtue, and truth. So give your child a strong foundation for life. Enrollment is now open. Space is limited. Visit ExcaliburClassicalAcademy.org today. And I know that Priscilla Ron is really excited about this, Brad.
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It’s great to see. And I would remind people you don’t have to be Christian to apply. You can be just a regular person who’s not religious and still get an excellent education because what they’re focusing on is that classical aspect of virtue and the ideas of the American founding.
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Welcome back to the Kim Monson Show. Be sure and check out our website. That is Kim Monson, M-O-N-S-O-N.com. And Brad Beck and I were looking at Karen Gorday had sent a text over that this was from Nine News. This is the headline. Excel customers are being told to allow smart meter installation or face power shutoffs. And then you said that there’s water meter. And I know about this water metering as well.
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They’re updating, in my area, the water meters so they can drive by and take the readings. But, you know, you question whether or not you want to have anybody put something that they can automatically shut off. And we’re at their mercy. And especially when we have drought conditions, are they going to turn off the water if you use too much? Are they going to turn off the power if they don’t like when you’re using it or there’s a maximum use? How about putting in something that would… help the citizen who is paying for their services, and yet they keep building new housing, and they don’t have any plans for more water, and they’re not building nuclear or other all-the-above power plants. The American citizen, we need to have more like the Lakewood Citizens Alliance that Karen’s doing or Brookfield Taxpayer Matters, where people are getting together and pushing back on this overreach of government.
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So let’s think about this a little. Maybe we’re talking politics over coffee. How’s that? But your piece, talking politics over a beer. I saw a headline yesterday that the 50,000 residents in Lake Tahoe, that their power provider has said that next year that they will not be providing them any power because they’re going to provide it for an AI data center.
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Well, I think we need to lead on AI and data centers. The question is, how can you do it more efficiently and not at the expense of those who have lived in an area for so long? So there’s got to be a balance, and that’s where the citizens get involved, and they say, hey, we have concerns. about the water, about the energy, about the building, these huge buildings, what happens over time if new technology comes? What’s going to happen to that building? I mean, we don’t think. It’s like infrastructure. You put in a bridge, but you don’t put any money in your budget for maintenance of the bridge or the maintenance of a road or the maintenance of various programs. So, you know, just putting something in doesn’t solve a problem. You have a long-term view, or at least you should, and you shouldn’t put it kicking the can down the road for other people having to deal with things, especially financially for the citizens. So I have concerns about a data center, but then, okay, we all use our computers and our smartphones. So tell me how to write that.
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And I think for the use of our computers and our smartphones, we like that. So what is the next thing then? Well, you just talked about surveillance, and that’s where I’m really concerned is surveillance. And so our water provider, our energy providers, it used to be that they would plan on how they could meet the needs of their customers. They would provide the product, and the customer, the way you would ration it is that people would pay for what they wanted. And so somebody that might use more water would pay more. And that’s the way it’s supposed to work. This whole rationing thing is because of poor planning is what it is.
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I would agree. And there are other sources that we could be using. For instance, gray water. We have a lot of water that is used one time and then we don’t recycle it in a way that we can use it again. For instance, they use it a lot of times in golf courses to keep them or parks. That’s a wise use of a resource. I think a lot of people have to realize that, you know, we’re in a desert here in Colorado, a high desert. And so where is the water coming from? Well, of course you look west and there’s the mountains. You’re on the front range. Are we using it to the best ability? Do the compacts with Arizona and California and Nevada have to be looked at more closely? I think that’s another way of looking at it. And then are we putting in for the future? Are we putting in new reservoirs? And really pushing back on the environmental movement, quote-unquote. I think conservatives are the first environmentalists and we have to be involved in that whole issue, not walk away from it or say, Hey, you know, the crazy greenies up in Boulder. No, they, they have some legitimate concerns. How do you work with them to find a solution? And that’s what I wrote my piece about is, you know, listening to other people you may not agree with, but finding areas of agreement, that’s huge because then you can move the ball forward.
SPEAKER 1 :
Um,
SPEAKER 18 :
Our founders sat down in a tavern over a grog or a beer or whatever they’re drinking, a Madeira, and argued versificely at these ideas of the American founding. And we don’t do it in a way that is respectful. I mean, they yelled and screamed and stomped their feet. But they would come back and say, okay, here’s my idea. Here’s what I think. Here’s what I took from you. And come up with a more perfect union, a more perfect community, a more perfect dialogue with their fellow citizen. And it’s so easy. I mean, I’m guilty of it every day of saying, oh, you know, pound dirt and walk away. But you get nothing accomplished. And the opposition is always moving. And they get a say. And so how do you interact with them in a way that stops them to make them think? And maybe they’ll take your ideas if you’re reasoned about it, if you’re moral about it. And I think that’s the challenge.
SPEAKER 04 :
Well, and what it means is we need to have a clear understanding of our founding. And… The Declaration of Independence says that we are all created equal with these rights from God of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. And then, of course, we have the Constitution that puts in place to protect this vision of the Declaration. So if we’re all created equal, that means that we should all be treated equally under the law, correct?
SPEAKER 18 :
Correct.
SPEAKER 04 :
When we have city councils… uh… counties states that are under the guise of economic development giving businesses a tax break or streamlining their process to get approval, saying that they don’t have to adhere to all the rules and regulations that somebody else does, that is antithetical to the declaration. So when you have data centers that are getting special tax breaks, That is skewing the economics of everything. So if this data center or if this industrial apartment complex can’t stand on their own, from an economic standpoint, because we should all have this equal opportunity, the same taxation, everybody should be under the same rules. If their rules are different and the rules have to be different for them to make economic sense, then those things shouldn’t happen.
SPEAKER 18 :
I would agree. Here’s the caveat, and you and I both hear this all the time. If we don’t do it in our jurisdictions, our next-door neighbors will, and the data center will go there to the next city, next town, next state, and they’ll get the eventual revenue, and we won’t get the benefits. And that’s a false argument. If you’re moral, you would sit down with the community, with what they say stakeholders, and come up with solutions that make sense for everybody in that community. But I would agree totally with you is why do certain businesses get tax breaks just because they’re going to bring in quote unquote business, jobs, the ability to employ people from all over rather than people leaving a jurisdiction, right? So it’s a dilemma, and I feel for those who don’t understand our declaration and our Constitution, because it does not say that just because somebody down the road is going to do it, we should do it, and we’ll lose it if we don’t put our hand out or say, hey, we’re going to put it in our community. Well, okay, who’s going to pay for the roads? Who’s going to pay for the upkeep and the maintenance of all the facilities that are going to be used and utilized from people coming from the outside? It’s a big question, and we need to think through these things logically, morally, and ethically to where people take it into consideration. Okay, how’s the long-term impact? But I would agree, the data centers, they’re building them nilly-willy all over the place. And yet every community wants them. You know, they want them in their area because they bring jobs and, you know, the potential for people being able to access that, you know, energy that is produced. You know, people want to be in those growing areas with more infrastructure and more infrastructure. technology with AI just blossoming. I mean, you think about all the things you do, and there’s a lot of things you do that you don’t know that are AI-driven, that are algorithm-driven. And you have to question, okay, it’s so easy, there’s convenience, and yet you pull back and say, I’m wondering if face-to-face, what we’re doing here in the studio, needs to be done more often with citizens groups to talk about these issues before they happen. Because they’re going to happen. It’s just a question of when and where.
SPEAKER 04 :
So, Brad, the thing that I’m concerned about is surveillance of us. And from the Constitution, it says that we should be secure in our papers and our houses and everything. This idea that the water department’s going to be surveilling, driving by, surveilling what you use. Xcel Energy is surveilling your power. Both you and I have opted out of these smart meters. But I’ve heard a number of stories of people being told by Xcel, hey, if you don’t get this smart meter, and you have to say why, why, that will turn off your power.
SPEAKER 18 :
Well, think about this. The Chinese are sending in all kinds of very inexpensive, really cool-looking cars. I’ve heard from several people, yes, they’re inexpensive, but they’re a total surveillance machine. In other words, they know how you’re driving, when you’re driving, your pattern of driving, and all that information is being sent somewhere. And you wonder, okay, why, right? Well, the Chinese want to know, maybe not today, but let’s say you’re a young person and you go on TikTok and you put things and then 20 years later, you decide to run for office. Do they have information on you? That’s not a conspiracy. That is what I have been reading from various sources in the intelligence community. And you start to say, OK, how are they going to use that? You go to China. Well, President Trump is there in China right now. And I saw Brett Baer do a report. And almost on every corner, there are. There are cameras. There are recording devices. There’s drones. You know, they have drones on top of light poles that can be commanded to fly around an area almost instantaneously. So you wonder, okay, they’re a surveillance community and country. We’re supposed to be open and free, and yet they’re doing these things.
SPEAKER 04 :
We have the same thing here. We have cameras everywhere.
SPEAKER 18 :
Right. In the guise of safety. Okay, really? yeah you know really then why do we have police if we’re you know being surveilled it’s a balance and i understand the need for that certain amount of surveillance in the sense of you’re in a an airport you know it’s federal property and today if you want to get on a plane you know if you go through tsa clear um or just go through the airport and taking a trip for vacation you’re going to be surveilled everything you do is surveilled i mean it’s there’s cameras
SPEAKER 04 :
But yet under Biden, they were flying people that had come into the country illegally. They didn’t have to show ID to get on the plane. They didn’t have to go through, you know.
SPEAKER 18 :
Background or anything.
SPEAKER 04 :
But they didn’t have to go through the TSA or whatever. They didn’t have to do any of that. And yet they put them on airplanes and flew them all over the country and dropped them off. What’s wrong with that picture, Brad?
SPEAKER 18 :
Well. That’s talking politics over a beer that we can… Or a coffee, as you mentioned. Because there are things that we see, we read, we hear, we experience, and go, that’s not right. And until our fellow citizens get fed up enough… Rather than saying, well, I can’t get involved or I don’t have time or I don’t know enough. Well, do, as I’ve mentioned many, many times, do research on one thing, get involved in one thing and become a world-class expert. You read things within five years and study it. You will be the expert. And so we need more people to do that kind of thing and have the discussions. Go to your elected representative or bureaucrat and say, well, I’m not sure why you’re doing this. Can you explain it to me?
SPEAKER 04 :
And that’s a great way to start that conversation. And you have different things here in this piece about that conversation. So we’ll continue that. And we’re having this conversation because of our sponsors. And a great sponsor of the show is Lorne Levy.
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SPEAKER 18 :
I went back and listened to the podcast. It was a wonderful interview. And what’s wonderful about Toastmasters, and we have a meeting this Saturday down at the Independence Institute from 10 to 12, We’re getting more and more people who will listen to the Kim Monson program and come and just want to check it out. And it’s great because they are just blown away at the structure we have in the meeting, the fun we have in the meeting, the learning that happens. And it’s really an opportunity for people to listen and to see if this is something, a skill set that they could utilize in their daily lives, in their business, in their worship, anything that they have a leadership opportunity to, If you’re going to be a leader and if you’re going to be somebody who’s engaged, you’ve got to be able to speak clearly and concisely.
SPEAKER 04 :
And these things that you learn in Liberty Toastmasters, you can use them one-on-one or, as you say, speaking in public. But let’s talk about talking politics over a beer. This is the piece that we’ll publish this weekend.
SPEAKER 18 :
Well, I had a text from a neighbor whose name I’ve changed in the piece to protect his privacy. But he texted me and said, hey, let’s go have a beer. We catch up at least quarterly, what’s going on with family and so forth. And I said, I can’t tonight. I’m going to an Optimist Club meeting because I’m a card-carrying member of the Optimist Club of Erie, Colorado. And he texts back, you know, we all need a little optimism, kind of as a joke. And we set a date. We met. And then once we get going, you know, we have a nice conversation. We worked together in our local HOA and, you know, agreed to disagree on issues. But we always had a respect for a divergent opinion and would have a back and forth. And so when we get together and we talk politics, it always turns to politics. You know, we’re listening to each other. And what most people do in a conversation is they play topper. And topper is basically the idea of, you know, you say something and then I respond. And then, you know, you just ratchet it up rather than saying that’s an interesting idea. Where did you get it? Or, hey, do you have something that I can read about that that I’d like to explore a little further? Usually most people on opinion, they don’t. If they get down to value or principle, they may. But people don’t usually go that far. They go to, well, I feel or I believe rather than. You know, I think about this because I read a piece and here’s the information that I found out. Maybe you would be interested in reading it as well. And then we can have a conversation. And most people don’t do that. But what we started doing.
SPEAKER 04 :
And your friend is a Democrat.
SPEAKER 18 :
Yes. So interesting. He grew up a Republican in a part of the country that had coal mines. And, of course, where I live up in Erie, it’s coal country. And he became a Democrat and I was just the reverse. We live in a colorful neighborhood. We have Victorians and all kinds of different houses that are reproductions. His house is three shades of pink. Mine’s three shades of purple. If that sounds colorful, it is. And we like it because it’s just different. It’s not the beigey beige that a lot of places are. So we always have colorful conversations. And we got into it, the whole idea of a well-regulated army. And he kept bringing up Samuel Johnson and his dictionary. And I said, I used the name Dick. I said, Dick, there were a lot of other resources that the founding and colonial generation used, not just Samuel Johnson’s dictionary. There was Blackstone. There was Bailey’s Universal Etymology of the English Language. There were pamphlets. There were books. I mean, these people were pretty well-learned. And the idea that it came from one source, the word regulated, which from his perspective, living and working in environmental remediation, very different from mine, which is from a business and historical standpoint. And regular meant something different than what it means today. Back then it was well-ordered or properly disciplined. as opposed to the government regulating. It’s supposed to be something that is regular, like commerce, between two borders. It’s not something that’s to be constricted. And that’s what it’s come to mean. And so you have a different perspective on what the Second Amendment is all about. And that’s great because you can have a dialogue with it. And we do. And we agree to disagree on a lot of stuff. But then we always come back and we’re civil to each other. And I think that’s the key here is you can disagree with people. And I often do. And yet, you know, a lot of them are family people. They have kids. They participate in things that you may participate in. Find the common ground and how you can get things moving forward in a positive way. And then clearly define the differences. And that’s, I think, where you get clarity is defining the difference. You can have a different opinion. Tell me where you stand so I understand where you are. And then we can have that conversation.
SPEAKER 04 :
Brad, I think, and I’ve learned a lot from you over the years, and Liberty Toastmasters is a spot where we have these presentations, these speeches, table topics, that helps us kick the tires on ideas. And in your piece, you talked about all these different ideas dictionaries. I’d never heard of all this. How did you know this?
SPEAKER 18 :
Just doing research. I mean, one, I love books. I love old books. So there’s a lot of knowledge there. I was telling you, I was back in Cincinnati and I was in, I don’t know, bookstore, the Ohio bookstore, used bookstore, three stories tall. And I spent from nine o’clock in the Had she not been there or had that graduation, I would have been there all day. I love old books and looking for knowledge. And then, of course, you can go to the internet. Of course, you can go to AI. But there’s something about the discovery of information that just fascinates me. And it’s kind of the hunt or the chase. But I think more people should do that. I mean, we all are quick to whip out our phones and say, no, you’re wrong. It says here in chat, GBT or Claude or whatever. And that’s okay in certain instances. But then you’re not having the dialogue. You’re trying to prove somebody wrong rather than say, hey, where did you get that? Where can I find it? And can you find another source? I mean, it used to be in journalism, you had three sources to verify something. Now it’s somebody said, well, that’s great. I may trust you. I may not. But I think more often than not, we’re trying to build a more perfect union. And the only way you do that is when citizens talk to one another and have actual intelligence rather than the artificial intelligence.
SPEAKER 04 :
Right. And this curiosity to learn why people have an opinion or think about this, this curiosity and goes back to Colonel Rutledge about people and places and history. And it’s if there’s a richness to life when and there’s also respect, even when you might disagree with people, if they know that you are authentic as you’re trying to have these conversations, that helps a lot as well.
SPEAKER 18 :
Well, you can admit, I don’t know, and let’s go find out together. Hey, you were right and I was wrong, and here’s why I thought I was right. And you build a respect for that. Now, I say that, and my wife’s probably listening and going, oh, okay. She’s writing things down. But, you know, it’s important that we all are able to look at things freely and say, hey, is this really the truth? Because we’re all seeking the truth.
SPEAKER 04 :
We are.
SPEAKER 18 :
And so the only way you do that is finding more knowledge.
SPEAKER 04 :
And you’ll like this quote for the end of the show from William Penn. He said, truth never lost ground by inquiry because she is most of all reasonable. And that’s William Penn. My friends today, be grateful, read great books, think good thoughts, listen to beautiful music, communicate and listen well, live honestly and authentically, strive for high ideals, and like Superman, stand for truth, justice, and the American way. My friends, you are not alone. God bless you. God bless America. Stay tuned for hour number two.
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It’s the Kim Monson Show, analyzing the most important stories.
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I find that it takes work to get your brain around these ideas, and it takes work to engage in these conversations.
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The latest in politics and world affairs.
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With what is happening down at the Statehouse, I used to think that it was above my pay grade to read the legislation, and it’s not.
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Today’s current opinions and ideas.
SPEAKER 04 :
I see big danger in as much as we will be giving an unelected bureaucrat the power to make rules about what we inject into our bodies.
SPEAKER 16 :
Is it freedom or is it force? Let’s have a conversation.
SPEAKER 04 :
Indeed, let’s have a conversation. And welcome to our number two of the Kim Monson Show. Thank you so much for joining us. You eat your treasure, you’re valued, you have purpose. Today, strive for excellence. Take care of your heart, your soul, your mind and your body. My friends, we were made for this moment in history. Thank you to the team. That’s Producer Joe, Luke, Rachel, Zach, Echo, Charlie, Mike, Amanda, and all the people here at Crawford Broadcasting. It is Thursday, Producer Joe. Happy Thursday, Kim. Happy Thursday to you. In studio with me is Brad Beck. He is a co-founder of Liberty Toastmasters, and Liberty Toastmasters Denver will meet this Saturday.
SPEAKER 18 :
It is, and we’re looking forward to it. And I told Marshall I would promote it a little bit because I think he’ll be in the big boy seat tomorrow, Marshall Dawson.
SPEAKER 04 :
That’s right. Yeah, he will be guest hosting the show because we are filming the sequel to A Climate Conversation. And because we’d like to rectify a lot of the damage that’s been done to our economy, our way of life because of this. And rectify is our word of the day, R-E-C-T-I-F-Y. It could be to refine or purify, especially by distillation, to convert into a direct current, or to adjust the proof of alcoholic beverages by adding water or other liquids. So your challenge is to use the word rectify in a sentence today. And our quote of the day is from William Penn, and it’s from his Some Fruits of Solitude. 1693 is when he wrote this, and he was born in 1644, died in 1718. Of course, Pennsylvania is named after him. And he said, inquiry is human, blind obedience brutal. Truth never loses by the one, but often suffers by the other. And I think he wrote that all those years ago. Things don’t change. Generation to generation.
SPEAKER 18 :
Human nature doesn’t change. And when people try to perfect it, they run into all kinds of problems. So we see that being distilled down at the Capitol and they try to rectify human nature and it never works.
SPEAKER 04 :
It’s more and more control. We did hear this. Sandra said this regarding the AI and our personal information. She says, it’s my strong opinion that whoever is collecting we the people’s personal information will sell us out to the highest bidder and further on the various agenda.
SPEAKER 18 :
Oh, I’m sure they do. If you have a credit card, they know everything about you.
SPEAKER 04 :
They do. They do.
SPEAKER 18 :
And if you live in the United States, they know pretty much if you travel, especially if you go through an airport.
SPEAKER 04 :
Where you are, what you’re doing.
SPEAKER 18 :
What you’re doing.
SPEAKER 04 :
I know it. I do still. I don’t think, I’m not sure that it really matters, but it’s good for me. And when I go up, I will step off to the side of the camera and I say, I prefer to not have my picture taken when I’m at the airport.
SPEAKER 18 :
I usually stick out my tongue.
SPEAKER 04 :
I know. Somebody that travels a lot is Karen Levine, Remax Realtor. Hey, Karen, do you let them take your picture when you’re in the airport?
SPEAKER 25 :
I do. And I actually smile. You know, I try to be pleasant. But I’m sure you’re pleasant as well when you say, you know, I’d prefer not.
SPEAKER 04 :
Yes, absolutely. So Karen Levine, Remax Realtor, what’s going on in the real estate market here right now?
SPEAKER 25 :
Well, when we were chatting last night about what to share this morning, um, It hit me that I think it’s important for the listeners to hear a little bit about the April statistics. We’re now almost in the middle of May, but those statistics came out at the 1st of May. And I think what was fascinating is that the market is very steady and yet unpredictable in some marketplaces, and that we do have more choice. There are more homes on the market, which is typical for the April-May market. But with more inventory, a lot of times you’ll see pressure on pricing, which means things become maybe more affordable or there’s more room for negotiation. And the medium sales price and average sales price held strong. There wasn’t a lot of pressure downward. But we are seeing that motivated sellers are willing to negotiate a little bit more off their price and or provide seller concessions. which is in the form of dollars towards your down payment, closing costs, what it takes cash-wise to close on a property. So there are choices out there, and there is opportunity.
SPEAKER 04 :
Okay, and if people would like to change their address, what’s the best way for them to reach you, Karen Levine?
SPEAKER 25 :
The best way to reach me is give me a call or shoot me a text at 303-877-7516.
SPEAKER 04 :
And again, that’s Karen Levine, 303-877-7516. And Karen, you and Lauren are going to be in next week.
SPEAKER 25 :
We will be. We look forward to our time in the studio.
SPEAKER 04 :
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Well, and one of the charities that you highlight on a regular basis and your daughter, Michelle, who is with the bank as well as, uh, volunteers of America. And, uh, even though Christmas is seems like it’s a ways away, it’s not. And the toy drive that she organizes, uh, with others for volunteers for America is pretty impressive. Jay Davidson.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah. I mean, it’s so gratifying when your, your child who is now a woman, um, takes on a challenge and she started the toy drive 10 years ago. I barely even knew she was doing it. And all of a sudden she’s on channel seven. She’s been nominated to, well, she’s joined the board of the VOA because of her work on, on, on that effort. And, and she, she’s generating thousands of toys for underprivileged children that VOA distributes. And it’s a very gratifying experience for everybody. We come together a couple times a year and just enjoy gift wrapping and preparing everything for the holiday.
SPEAKER 04 :
Well, and it is. It’s very impressive to see all of these gifts being put into trucks to take to kids that may not have any toys at Christmastime. So it is really something that you all do there at First American State Bank. And it is all about relationships. And how can people best reach you, Jay Davidson?
SPEAKER 13 :
Best way is on the Internet. If they want to check us out, it’s FASBank.com. It stands for firstamericanstatebank.com. And I think you’ll find a lot of information in there. And if not, call us up. We have real people answering real phones, and they even smile into the phone when they talk to you.
SPEAKER 04 :
What a novel experience, Jay Davidson.
SPEAKER 13 :
I know, isn’t it?
SPEAKER 04 :
Thank you. So you don’t have to press one. You can actually talk to a person, right?
SPEAKER 13 :
No, we only have one language. It’s the only language we particularly know here. So it’s called English or it’s American. It’s not English. It’s American. You know, the difference between England and America, there are two countries separated by a similar language.
SPEAKER 04 :
You got me on that one, Jay Davidson. I hadn’t heard that one yet. So let’s get over there. Speaking of Britain and America, our Declaration of Independence is such an important document. We’re celebrating this year. It’s 250th birthday. And this is a big deal. And you had made some comments. I’ve heard that this speech by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was powerful. And going through this piece that you were referencing that you send out, you have a group that you send out lots of thoughts on, and this was on the declaration and it’s a distinguished justice explains the perils of progressivism. And it’s a justice. Thomas gave a speech at the university of Texas at Austin just recently. And this is a piece by William Brooks. And it’s, As I was reading through it, is really the idea of the Declaration and progressivism, and then also we’re having conversations about Sharia. Progressivism and Sharia cannot exist in the same spot as the Declaration of Independence from what I can tell, Jay Davidson.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah, I think you’re exactly correct. When you look at the Declaration of Independence, what is it? I mean, we talk about it all the time, but have you read it? Maybe we should read it again because it’s a profound document. It’s right up there with the Magna Carta. In fact, it’s even better than the Magna Carta because it brings it to a finer point what the meaning and the intention of the Creator’s creation is. And it says in the Declaration, we hold these truths to be self-evident. that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. Among them are life, liberty, and ownership. And there’s the definition. This is the founding of our entire nation. And if you look back at the point in time in 1750 or so, when our ancestors started fighting the tyranny of the Brits, The colonies in America were under absolute control by a British monarch. And the founders of our nation, the people that took these little wooden ships across the Atlantic Ocean to get here, took days and weeks, and a lot of them lost their lives, were very independent in nature. Or else they would not have left the comfort of Europe. And they just didn’t want to be under tyrannical rule. So when these brilliant founders get together, and I’m just totally impressed at the genius of every one of the founders of our nation. And they create this Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson is the main author, but he has help from all the other major players. And what it says is that the… that the almighty, the creator, whoever you want to call him, um, endows certain rights to the individual, to a person, not to a group, not to a nation, not to a government, not to an inanimate object, but to a person, to one person. And that is you. You are that person. You have certain rights to life, liberty and ownership. And, They are given to you by the Almighty, by the Creator, whatever you want to call him or her, whatever your terminology is. But the point is, is that government and laws, which are part of government, don’t supersede the statement in the Declaration. And the statement implied in the Declaration is that we individuals have inalienable rights and nobody can step on them. And yet, when I look at politicians going into office and passing another law, increasing another tax, administering another fee, I say, you are going against the intent of the founding of our nation when you do this. And people will say, well, we need this law. We need to protect these. We need to do that. I say, well, have you thought about it? I mean, do we really need a Save America Act? Isn’t it already illegal for non-citizens to vote? So we need another law? Think about what laws do when politicians pass them. Even somebody with whom I agree passes them. We have further restrictions on our rights to self-choice. And that is an abrogation that’s going against the intent and the meaning of the Constitution and the Declaration, particularly. So to me, the Declaration is a moral statement. And the one final point I’ll make here, Kim, is that it doesn’t say some men, some white men, some black men, some Indian men, whatever, are created. It says all men, all. You don’t have to be an American citizen to come under the aegis of the Almighty. He creates all people equally. And you each have a right to your own self-determination. Now, there are laws. They’re called commandments or they’re laws in the Constitution that govern how we act and should act. And, you know, good. I say let’s enforce those. But we don’t need to create new laws all the time because all that does is restrict our individual right to make a choice.
SPEAKER 04 :
Well, and a couple of points on that. When the founders were referring to men, they weren’t just referring to men. They were also referring to women. At least how I learned it in the old days was when referred to men, it was basically to humankind. And I think that’s an important distinction. And then to your point on the referring to the Save America Act, what we’ve seen is, for example, here in Colorado, We now have, it’s just connect the dots and the dots get connected through legislation, through different years. But one of those is, is that here in America now, somebody that is here illegally can get a driver’s license. OK, but then there’s another law that was put in place here in Colorado that when you have an interaction with the government entity, state agency, it could be Medicaid, it could be getting your driver’s license that you automatically get registered. But yet if somebody is here to vote, if somebody is here illegally, they’re supposed to say, oh, I’m not supposed to get a ballot. That is not the way this is supposed to work regarding our elections. And Colorado has put in place things that I think can undermine the votes of legitimate American citizens. And that’s not the way it’s supposed to be, Jay.
SPEAKER 13 :
You’re right, Kim, and it’s a very good argument. But I would submit to you that rather than creating another law, which can be manipulated to anybody’s benefit, Put a smart lawyer on it. You’ll have it manipulated in about five minutes. Right. Why don’t you just get rid of the laws that somebody else passed that said, when you go register for this, you get a voting ballot. Why don’t you get rid of those laws? Why aren’t we going back through the thousands and thousands of laws that have been passed that now can govern our lives as individuals? Why aren’t we going back to the Declaration and the Constitution? and simplifying it. It is illegal for people to come into America without permission. It’s illegal. So why are we letting it happen? Well, because of Joe Biden and a Barack Obama like it. Well, we don’t, the rest of us don’t. So, but the point is, is that the constitution defines that we don’t need an artificial law to fix the constitution. We need to follow the constitution as it is written
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And welcome back to the Kim Monson Show. Be sure and check out our website. That is Kim Monson, M-O-N-S-O-N dot com. Check out our new newsroom and join our community. This is a place where we are connecting and conversing and contemplating these big ideas. But also wanted to mention Little Richie’s, which is your local neighborhood spot where you can get authentic New York style pizza and pasta. They’re locally owned. They’ve been serving Parker and Golden. for over 20 years. And on this weekend, the weekends are great because on Saturdays, you can buy one Calzone and get the second Calzone half off. And Little Richie’s is spelled L-I-L-R-I-C-C-I-S. And that is Little Richie’s in Parker and in Golden. And we’re talking with Jay Davidson. He is the founder and CEO of First American State Bank, which is a community bank located right here in the Denver Tech Center. great sponsor of the show. We’re talking about our Declaration of Independence. And Jay, there’s going to be a lot of celebrations. It’s going to be a lot of fun with fireworks and red, white, and blue and all kinds of things for this 4th of July. But in this piece that you’ve shared, the Declaration of Independence describes a moral principle that You said that it says that Justice Thomas in this speech down at in Texas concluded with a reminder that the declaration is not merely a document to be admired, but a commitment to be lived. And the people’s the men who signed it pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor. So when you get this argument that, oh, it was just a bunch of rich old white guys that were just watching out for themselves when they signed that. pledging their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honors, they could hear the British cannons down the river. They were serious about this thing that they were passing on to the next generation. And that was liberty. And in this, it’s time for us in our generation to understand the document of the Declaration and the Constitution and make a commitment to live by it just like they did 250 years ago, Jay.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah, that’s a very good point. They were signing their death sentence. The king of England would have beheaded them or whatever he did at the time had the king prevailed. That’s commitment. That’s integrity. I mean, they were very brave and they truly believed in what they were doing. And I think most of us, when we think about it, do believe also in what they were doing and attempting to do. It was the right thing. And it was a calling. And I say in my piece, like Thompson said, we do not judge the Declaration. It judges us. Because how we live to the precepts, the concepts, the ideas, the profundity of the Declaration tells one how much he or she understands the declaration and what they’re really saying. So people can poo poo it and do all the stuff that they do. And that’s typical leftists and progressives. And, and even some of the people on the right say they appreciate it, but they don’t act like it. I mean, when they’re passing as many laws, um, as the Democrats are, uh, they don’t get it. But the point is that I’m trying to make is that, uh, The Declaration judges us. We don’t judge it. Understand it and really delve into the depths of what they’re saying, the intricacies that exist within and between the sentences and the words and the ideas.
SPEAKER 04 :
So, Jay, this concept, this principle, this foundational principle that all men are created equal, What that means is then we should all be treated equally under the law. That means no special deals for anybody because you can’t give to to paraphrase Maggie Thatcher, who you’ve met or who you met is you can’t give to someone something that you haven’t taken from somebody else. first and so when we’re giving a right or when government is attempting to give a right special treatment to one person that means they’re taking it from somebody else and that is antithetical to this concept that all men are created equal yeah you’re you’re 100 right um for instance i mean the most obvious example is the taxation um
SPEAKER 13 :
There’s a progressive tax rate in America today. Progressive meaning the more you make, the larger percent of your income they take. Now, why is that? Because there’s one person, one individual, whether he’s a billionaire or makes $100,000 a year, does he use more of the services that exist in America today that we’re supposed to be paying for? No, he’s just one person. How much can he use? He drives the roads just like us and has to pay for that. Okay, I get that. But when the government is taking 37% on a federal level, and then you add in the state and local level, we’re up close to 50% of what that high net worth person makes. And then the lower 50% of all the wage earners don’t pay any tax. They’re net recipients. of government largesse, but welfare, entitlement, and so on and so forth. So where’s the fairness in that when you have a progressive, highly progressive, what I would call leftist tax code? And that’s what we have today. So in order to fund the people that don’t make a lot of money, you take from the people that do make a lot of money and Is that in concert with what the meaning of the Declaration of Independence is? Do you have an unable right to ownership? And if the government can take your money on a whim through taxation or fees, then you don’t have a right to ownership. Therefore, this kind of progressive taxation is antithetic to the Declaration, to the sanctity of the individual.
SPEAKER 04 :
So this argument, this progressive tax taxation is one of the foundations of the Communist Manifesto and putting people in groups. That’s part of the Communist Manifesto. And many of our young people are feeling squeezed and they are being kind of sold this. Hey, look at that rich guy over there. We have him. Pay his fair share. And then the premise is that government will take that money from this rich person over here and give it to other people. Well, that’s antithetical to the American idea. And that is not… And I think young people look over at somebody that’s rich and they think, oh, they got that because they stomped all over other people. Well, the only way that can happen is with cronyism, where somebody has the help of government basically to succeed. But capitalism, true capitalism, trading value for value, where people can come up with a product or a service and people are willing to trade their hard-earned dollars for that, well, that’s capitalism and that’s what’s made America great. But our young people, when there’s that narrative that, you know, the fat cat over there, let’s have government take more of his money and give it to other people, just realize that through, for example, sales tax and through payroll tax, our young people are paying a lot in taxes there. And so instead of higher taxes for everybody, let’s lower taxes across the board for everybody, and I think more Americans will thrive and prosper, Jay.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah, what you talk about is I think it’s called a flat tax, and I’m totally in favor of that. I mean, I’m fine with paying my fair share, and I think everybody else should be. I mean, we’re contributing to the good of our nation. I’m okay with that. It’s just that if you’re in a high net worth category, you’re paying a lot more than the next guy over for the same kind of services, services which personally I don’t want. I don’t like government involvement in my life. I want them out. But that’s just my personal hang up. And I think I wonder if a lot of people have the same issues when you really think about it. So, you know, you’re 100% right. The young people are looking at people that have worked for 40, 50, 60 years and saying, well, they have it all. Why don’t I? Well, honestly, folks, you can say what you want. But 40, 50, 60 years, we suffered in the early years. We had nothing. We built ourselves up. We did it honestly and ethically and appropriately. And like you said, you define capitalism perfectly. It’s called fair value, willing buyer, willing seller without outside coercion. That’s fair value. And so when the government gets involved in cronyism, it distorts that relationship. It distorts the marketplace. It distorts the pricing mechanism for goods and services and destroys it, frankly. So the government is not helping us in any way, shape or form when they say, well, we’re going to do this war on poverty or we’re going to do this war on drugs or, you know, people. How successful has this been? Really? Think about it.
SPEAKER 04 :
And that’s not the proper role of government. That’s the other thing about the Declaration of the Constitution is it defines the proper role of government. So, Jay, I’m going to share just a little example because I’m the president of Colorado Union of Taxpayers, which has been watching legislation for 50 years. It’s all volunteers. And we had a Republican legislator who was proposing to lower a tax. I’ll keep this as broad as possible to not identify the person. And it was regarding taxes on some income. And it was peeling out a certain group to lower those taxes on. And well, it was a Social Security, lower taxes on Social Security. And he was able to get a very… progressive Democrat to get onto the bill with him when he said that it would be means tested. And what that meant was, is that if you made above a certain amount, then you didn’t get this tax break. And we at CUT came out as a no on that. And the reason that we did was because instead of treating everyone equally, it was putting people in groups. And when you put people in groups, then they start to vote differently as well. And for the life of me, he could not understand why we would be against a reduction in taxes, but not treating people fairly is or equally is inherent in communism. And we felt it was more important to take a stand on that than just this lowering this tax for one group. And so this was on the more conservative side of the aisle that this discussion was happening, Jay.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah, you see, here’s a conservative politician, a Republican, who understands business and understands capitalism to some level, and yet he’s proposing a cronyistic type of tax break. It just is mind-boggling to me that You know, even President Trump, I mean, he does something like Doge. What a brilliant move. And then he goes and says to Spirit Airlines, we’re going to save your bacon. Well, you just went against every intention of Doge of reducing government spending. And now you want to spend more. So even my party’s politicians are not consistent in their application. And I think your CUT cut outfit is exactly right. You are addressing the deeper issue. Yeah, granted, we all want tax breaks on this, that, and the other thing. But the deepest issue is, like you said, avoiding tribalism, avoiding segmenting people into groups. I mean, the Nazis did this. Look at how effective they were against the Jewish people. This is a sin, and it’s so wrong. And yet we keep doing that time and time again. Mondami in New York is just off the edge, and yet people vote him in. And why? Why do you allow these things to happen? Where’s the principle? What is the principle? If it’s independence and the ability to make your own choices, then a guy like Mondami and the left progressives or the right extremists, the ones that want control of a woman’s body or this, that, and the other thing, they’re all wrong. So individual choice, the individual is the sacred item in the discussion in the Declaration of Independence. That’s really what comes through. is the fact that the Almighty imbues the individual with a soul and a spirit and puts life into this hunk of clay and says, you know, here’s knowledge of good and evil. They from the tree of good and evil in the Old Testament. And then he says, here’s free choice. So you go into this world, you have free choice, but you also have knowledge. Now you do what’s right. And he’s testing us every step of the way. And so, If we think about the whole thing independently, then what CUT did was the appropriate action. You moved on the side of independence, of individual independence.
SPEAKER 04 :
And that’s what we have to do with this 250th birthday of the Declaration is talk to each other and reclaim these foundational principles. Jay Davidson, we’re out of time. Jay Davidson, CEO of First American State Bank, will talk with you next month. And as always, thank you.
SPEAKER 13 :
Thank you, Kim. It’s a pleasure.
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It’s always good to be here. And I just want to say, Kim, thank you for all that you do for the community and all the listeners, because you’re a great resource, but you also support so many things that are part of the American fabric. So thank you.
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It’s my honor. And it is election season. And any candidate that reaches out to me, I will get them some airtime. And on the line with us is Amy Parks, and she is running for state house. Amy, welcome to the show. Hello, thank you for having me. And so tell us a little bit about you and what you’re running for.
SPEAKER 23 :
Yeah, so I am running for House District 51. And if you’re not familiar with that, it’s a little pocket. It’s a great little district solely within Larimer County in northern Colorado. It is the last Republican held seat that is completely in Larimer County. And I am compelled to hold on to that. Okay. We can feel the blue encroaching in. And, yeah, we need to protect this seat.
SPEAKER 04 :
Okay. And so tell us about you, Amy Parks.
SPEAKER 23 :
Yeah, so I am a mom. That is my greatest honor and most important job. I have three kids, a 20-year-old, an 18-year-old, and a 15-year-old. I’ve lived in Loveland here for almost 16 years. And I, professionally, I am a communications specialist in the world of water, which is always important, but feels a little more important this year than it even has been. And I have worked for the last decade with Republican candidates, getting candidates elected, and Laramie Wilson. I’m very proud of that work.
SPEAKER 04 :
Okay. And if elected to House District 51, what’s the first thing you do down at the state house?
SPEAKER 23 :
Oh, my gosh. We have got to… Work on what everybody is talking about. First of all, budget is a big deal. And while it sort of it is a crisis, we have a spending problem in this state. It is an opportunity for us to look at what is going on and peel things back, see where there is waste in our state spending and begin saving our taxpayers some money.
SPEAKER 04 :
Okay, and yes, I’m the president of the Colorado Union of Taxpayers. It’s an all-volunteer group, and what we have seen this legislature do to everyday people and their pocketbooks is really of tremendous concern. How can people get more information about you, Amy?
SPEAKER 23 :
Yeah, so people can learn more about me at amyparkscolorado.com. Lots of information there about myself, what I stand for, What I hope to do, my background, my family, my endorsements, all of those great things, ways to volunteer, ways to contribute, all of those things are on that website at amyparkscolorado.com.
SPEAKER 04 :
Okay. And your final thought you’d like to leave with our listeners, Amy?
SPEAKER 23 :
I am excited to get to work. We have so much to do in this state, and I think the voters are being heard louder than they’ve ever been heard before. We were seeing the legislature come after these citizen led initiatives and it’s wrong. And they’re they’re coming after the voters in our voice any which way they can. And I’m ready to serve and fight against that. OK. And one more time, that Web site, Amy Park, Colorado dot com.
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Well, Amy, thank you to you and your family for you stepping forward to run for Colorado House District 51. Yeah, thank you. Thank you for having me today. Absolutely. And on the line with us is Brad Miller. He is a former lieutenant colonel in the Army. He was commander of 101st Airborne Group. And it’s great to have you, Brad Miller. Did I get that pretty close to correct?
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Hey, Kim, thanks for having me on again. Yeah, I was a commander in one of the battalions within the 101st Airborne Division.
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Okay. And you are involved with a movie that will be aired or not aired, but shown. There you go, shown on June 30th. But wanted to get you back on because it’s important that people get their tickets or support this movie, Duty to Disobey, by tomorrow, which is the 15th of May. So explain that to our listeners if they’ve not heard you on the show before.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, thank you. Appreciate it. Yes, so the documentary is called Duty to Disobey, and people can go to the website dutytodisobeyfilm.com to reserve their tickets. Now, the documentary is being premiered on June 30th at various locations all across the country, 100-plus locations. Many of those locations are AMC theaters, and in order to secure the site, we have to sell 50% of the seats that are available online. by tomorrow by may 15th so tickets can be purchased at that website duty to disobey film.com they’re only twenty dollars and in colorado specifically there are four locations that duty to disobey will be premiered at and that is um fort collins it’s uh colorado springs denver and castle rock and all four of those locations We still do need to sell more tickets before tomorrow. So yes, we would encourage everyone to go to DutyToDisobeyFilm.com. They can get their tickets there, but they can also purchase DVDs. They can make a donation as well, etc.
SPEAKER 04 :
Okay, and I think a great way to make a donation would be to buy the tickets. And I know a lot of people don’t know what they’re going to be doing on the 30th of June. But you and Pam Long, who is on the show regularly, she’s a contributor to the Kim Monson Show. She’s a former captain in the Army Medical Service Corps, West Point grad. So many of our servicemen and women here. made difficult decisions regarding the experimental COVID vaccine. And so much so that you put basically your pension on the line because you said, I have a duty to disobey this unlawful order. And you really put a lot on the line, Brad Miller.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, that’s correct. And, you know, in my situation was not entirely unique. There were approximately 100,000 service members that lost their careers because of the unlawful and destructive COVID shot mandate. And I would say that this story is so important, and yet the average American probably does not understand the full impact of the military’s mandate. And it’s something in which the impact goes far beyond just the military. It affected far more than just the service members because It was at the heart of these discussions, which, oh, by the way, are resurfacing once again right now, this tension that exists between the collective or public health and then personal freedom or our personal rights. So we experienced this a couple years ago with COVID. Some of these situations are starting to emerge again. We’re starting to see some similar conversations pop back up. So what I would say right now, one of the best things that people can do in order to preserve our freedoms is to understand what happened with the military’s COVID shot mandate, understand why it was unequivocally unlawful and why it was so destructive, not just to the military, but to American freedoms in general. And one of the best ways to do that, Kim, exactly like you said, even if you’re not sure if you’re going to be able to make it to the in-person viewing on the 30th, go ahead and purchase those tickets. Again, they’re only $20 and it would be well worth it.
SPEAKER 04 :
Well, and this is a way, my friends, to support those that are on the front line, first of all, but secondly, that took a front line position on this very difficult time that we were going through in our country. And they responded with courage because it was the right thing to do. And Brad, I’m just going to, we’ve got about a minute left. Brad Beck, I’d like you to comment on this.
SPEAKER 18 :
Well, you know, I’ve never served in the military and never had the honor, but it seems to me that at some point, those that do, they always follow orders, and the legal ramifications are there, but also the moral ramifications. And so I hope that the movie addresses that.
SPEAKER 07 :
Brad Millen? Yes, it does. And of course, yes, it’s a great point. And of course, that’s why the name itself, is so evocative duty to disobey because it calls to attention that of course the military is an orders-based institution however you do have a duty obligation to disobey unlawful orders something that the military itself not only acknowledges but actually teaches even its most junior service members
SPEAKER 04 :
Okay, so again, my friends, a way to support and say thank you to those 100,000 individuals who made the difficult decision during this very difficult time in our country. We need to support them. And I have my tickets for the June 30th premiere of this, Brad Miller, and I’d really encourage others to do that as well. Again, what is that website for people to do that?
SPEAKER 07 :
Duty to disobey film.com.
SPEAKER 04 :
That is duty to disobey film.com. Get your tickets by tomorrow. So actually pull your phone out and do it right now. That would be a good thing. Brad Miller, as always, thank you so much.
SPEAKER 07 :
Thank you.
SPEAKER 04 :
And Brad Beck, it’s always so great to have you in studio.
SPEAKER 18 :
Well, it’s a pleasure to be here, and I always learn something, so thank you for the opportunity.
SPEAKER 04 :
Well, that’s what we’re trying to make happen.
SPEAKER 18 :
And come to Toastmasters on Saturday in Denver.
SPEAKER 04 :
In Denver at the Independence Institute at 10 o’clock.
SPEAKER 18 :
10 a.m., and we’d love to have you, and you’ll learn a little bit as well.
SPEAKER 04 :
And we do. We learn from each other and have great spirited discussions afterwards.
SPEAKER 18 :
We always do. Lunch is interesting.
SPEAKER 04 :
It is interesting. Okay, our quote for the end of the show is from William Penn. He said, Truth never lost ground by inquiry because she is most of all reasonable. So my friends, today be grateful. Read great books. Think good thoughts. Listen to beautiful music. Communicate and listen well. Live honestly and authentically. Strive for high ideals and like Superman, stand for truth, justice, and the American way. My friends, you are not alone. God bless you and God bless America.
SPEAKER 05 :
Deliver free life Talking about.
SPEAKER 02 :
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