Kim Monson tackles several major issues impacting Colorado residents, beginning with a discussion about how government policies can “enfeeble” citizens through excessive taxation, regulation, and centralized control. The program examines new legislative efforts that critics say could undermine Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) and shift financial burdens onto taxpayers.
Former state senator Kevin Lundberg joins the show to analyze concerns about the spread of Sharia law influence in Western countries and the broader cultural and political implications of immigration policies. The conversation highlights the importance of understanding ideological systems that may conflict with the constitutional framework of the United
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And beautiful days right now. Of course, we all want moisture, but yet these are beautiful days. And I was talking with someone the other day about how precious life is. And I’m sure that you’ve all heard this saying, but let’s see, how does it go? Every day is a gift. That’s why we call it the present gift. And we need to embrace each and every day. So check out our website. It is kimMonson.com. And there you click on the newsletter icon. 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And there’s different things at different levels. The levels are $50 a year, $100 a year, or $200 a year. And if you have been contributing regularly, whatever level that you’ve been contributing at, just go ahead. That’ll work and we’ll get you into those particular levels. If you want to up your level, just text me and let me know. That text line is 720-605-0647. And I will be reaching out to all of you as well. But I thank all of you who support us because we are an independent voice on an independent station as we search for truth and clarity by looking at these issues through this lens of freedom versus force, force versus freedom. And remember, if something is a good idea, you should not have to force people to do it. And it’s not compassion and it’s not altruistic to take other people’s stuff, whether or not it’s their rights, their property, freedom, livelihood, opportunity, childhoods, or lives via force. and control and force can be a weapon but it can be policy and unpredictable and excessive taxation fees fear coercion government-induced inflation the agenda of the world economic forum and globalist elites and their tools are the united nations this colorado state legislature this governor but it’s also county local school district and special district levels as well. And whenever you see these bike lanes with the pylons and the, I don’t know what you call them, the turtles, that is called a road diet. And I’ve talked to people that have had their streets that have been had those implemented. They’re like, I’ve never seen anybody in those bike lanes. But the agenda is to put us on what’s called a road diet, which would be decreasing the size of our roads. Ultimately, the goal is to try to get us out of our personal vehicles. And it’s an assault upon our freedom of mobility. And it’s an assault upon our freedom. under this guise of trying to push people into buses and trains and bicycles and walking. And we all, if we want to do that by choice, that’s one thing, but this is a not so subtle force there. So it’s important that we understand that. On the show, we focus on the issues and I will mention the, people pushing those issues, but we really work to stay out of all of the personality fighting that can happen in politics. And let’s see, I want to say thank you to some of our sponsors. One of those is Laramie Energy and Bob Boswell for their gold sponsorship of the show, because it’s reliable, efficient, affordable, and abundant power from naturally occurring hydrocarbons, such as oil, natural gas, and coal that powers our lives, fuels our hopes and dreams. and empowers us to change our own personal climate. And our word of the day, and I found just this treasure trove of words going through Washington’s, George Washington’s farewell address, and this one is enfeeble. It’s spelled E-N-F-E-E-B-L-E, and it could be number one, to make physically weak as from age, sickness, or frail. Number two, to make weak intellectually or morally. Number three, to make lacking in substance, brightness, or distinctness. And the last is to make lacking in effectiveness. So it is enfeeble. And what we see with overreaching government is it enfeebles the people, everyday people. And Washington knew it all those years ago. And we are clearly, I think, in the third founding of our country. And with this massive debt, not only at the national level, but at the local levels as well, school districts and special districts, we’re going to have to go through our property taxes and really understand that because these taxes are enfeebling we the people. I also wanted to mention Hooters restaurants, how I got to know them. It’s such an important story about freedom and free markets and capitalism. And it occurred when I was on city council 2012 to 2016. And what we saw was that there were PBIs, politicians, bureaucrats, and interested parties involved. They were trying to use their power and control to prevent a legitimate business from coming into a municipality. And that is not the proper role of government. Businesses should be able to compete in the market. Of course, our restaurants are really struggling because of government once again involved in minimum wage and the Family Leave Act and taxes, payroll taxes. And the higher the taxes, the more control it makes it more and more difficult for our restaurants. And that’s not the way it’s supposed to be. We need to take the shackles off of all of this stuff and let our businesses compete in a free market. But Hooters Restaurants, the owners are truly patriots. They love our country. But they are your neighborhood wing joint. They are home of the world-famous Hooters girls and the craveable wings that make game day legendary. So whether you’re catching the basketball game, UFC, or just meeting up with your crew, Hooters is where the energy is high, the beer is cold, and the wings are always saucy. They do have specials Monday through Friday for lunch and for happy hour. So I thank them for their sponsorship of the show. And let’s see, the next thing, our quote of the day, I went to Daniel Webster. Last night was our Colorado Union of Taxpayers board meeting. And this is such an amazing group of people. The amount of work that they are doing to go through legislation each week that’s scheduled for hearing. And take positions on bills. We look at the bills, how they affect the taxpayer, which is all of us. TABR, Colorado’s Taxpayers Bill of Rights. And there is a, speaking of that, there is Senate Bill 135. You’ll want to take a look at that. That the legislature is referring to the November ballot bill. basically a bill that will gut TABOR, Colorado’s Taxpayers Bill of Rights. Now, we have seen workarounds and undercutting TABOR. This is an all-out assault. And so we’ve got to roll up our sleeves and really inform people about that. And they have that under the guise of K-12 education. But K-12 education is getting a lot of money as it is. And we’re going to be doing more research on that so that people understand that. But that fight is coming down the pike. Issues can get onto the ballot two different ways. One is they can just be referred over to the ballot, the legislature. And it seems like the legislature doesn’t have to jump through all the hoops with all the language that we have to if we’re petitioning on. But so that can be referred to the ballot from the legislature. And then secondly, issues can get put onto the ballot via petition. And that’s what Protect Kids Colorado did. And what’s amazing, because that has become somewhat of a rich man’s game. And there’s companies out there that will have petition carriers that will solicit your signature. Your signature is worth, on those petitions, it depends, but it can be $10 a signature. And when they say, oh, just get this on the ballot, no, understand what these issues are before you give away your signature. So there’s petition gatherers, companies that go to work on getting different questions onto the ballot, which is expensive. What happened with Protect Kids Colorado, and they did end up paying for just a few signatures, 3,500 plus volunteers, and Yvonne probably has the exact number. because Yvonne Paez was the one that really was the general on working all these petitions with all of these petition gathers. But over 3,500 people volunteered to get these questions onto the ballot. And so that’s where the citizens get that on there. And we’ll talk with Kevin Lundberg here in just a few moments. He’s on the board of Protect Kids Colorado and the great amount of work that they did. So I mentioned Yvonne Paez. Also, Patty McKernan worked diligently in the Catholic arena, and the Catholics really stepped forward as well to get these questions onto the ballot. So anyway, Tabor, gutting of Tabor is going to be on the ballot. But we will be organizing with others. I know the Tabor Foundation is getting ready for this battle as well. But when you see my fellow board members from the Colorado Union of Taxpayers, say thank you to them. These people are truly patriots, spending time to get you informed on what’s happening down at the Statehouse. And that group is Steve Dorman, Greg Golianski, Russ Haas, Bill Hamill, Rob Knuth, John Nelson, Wendy Warner, Marty Nielsen, Ramey Johnson, Mary Jansen, Dave Evans, Corey Onozorg, Paula Beard, and Ray Beard. And go to Colorado Union of Taxpayers website. That’s coloradotaxpayer.org. Join us. It’s only $25 a year. 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Welcome back to the Kim Monson Show. Check out our website. That is KimMonson, M-O-N-S-O-N.com. And this Saturday, March 14th, 8 to 4 p.m., out at the United States Marine Corps Memorial, which is out at the corner of Colfax and And well, it’s 16899 West Colfax in Golden. And it is the President’s Birthday Challenge. And Paula Sarles has the number seven. It’s a big year for that. It’s her 77th birthday. It’s the 57th anniversary of the memorial. Her 27th year of veteran advocacy is 17 years since her husband Tony’s passing. And Tony, well, Paula is a Gold Star wife. And so from 8 to 4, out at the Marine Memorial, she will be reading and remembering. names of heroes and she is inviting everyone to come out for as long as you would like to be there and say the name of your hero as well. And you can watch it live stream on the Foundation Facebook page and you can make your contribution by going to usmcmemorialfoundation.org and click on the ribbon at the top for the President’s Birthday Challenge. Again, that is usmcmemorialfoundation.org. And on the line with me is Kevin Lundberg. He is a former state senator, the author of the Lundberg Report. Welcome, Kevin Lundberg.
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Well, thank you, Kim. It’s good being with you on this. Boy, it’s not even dawn yet now.
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I know we all have jet lag from the spring forward, you know.
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Right, right.
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So let’s talk a little bit about your newsletter to begin with. You published this on Saturdays. And, of course, you’re going through a lot of different legislation. But I was a little shocked at all of the links that you have regarding Sharia law in the U.S. And we’re going to have Mark Tapscott on the show on Saturday. thursday with the washington examiner because he’s been writing some stories about sharia here in the united states islam and islam and islamination i think he said but i cannot believe all the postings that you have regarding this and all the different subjects that you have so let’s talk a little bit about that uh… there’s nine different points that you made up regarding sharia uh… the First one is Sharia law and U.S. capability and hearings. So you’re absolutely right. Sharia is, there’s no way that the Sharia law and the Constitution can exist in the same spot, right?
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Right. You know, it’s overwhelming to me. I knew that I was putting out something. You know, let me back up. I try to make the newsletter a very concise, simple piece of information every week. I try to pick out a few important nuggets and just put that before people so that they can grab it and go, you might say. And plenty of links for people to do a little more digging. That means maybe two or three in each article if I can find good stuff for people to be reading. But I’ve been working on this project for a while because I’ve been made aware of a real problem we have developing in our country and we see it already having played out essentially in Europe and in the UK where Islam is taking over their country and completely remaking it into a different thing than what it was. And I see this cropping up everywhere here in our country as well, but it’s kind of under the covers. You know, I remember maybe 20 years ago, a sister of mine was in a local library in the Denver area. I think it was part of the Denver public library system. And she noticed a whole wing was in Arabic. And yeah, there’s, there’s a, a mosque that’s nearby and, And apparently that whole community had become so saturated with that culture that the library decided that, you know, they’d start publishing everything that way. Well, you know, we are a nation of immigrants. We really are. A melting pot, they call it. And for good reason, through the history of our nation, it was founded as a British colony or from British colonies that were people who had all come over to be here. So it’s nothing unusual for new cultures to move in, if you will. But this one’s a little bit, is not a little bit, is a lot different. because they’re not moving in with a new language, and that’s it, and then they become a part of the system here. No, they’re moving in with a new political philosophy, and it’s tied in under the guise of a theology, but it’s really a political system. I start that whole thing with a little statement that I said it’s a – a seventh century social construct of raw and violent political power. And that’s exactly what Islam is. It’s not just a religion to be protected under the First Amendment. No, it’s a threat to our culture. It’s a threat to our system of government. It’s a threat to our system of values. And it’s got you know, a millennium and a half of history proving that they’re here to take over and to destroy everything in its path. And I didn’t know how else to say this. I started, you know, so trying to collect all the different little parts and pieces that were out there and mostly in social media posts. X turns out to be a, you know, pretty valuable tool and just finding out what are people talking about? What’s happening out there? And yeah, it turns into this list over the course of a couple of months of just studying this stuff. It’s overwhelming. And I don’t recommend people read everything, but sample it, look at it and consider it carefully.
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Well, and there’s nine points that you made on this, Kevin. One was Sharia law and U.S. capability in hearings. Number two, the Islamization of Texas, the United States. And number three is warnings from ex-Muslims and survivors for incidents of intolerance, violence and terror. Five, political statements and figures. Six, historical conquest, Islamization examples. Seven, calls for action. Bans, deportations, theological critiques. Eight, influencing children, schools, women, birth rates, replacement population. Nine, international. And it is extensive. And we need to understand this because… There is no way that the political structure of Islam and the Constitution can exist in the same spot. And as you mentioned, we are a nation of immigrants, but it’s a nation of immigrants that have assimilated into this idea that all men are created equal with these rights from God of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. And that and Islam, Islam does not believe that. And so that’s why this is so important that we understand what is going on. The other thing that’s been interesting is I know from experience, because I was on the board of Lutheran Family Services many years ago, that we have used our own tax money to… I think the Islamization, I have trouble with the word, you know, creating Islam here in the country.
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Islamization?
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Yeah, that word.
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Islamization. Yeah, that word.
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That word. And because we’ve used tax dollars under the guise of refugee resettlement, asylee resettlement, to actually bring people here and put them into communities. And certainly… People that are persecuted religiously were concerned about that, but… What has happened, though, is there was not assimilation into the American idea. And I remember asking the question, I said, are we not explaining the Christian idea and also America? And what they said to me is we can’t talk about that stuff because we’re using government dollars. And that the hope was that it would just… that people would just understand the Christian idea and the American idea. That doesn’t happen. It doesn’t happen in education, and it doesn’t happen when we are bringing people into the country either. Kevin Lemberg.
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Yeah, and so let me say this, because this is a Gordian knot, that there is no simple solution here, but you first have to recognize the problem. And I know I took a very extraordinary… direction for this particular newsletter. And I promise not to do it next month or next week. But I couldn’t find a better way to express the the global implications of this. I mean that both in the sense of worldwide as well as just every subject and every aspect of life here in our country. We are based, you know, I said we’re a nation of immigrants, but we’re also predicated on this value of liberty and individual responsibility, which really overrides arches beyond government, uh, uh, oversight, if you will. Um, and, and so there, there’s no simple fix to just say, well, you stay out. No, no, but we, we do have to figure out where we draw the line so as to not be overwhelmed. Like we see so many other cultures and we see it in our country too. You know, look at what’s happening in New York city. At this point in Minneapolis, in Dearborn, the list goes on and on in Aurora, Colorado, in certain ways, but but not to the extent that we see in these other areas. And we can’t I don’t want to do a postmortem of what happened to the United States. I want to do a proactive looking forward to say, how can we deal with this in an appropriate fashion? ways that honors those values that are established in our Constitution that, yes, you know, you called it Christian, and I will call it a biblical framework. Everybody has to have a worldview, and our nation has a worldview as well. And that’s how the Constitution was framed, and that’s kind of how it operates. And, you know, we’re up against a wall here that And we’re also up against the wall of a time break, I know, on the program, so I’ll shut up.
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So, yeah, let’s do that. And when we come back, we are going to add in Representative Bob Marshall. He is a Democrat. He has a bill, along with Representative Jennifer Bacon. House Bill 26-1203, Modification of County Commissioner Elections. And we at CUT have taken a position on the bill. There have been amendments, and Representative Marshall wanted to make sure that we were aware of that. And we at CUT and over at the Kim Monson Newsroom realized that we had some improvements that we could make because when we take a position on the air, we want to make sure that we’re current on everything. And I appreciate him reaching out. So we’re going to add him in. When we come back, our quote of the day, I blew through all of this stuff here. So much going on. Our quote of the day is from Daniel Webster. And he was an American lawyer and statesman. Born in 1782, died in 1852. I’ll give more information about him later. But he said an unlimited right to tax implies a right to destroy. And we’ve got a lot of tax stuff happening down at the legislature. We have these important discussions because of our wonderful sponsors for everything regarding residential real estate. Talk to Karen Levine.
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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. Also check out the website for the Center for American Values, which is located in Pueblo. It’s co-founded by Drew Dick’s Medal of Honor recipient for actions he took during the Vietnam War. And Brad Padula, who is an Emmy Award winning documentary maker. And they’ve got an event coming up next. This, on the 16th, Drew will be in Tombstone, Arizona, and he has a webinar for students. They focus on these values of honor, integrity, and patriotism. And you can sign up by going to AmericanValueCenter.org, AmericanValueCenter.org. We have on the line with us former state senator Kevin Lundberg. He is the author of the Lundberg Report. And we are adding in Colorado Representative Bob Marshall. He represents House District 43. Bob, welcome to the show.
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Well, thanks for having me.
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And Bob, I appreciate you. Yeah, I got you. Yes, thank you. And I have this volunteer gig as president of the Colorado Union of Taxpayers. We are all volunteers. And we go through legislation, which is scheduled for the next week, and take positions on bills regarding how it affects the taxpayer, Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, property rights. and parental choice and education and we think elections are part of all that and we took a position on house bill 26 1203 a no position on that which is the modification of elections for county commissioners and bob you’re one of the prime sponsors on the bill and you reached out because we talked about the bill with one of our board members dave evans last week On Thursday, we’d taken the position on Monday, but the bill that had been heard, and there were some amendments, and we were talking about the bill in its original, not as amended, and you wanted to talk about that. So set this up for us, Bob.
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All right. Well, I mean, it’s a good governance bill on its merits. The biggest issue is these at-large elections in the counties. For these large counties, we have… Seven very large counties, Jefferson County, 600,000 people, almost a billion dollar budget where they elect three commissioners at large. And these at large elections are notorious. They are always used to lock out political minorities. It doesn’t matter who the political minority may be. No political scientist says these things are good. So just as an example, when the United States first started, half the states elected their entire congressional delegations at large, meaning everybody voted for everyone. And if that was Everybody would be elected through Denver and Boulder with the population centers. It was so screwed up, Congress in 1842 came down and said, stop it. You will all elect everyone by districts, which are the congressional districts we have today. And that was over screams of states’ rights and local control, but the representation was so bad, Congress overrode every state and said, you will elect people by congressional districts. After the Civil War, they became notorious in local governments throughout the United States, but especially in the South and Midwest, that all the local governments, boards of education, city councils, county commissions would elect their entire government at large to lock out racial political minorities. So forever, if you had a town that was 60% white, 40% black, Everybody would be white on the council. All the resources of the town go into the white section of town. And every time they say, well, it’s local control. We’ll vote. We decide. And they raise their hands and 60% say, oh, everything is terrific. And 40% says, no, this is awful. We hate it. Well, you lost again. So in the 1970s and 1980s, after the Voting Rights Act, the NAACP, along with the DOJ, wiped them out throughout almost the entire United States. Colorado flew under the radar at the time because we didn’t have a discrete racial minority that was being locked out. So there was no case to bring here. But voting rights experts are just shocked when I tell them, yeah, we still have these at the local level. In fact, we have them in counties that have 600,000 people and haven’t changed. So I’m bringing it to try and correct that because, again, it locks out political minorities and it doesn’t matter who the political minority is. So it’s been killed every year. And that’s why I was kind of surprised by your show when I heard it, because it’s been the Democratic power structure that has killed this bill. The Republicans don’t have the strength to kill it in the statehouse. So it’s the county commissioners in Larimer, Boulder, Adams and in jefferson county that every year have killed it and have been the ones who put intense pressure on my colleagues to kill it and let me make this clear i haven’t had a colleague yet when i’ve explained what’s going on who says i’m wrong in the merits they’re just like we can’t take the political heat from our commissioners who are the only people who oppose it meanwhile i have the naacp common cause aclu good government experts the legal women voters ordinary citizens So, you know, it’s really just a good governance bill on its merits. And I talked to the Boulder County GOP chair last year, and she was a very savvy lady. And she even pointed out, if you forced us to go to five commissioners elected by district, we probably still would not get a Republican commissioner elected. But we would get very different Democrats out of eastern Boulder County and the mountains of Boulder County. And so my colleague from eastern Boulder County has always supported it because he says, you know, we got a commissioner who may live here. She doesn’t listen to us. She just cares what the city of Boulder says. And a colleague in the mountains of Jefferson County, same thing, says we got septic tank issues. We got all these mountain issues. Our commissioner lives here, but she doesn’t really listen to us. She only cares what the population center is. So, again, it’s kind of a good conversation. to the bill itself i amended it so right now where uh we stand on it and i think it’s in a pretty good place you make compromises you’re never happy with what you got but it’s the best thing for everyone uh counties that are over 70 000 which is a constitutional cutoff that we have counties below 70 000 are required to have three but above that they can change their structure but counties over 70 000 who only have three commissioners every decennial year 2030 2040 2050 they have to ask their voters would you like to go to five commissioners and if they do they can elect the two additional commissioners they can have two additional districts the base three commissioners that every county must have they have to be elected by district so that’s where we’re at with it right now
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Okay. Well, thank you, Bob Marshall. And at CUT, Colorado Union of Taxpayers, we think that this is really overstepping the state. This should be a local issue, a county issue. And so we still are a no on the bill. And One of the reasons, and my understanding it’s been stripped out, but it included ranked choice voting to begin with. And ranked choice voting is something that I am adamantly opposed to because I really think that it takes away the people’s voice. And I think it’s nearly impossible to… And so the fact that that was in there and that’s what Dave Evans and I had been talking about. And then when you reached out, you said, hey, that’s been stripped out of there. Why was that in the bill to begin with?
SPEAKER 07 :
Because the good governance experts wanted it. They wouldn’t support it unless I had it in there. You had your guest saying it was like a Democratic plot, which I had to laugh at because the Democratic coalition and the state party, Democratic state party, are the ones who forced it to come out. They’re adamantly opposed to it. So the only way it would even move through is I have to strip it out. And again, I’m kind of agnostic on it. I just want to get I think the base most important thing is getting rid of these at large elections. And, you know, just to back up real quick, I when you said it should be a local control issue, I agree to a certain extent, but. The history of these at-large elections has always taken an outside power to force the change. Congress had to force the states over local control to change. And the DOJ had to force all these racially discriminatory areas to change. So it has almost always taken outside change to do it. And when people say, well, the people can choose, there has never been a successful by petition in Colorado history. In fact, they make it almost twice as hard for local citizens to do a petition to change. So the county commissioners are gatekeepers to, but they kept them all at large and it was all the commissioners who were the gatekeepers. So I’m still allowing, um, you know, the bill still allows, um, with the amendments that the people will get to choose, but the commissioners will no longer be gatekeepers for the people. Every 10 years, if you’re a massive County, you have to ask the voters, would you like to add to, and not just leave it to, uh, the commissioners to decide when they’ll let people decide that.
SPEAKER 12 :
Yeah, and Bob, I appreciate that. However, the words that you used, power and force, those are two words that are of great concern to me, and I’d like to keep as much freedom in these issues as possible. And I see so many things down at the Statehouse. that our power and force. Let’s bring Kevin Lundberg in for a comment on this. And Bob, I really appreciate you reaching out so we can have a conversation about this. I think we need to talk more about it. We get constrained on live radio on time. Kevin Lundberg, any comments on this?
SPEAKER 06 :
Well, yeah, Kim, let me jump in. And actually, I’m on Bob’s side here.
SPEAKER 12 :
Oh, man, beating up on me, huh?
SPEAKER 06 :
I’m sorry about that, but I think he makes perfect sense. And I’m from Larimer County. We are dominated by Fort Collins. And even though we have supposedly districts, commissioner districts outside of Fort Collins, it’s Fort Collins that actually votes in the leaders. And so Bob’s quite correct that it does force too much power out. in too small a circle. And there’s one other dynamic that I think is very important, and that is small counties, it’s probably reasonable you only have three commissioners because they don’t have as much to deal with. But you get to these large counties where their budgets are hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars, and you’ve got three people. And I’ll tell you the dynamic of three people. You’re either agreeing with the crowd or you’re the odd guy out. And that is a terrible way to run a major governmental system. That’s why we have 65 House members, 35 senators. Bob, I wish you all the best on this and hope to see it come to pass.
SPEAKER 07 :
Thanks. I mean, I hope I can convince Kim later, too, because usually when we sit down and explain to people, like I said, I’ve never had a colleague tell me I’m wrong in the merits when they understand it because, you know, the Larimer County commissioners are totally against it. And when Senator Longberg pointed out, when you’ve got three people, two, not three, two can control everything. And there’s no checks and balances in the counties. And we saw that dynamic in Douglas County. Things that happened in Douglas County is what brought the issue to my attention. And I did the research, found out it was a far bigger issue. So I’ve been accused of trying to… correct a Douglas County issue with state power, but it is an issue that pops up in all the large counties. And I’ve also been accused of just trying to get a Democratic commissioner on the Douglas County Commission. And I joke with the Republicans down here that would say that. I’m like, I’m thrilled you think I turned Highlands Ranch blue all by myself, but it’s still a conservative area. And a moderate Republican that represents suburban interests would do very well. But our suburban interests in Highlands Ranch are just not very well considered by the rest of the county who dominates. You know, they outvote us and we just don’t have a voice. And again, it does not change power. Whoever is the majority still will be the majority that it would bring in another voice, which anyone who’s been in the minority knows. It’s very valuable to be at the table. You know, people still listen to you if you’re at the table. If you’re not even at the table, no one’s listening to you.
SPEAKER 12 :
So, well, Bob Marshall, we’re out of time on this particular segment, and I really appreciate you reaching out. And I have other questions. I want to know, who are these good governance people? Those words sound really good, but who are those people? And again, I’m so cautious because it had ranked choice voting in it to begin with. But but I appreciate your thoughts on this. It is very thoughtful what you mentioned here today. So I really appreciate it. And I really appreciate you coming on as well. Representative Bob Marshall, who is representing District House District 43. So, Bob, thank you.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, well, again, thanks a lot for having me on after I reached out.
SPEAKER 12 :
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SPEAKER 12 :
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.com. And check out Mint Financial Strategies. It’s important that you have a plan for your own financial freedom. And Jody Henze and her team are the people that can help you with that. There’s so many different things that are going on in our lives. It’s important, particularly with all that’s happening in our world right now, that you are working with a professional and have that plan, that strategy for your financial success. So give them a call. That number is 303-285-3080, 303-285-3080. And former State Senator Kevin Lumberg is on the line with us. And we’re adding in my fellow… a CUT board member, and that is Dave Evans. He and I were the ones that had this discussion regarding this House Bill 26-1203. And Dave, welcome.
SPEAKER 09 :
Well, thank you, Kim. Good to be here.
SPEAKER 12 :
Well, it’s good to have you as well. And we realize, and I really appreciate Representative Marshall reaching out regarding his bills, House Bill 26-1203. You and I had talked about it in its original form on Thursday, which is when our cut board members are on. And we had taken a position on the original bill, which was on Monday. That position had gone out. And we realized that when we talk about a bill, we need to make sure that we are also talking about the amendments to the bill. Because you and I had both taken issue with ranked choice voting in the bill. It was peeled out. But I don’t think that people understand, first of all, we are all volunteers. And as of right now, there’s 509 bills and resolutions that have been proposed down at the state legislature for this year. Last week, when I looked at bills scheduled for hearing, there were 191 bills. I don’t think that this is representing people when we have this volume of bills out there. And there’s no way we can keep track of all the amendments on all the bills, but we will, when we’re talking about a bill on the show, we will make sure all of us that we’ve checked for all amendments, Dave.
SPEAKER 09 :
Well, sure, and I actually looked at the amendments before I went on your show last week and noticed that there were three and went through it carefully. They are very, very hard to follow because, of course, the legislature only prints out the amendments to the text. They don’t print out the revised text in its entirety, so it’s hard to follow. But I saw the removal of ranked choice voting from – from the first amendment and noticed that it was still in some areas of the bill and um went to the other two amendments and the third amendment which was actually an amendment to the first amendment Um, I think I misread it and I was looking at the wrong page, wrong line, whatever, and thought that the provision that had not been stricken out by the first amendment was still there. And so, um, I really stepped into it and I’d like to offer my apology to all your listeners and to Mr. Marshall. for overlooking that, but you are absolutely right, Kim. We need to look at those amendments too.
SPEAKER 12 :
And we will do that, Dave. And we really, if we get something wrong, we want to mention that. We’d actually published an article on it, and so we’ve made a correction on that as well. And I so appreciate your analysis on all of these bills. And with this volume of bills, it’s difficult to follow all of them. So, Dave, thank you. So appreciate all the great work that you do with our team. And that’s Dave Evans, and he is on the Colorado Union of Taxpayers Board. So thank you.
SPEAKER 09 :
Thank you, Kim. Appreciate your leadership on this.
SPEAKER 12 :
And I think we probably will relook at this, this particular bill. But Kevin Lundberg, I appreciate you. And today got a little wild. And so thank you for hanging in there with us. So what’s your final thought on all of this?
SPEAKER 06 :
Well, let me add a couple of things on this discussion on Bob Marshall’s bill, because I review all the bills initially. And I remember when I looked at this one that I, I thought the concept of going to five commissioners for large counties is a good idea, but I saw the rank choice voting option. And I therefore decided I’m going to go neutral, see how this thing develops. Um, because I don’t like the rank choice either. Fort Collins does rank choice voting and it’s a mess. It just, it is not functional at all. Um, So I agree with you, and I agree with the analysis you have of let’s not go there at all. But when I learned that, hey, it’s gone now, well, the rest of the bill I can support. And I appreciate your giving this back-and-forth dialogue. We all get in our little silos of perspective, and Bob Marshall sounds like not your average – member on the other side of the house. He was thinking quite clearly. And speaking honestly, too. So anyway, great program. I look forward to maybe next week we can talk about the successes we’ve seen. I understand that the prostitution bill has been has been pulled. And I think that’s fantastic. There’s been a lot of pressure against it. And number two, Protect Kids Colorado is on the ballot. So we got to talk about that next week.
SPEAKER 12 :
Great. Now, have you heard? So I know that 108 is on the ballot, which that is the not making. Well, if you buy or sell a child for sex, that is definitely on. And do we have the determination on the other two yet?
SPEAKER 06 :
Not yet, but the numbers were very good as far as the success rate. We got 91% acceptance of the signatures on 108, and since they were all collected together, we’re very hopeful that it’ll be 100% across the board and we’ll have three majors on the ballot. And, yeah, we could talk another hour on that, but we’re wrapping this one up. So, anyway, thank you very much. Look forward to next week.
SPEAKER 12 :
Sounds great, and that’s former State Senator Kevin Lundberg, and he publishes his Lundberg Report every Saturday. Great information. You can find that at KevinLundberg.com. That’s KevinLundberg, L-U-N-D-B-E-R-G.com. Kevin, we’ll talk with you next week. Thank you.
SPEAKER 06 :
Thank you.
SPEAKER 12 :
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That seems to me like government is establishing a religion. If you give people rights, women’s rights, gay rights, whatever, there can’t be equal rights if there are special rights. Surveys show that people still really prefer freedom over government force.
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And he said this, “…an unlimited right to tax…” implies a right to destroy and i selected that because uh what’s happening down at the state legislature is we have tabor well basically if pbis politicians bureaucrats and interest parties are going to create a raise taxes and take on debt that we have to pay for or if they want to keep um revenue or tax dollars that they collected from us uh which is an over collection above a very um well it’s population plus inflation that if they have collected above that they’re supposed to return that to us we the people or we can vote on it and say they can keep the money um And that’s what’s going to happen with the Senate bill 135 is that’s going to be referred to the, or it is referred to the November ballot and government’s basically going to say, we want to keep it all. And the answer on that should be no. And so I chose this. This is one of the, the bills that we have having cut engaged. It’s house bill 26, 12, 21 tax expenditure adjustments for, Prime sponsors are Representative Yara Zokai and Representative Emily Sirota, Democrats and Senator Judy Emma Bile and Senator Katie Wallace, Democrats as well. And this is our comment at CUT. It says this in House Bill 26-12-22, our comparison bills that have the goal of negating the business tax relief bill. of the federal legislation and using the money gained to fund tax credits for poor and middle-class families with children. It’s not the role of government to take a federal tax deduction and give to another group. The bill will decrease the effectiveness of federal tax deductions for businesses and encourage businesses to leave Colorado. This bill picks winners and losers, and that is not fair. That is not the proper role of government to be picking winners and losers. And the way to help families is to lower the costs of living. And one of the ways to do that is to lower taxes, to lower fees, to lower rules and regulations that make life more expensive. And that is what we really need to be doing. And so we have these important discussions because of our great sponsors. And we have John Bozen with Bozen Law on the line with us. John, welcome.
SPEAKER 08 :
Good morning, Kim. Yeah, change policies that affect insurance coverage and the price of insurance too.
SPEAKER 12 :
And that’s what we’re going to talk about. And that is because of government policies, sanctuary policies in Denver and in Colorado, where people have come here illegally. And it’s not just people that are here illegally, but that is certainly a big component of that. And that is uninsured motorists that are driving around on our streets, roads, and highways, John Bozen.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, it’s one of those things I feel compelled to talk about and bring up here on a more regular basis because every week, Kim, I get the opportunity to talk to somebody multiple times. People are involved in motor vehicle collisions. That’s what my firm helps folks with. And just way too often, I mean, on a regular weekly basis, sometimes it’s once a week, sometimes it’s more than once a week, I talk with someone who’s been hit Buy a driver that has no insurance coverage. And it’s been going on for a while where I’ve seen, you know, mine is just based on phone calls. My numbers are based on calls and number of people I talk to. And it has been getting worse recently. And I don’t see it changing. And the only way folks can protect themselves, well, there’s multiple ways to protect themselves, but from an insurance standpoint, the best possible option is to make sure, listeners, that you have uninsured, underinsured motorist coverage. And a lot of folks, they waive it, unknowingly waive it. They’ve got an agent that doesn’t explain the importance of it. If an agent doesn’t bring up that you should have uninsured motorist underinsured motorist coverage in the state of Colorado today, you need to find a new agent because it’s something that every agent I’m sure is aware of. If you have that coverage, it protects you when you get involved in an accident with an uninsured driver. It’s to an extent your insurance company steps into those shoes and provides the same benefits, the same coverage that the at-fault driver should have had. Well, you pick the coverage as an insured, as a consumer. And I tell folks, you can go to an emergency room after an accident, and your bills are likely going to be in the neighborhood, even just with basic imaging, $20,000, $25,000, $30,000. The state minimum is $25,000. That’s why you need the underinsured coverage.
SPEAKER 12 :
So the state has made these rules that you’re supposed to have insurance if you’re driving, but the state also has had policies that have been sanctuary policies.
SPEAKER 08 :
And if folks come here illegally, you know, we should expect that they’re going to get insurance coverage? Right.
SPEAKER 12 :
Right. I don’t think so. Well, probably not. And so this is happening on our streets and our roads and our highways. So it is really important to have that underinsured or uninsured motorist coverage. We talk with Roger Mangan all the time about that. But it is… And to your point… is if your insurance agent hasn’t made sure that you have that here in Colorado, you probably should make a change because you’re paying these premiums. And I think people assume they have what they need here in Colorado. But people, I think the other thing that I’m learning, John, in all of our conversations is is that we need to be proactive. I think people have gotten complacent, compliant, and think, oh, government will take care of that or my insurance company will take care of that. People need to be proactive as they live their lives. And I think that’s one of the big things that I learn in our constant conversations, John Bozen.
SPEAKER 08 :
Absolutely. And people need to think that next level up. Okay, what are the consequences of having people here that shouldn’t be here? I mean, we’ve talked about a lot of them, but one of them a lot of folks don’t think about is, okay, my insurance rates keep going up. Why do they keep going up? Why do my automobile, specifically, insurance rates keep going up? Well, because we have more uninsured drivers on the road. Why do we have more uninsured drivers on the road? People need to ask these questions and understand there are big-time costs associated with the policies that that we, well, you and I don’t, Kim, and your listeners don’t, but unfortunately, from the appearance of things, the majority of voters in Colorado support.
SPEAKER 12 :
Well, and that’s why we are shedding light on all of this on a regular basis, because as people understand what’s going on, I think they will make better choices. And that’s why having these calls with you are so important. If people have been injured, whether or not it’s in a car accident, slip and fall, looking for Social Security, disability, you can help with all of those things. What’s that number for people to reach you, John Bozins?
SPEAKER 08 :
Well, I’m going to give you that number. I’m going to take a couple more seconds. Listeners, please be proactive in regard to the subject we just covered. If you’ve got neighbors, coworkers, all of us do, friends, family, adult children, make sure they’ve got uninsured, underinsured motorist coverage. The number to call for anything life throws as far as a curveball to folks is 303-999-9999.
SPEAKER 12 :
And that’s John Bozen and Bozen Law, 303-999-9999. John, thank you. We’ll talk with you next week.
SPEAKER 08 :
Thank you, Kim. Have a great rest of your show.
SPEAKER 12 :
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And welcome back to the Kim Monson Show. And check out the website. That’s Kim Monson, M-O-N-S-O-N.com. And we were talking about being proactive with John Bozen, but be proactive regarding your financial freedom as well. And reach out to Jody Henze and her team at Mint Financial Strategies. They have over 25 years of experience and the credentials of an accredited investment fiduciary. Jody and the team at Mint Financial Strategies can help you navigate corporate and business structures, tax-aware planning, investment management, risk management, and asset protection, qualified retirement plan design and administration, distribution strategies, business succession planning, and estate coordination with your attorneys. So for a complimentary consultation, give them a call. That number is 303-285-3080. And again, that’s Mint Financial Strategies, 303-285-3080. And once a month, we have Rob Nadelson Day on the show. And we will be fielding questions in segments three and four from all of you regarding financial the Constitution, the Supreme Court, courts. But Rob Nadelson is a nationally recognized constitutional scholar, historian, commentator, and frequent guest on broadcast media. He’s the Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver. He’s a former law professor. He’s best known for his scholarship on the American founding and the Constitution’s original meeting. He was recently cited at the Supreme Court again. I think this is the 41st time. And his book is in its fourth printing, and that is The Original Constitution, the Historical Meaning of America’s Supreme Law. Rob Nadelson, that’s a lot.
SPEAKER 05 :
Welcome to the show. Hi, Kim. Can I return the compliment? Kim Monson, outstanding Denver talk show host, et cetera, et cetera. Sure. That works. That works. By the way, Kim, I came in just as John Bozeman was signing off. Did he explain why the presence of illegal aliens increases insurance costs? Did he explain the full mechanism of how that works?
SPEAKER 12 :
We talked a little bit about it, but so why don’t you elaborate?
SPEAKER 05 :
Yeah. What insurance people tell me is the following. First, Some states, Colorado is one of them, don’t just issue licenses to undocumented or illegal immigrants. They virtually invite them. If you go to the state website, you can see extensive guidance for how people illegally in this country can get a Colorado driver’s license. Now, when they get a Colorado driver’s license and they register a car, they’re supposed to have insurance. So what commonly happens is they go out and they buy the lowest cost insurance they can, show proof of insurance, and then immediately cancel it. And so they’re driving around the state without insurance. Now, many of them are from foreign countries where English is not spoken. They don’t know the signs. Again, there have been some major scandals involving illegals driving commercial trucks, for example, people who didn’t really understand the rules of the road or the signs. And they get into accidents. And when they get into accidents, they’re uninsured. Now, that means that the people who are involved in the accident who are insured, their insurance company have to pay rather than transferring the burden to the illegal alien who may not have any assets or maybe has left the country. So this is a concrete cost from Colorado’s officials flouting of federal law, indeed an attempt to obstruct federal law, to introduce people into this country who, by coming here, have violated the law.
SPEAKER 12 :
Thank you. And that works out to actual costs for everyday Coloradans, and it’s important that we understand that.
SPEAKER 05 :
It does. And they’re encouraged by… Things like Mayor Mike Johnson’s executive order. I don’t know if you’ve read that or not. There’s an executive order which basically, on the one side, it says that federal immigration authorities can’t use city-controlled property, including presumably streets, to enforce the law. But then on the other hand, says nothing in this order shall be construed as denying the federal supremacy clause or enforcing the law. So it’s going to be interpreted again by illegals as encouraging them to stay in the country, while in fact the order has no legal force as far as protecting illegals because he doesn’t have the authority to do that. The only good parts about the order, I suppose, are that city officials may are instructed to try to reduce tensions and to ensure that demonstrations remain legal. But by issuing an order like that, Mayor Johnson signaled to people that if their president is in this country, he’s protecting them. And that’s destructive. It’s destructive on many different levels. But unfortunately, that’s the kind of person we have running affairs in Colorado today.
SPEAKER 12 :
And this, but then on the other hand, we have the politicians that say we want to make life more affordable. But then as we’re watching bills down at the state legislature through cut, we’re seeing that politicians, and this is really on both sides of the aisle many times, but primarily what we’re seeing is Democrat-sponsored bills that one of the things, they want to strip out the tax cuts relief that the federal government has put in place for people and we’re seeing legislation here in colorado to uh to reverse that so what that means is for when you’re doing your colorado taxes so what that means is is that you’ll have to pay more in tax or many people have to pay more in taxes and that makes life less affordable the whole affordability line from from the left is absurd
SPEAKER 05 :
As you know, there have been challenges around the state to new zoning ordinances that are designed to increase density. In other words, to force people to live closer to each other, to cram them together. There are referenda coming up on April 7th in Lakewood, for example, where Lakewood residents will have the opportunity to get rid of four of these new ordinances. And the justification for increasing the density is affordability. Well, why do we have an affordability crisis in housing right now? Well, the same people who want the density, number one, have put what are called urban growth boundaries around the cities so that people can’t build single family homes in the outlying areas, right? So when you have less supply, then that increases the cost. Secondly, they’ve imposed enormous costs including solar mandates and so forth on new construction. That increases the cost of goods. Thirdly, under the Biden administration, we had rampant inflation because of irresponsible spending. That obviously increased the costs. So they’ve been responsible for this affordability crisis. Now what they want to do is shift the burden to other people, and the other people they want to shift it to, in this case, mostly are homeowners living in single-family zones. That is to say, people who live in single-family neighborhoods and relied upon the zoning when they bought their house. Let me explain that briefly. You may or may not be in favor of zoning, but here’s the reality. The reality is that when somebody buys a house in an established single family zoning area, that person relies upon that zoning, relies upon it being changeable only by local action where he can participate. And that reliance is reflected in the purchase price he pays and is reflected in the personal value of the home to me, to that person. When state government or a city suddenly says to these folks, we don’t care what you’ve paid. We don’t care about the effect of zoning and discouraging you from entering covenants. We’re going to pull the rug out from under you. That’s wrong. That is attacking de facto property rights that those people have. And I hope that people understand that in the Lakewood election on April 7th and in other elections on these measures around the state, that the same people who created this affordability crisis are basically trying to shift the burden of it to innocent people who’ve purchased their homes in reliance on existing zoning.
SPEAKER 12 :
And the bottom line is it is an attack upon property rights and property.
SPEAKER 05 :
Right. I mean, now you’ve got some people on the on the right and the libertarian right who said, well, you know, zoning interferes with property, property rights. And if we ease the zoning, that will restore property rights. The problem with that argument is that the folks who make it don’t understand property rights. And let me give you a good example. Let’s suppose, Kim, you and I are neighbors. You buy your house. And at the time, there’s a law, a rule, which says that if I want to raise pigs on my property next door to your house, you’ve got a right to sue me for a nuisance to prevent it. Well, let’s suppose also that the state legislature passes a law taking away your right to sue me and I therefore introduce pigs on my property and make your house virtually unlivable. I, of course, am going to be arguing, well, I’m simply using my land the way I want to, and you can continue to use your land the way you want to. But as a practical matter, I have interfered with your property rights and the state has interfered with your property rights. As a practical matter, when people buy in these established single family zoning areas, they pay money for that particular type of property. And in addition to that, they are discouraged from entering into any covenant scheme, which would protect property. And once these subdivisions have been split up into single-family homes, it becomes almost impossible to impose covenants retroactively on the properties. So again, what’s going on is the very leftists who are responsible for creating this affordability crisis are trying to take their dirt, the dirt they created, and shovel it on to innocent people. In this case, the people who live in single family zones.
SPEAKER 12 :
And there’s multiple attacks upon that down at the state legislature. There’s House Bill 261001, which was their first bill out of the chute on that. And that would usurp local control over neighborhoods. The state can mandate that on, there’s different properties, that there could be affordable, again, we’ve got that word, apartment buildings put into single family neighborhoods and it would circumvent going around any of the local zoning or planning. And what I found interesting on this, Rob, is that one of the proponents said, Oh, I know I ended up on a channel seven, um, broadcast on that explaining why cut is against it. And one of the proponents said, well, we can speed up these projects. And then also somebody else had said, and it’s less expensive if we don’t have to go through all of these rules and regulations to do this. And it’s like, well, wait a minute. If it’s easier, faster, less expensive for you to do it because you get rid of having to go through… this local control, then maybe we should unshackle some of the rules and regulations.
SPEAKER 05 :
Get rid of the urban growth boundaries. I mean, I recently reviewed the record in Montana, for example, which is a good example because they’ve got a lot of small cities widely dispersed from each other. Every single city with an urban growth boundary is more expensive than every single city, it seems, without an urban growth boundary. Furthermore, density nationally is positively correlated with lack of affordability. In other words, the denser things get, the more the costs are driven up. So the truth is exactly the opposite of the narrative. By the way, Kim, I want to make one thing clear as as my knowledge in this area suggests, before I entered constitutional law, I practiced property law and municipal law, and I taught it for many, many years. And I’ve written on it as well. So I know a lot about this particular subject. I do believe that zoning has been overused. I think that the zoning ordinances tend to be too detailed, too extensive.
SPEAKER 11 :
I agree.
SPEAKER 05 :
It should be minimal. We can discuss that why in a minute. But, but, If you don’t have a strong zoning regime, what you need to do is encourage people to enter into covenanted communities so people can control their neighborhood by, say, limiting it to single-family homes by covenants. What is wrong is luring people into these zones so that they don’t enter into covenants, so they pay more in order to get the zone, and then pulling the rug out from under them and saying, surprise, a fourplex is going in next door.
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Right, right. Okay, we’re going to go to break. We’re talking with Rob Nadelson. We will be taking calls and text messages. The text line is 720-605-0647. The call-in line is 303-477-5600. And we can probably expand what we’re going to talk about from… the supreme court the constitution courts to also what’s happening i want to talk a little bit more about this special election in lakewood these are important discussions did want to mention a couple of different sponsors first of all laramie energy i so thank them for their gold sponsorship of the show because it is reliable efficient affordable and abundant power from naturally occurring hydrocarbons such as oil natural gas and coal that powers our lives fuels our hopes and dreams, and empowers us to change our own personal climate. And if you are having any challenges with your own personal climate, then you’ll want to reach out to Ben’s Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling. And then also, before we go to break, I wanted to mention Radiant Painting and Lighting. And Karen Gorday, she is with this group. grassroots group out in Lakewood that has gotten the petitions for these questions to be on the ballot. That ballot, that special election, is April 7th. And make sure that you reach out to her to spruce up the place, whether it’s on the interior or exterior.
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SPEAKER 04 :
Yeah, Mr. Nagelson, me and my neighbor were talking, and he was asking me about due process, and he asked my opinion, and I said, with these illegals coming over, I said, when you’re, hold on, when you come here illegally, you don’t, if I can paraphrase, you don’t take an oath when you’re, when you come in here, when you come here legally, you take an oath and they don’t take an oath. So they’re not held responsible. When you get a visa and a green card, you take an oath and raise your hand and take an oath to God that you will abide by the country’s rules. And he goes, well, It’s a right by God. And I go, well, you have the Ten Commandments, which is the law of God. And then you have the Constitution, which is man’s law, America’s law, which is, you know, what is man’s is man’s and what is God is God. So when you come here, you have to abide by the Constitution and you swear to God that you will abide by that. And I wanted to see your opinion if I’m on the right path.
SPEAKER 12 :
Interesting conversation with your neighbor, Ron.
SPEAKER 05 :
That is an interesting conversation to have with one’s neighbor. I love it. Let’s use the legal, the formal legal term. It’s called allegiance. When people come into this country legally, whether temporarily or permanently, they are in what’s called local allegiance. While they still have allegiance, primary allegiance to their own country, they also have local allegiance to the United States, which means that even if they don’t take an oath, they impliedly agree to be subject to our laws. People entering the country illegally have signaled that they’re not in allegiance. Now, that doesn’t mean that they’re unentitled to any kind of due process, because what the U.S. Constitution says is that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. You don’t have to be a citizen or a legal immigrant to get due process. However, what is due in the circumstances will depend somewhat upon your status. So a citizen, for example, is entitled to the most due process of visiting legal aliens somewhat less and an illegal alien even less. One of the issues that’s come up in the current immigration enforcement is the use of what are called administrative warrants. The Justice Department uses an administrative warrant, which is a warrant issued by an executive branch official rather than a judge, against illegal aliens where there already is a court order to remove that alien, where people have already received some basic due process and it’s been adjudicated they have to be removed. And so in that case, ICE uses administrative warrants in order to remove those aliens. They’re not entitled to a judicial warrant or a jury trial, but they’ve already had some due process. So again, it’s kind of a sliding scale. You’re a citizen, you’re entitled to the most due process. You are illegal alien, you’re entitled to some due process, but a good deal less due than a legal alien or a citizen.
SPEAKER 04 :
Ron, does that help you? Well, yeah. Well, I have an analogy, and I use this on him as well, is that when you’re here with a Visa or Green Card, you basically have, it’s like a lease on an apartment or a house. And With that lease, you have rules and regulations.
SPEAKER 05 :
You have mutual obligations is what you’re saying, right?
SPEAKER 04 :
Yes, yes. So if you’ve got your lease, you have no rules and regulations. So when you’re on a visa, a green card, it’s like renting with a lease. If you screw up, you’re gone. And if you have so many warnings or whatever, you are evicted. With these people who come here, they don’t have that. They’re squatters. Go ahead. I’m sorry.
SPEAKER 05 :
Yeah, they’re squatters is what you’re saying.
SPEAKER 04 :
Yes, yes.
SPEAKER 05 :
That’s right. The analogy to the lease is a good one because in the case of a lease, you’ve got mutual obligations. The landlord has obligations. The tenant has obligations. And the same thing is true of an alien or, for that matter, a citizen who is in allegiance to this country. The basic rule of international law, which, by the way, is baked into the Constitution, is that the alien has the obligation to obey and the sovereign has the obligation to protect. But if somebody comes here in defiance of our laws, there’s no allegiance. There’s no promise to honor the law. There is, in fact, defiance of the law in entering it. And so under those circumstances, there’s no obligation by the sovereign to protect that person. The sovereign simply has the right to deport him or her.
SPEAKER 12 :
Okay. Ron, this is excellent. And what great conversations with your neighbor. Let’s go to break. And we’ve got Gammy on the line. Things are coming in on the text line as well. That text line is 720-605-0647. Call in line is 303-477-5600. And these are great discussions. They happen because of our sponsors. And for Everything Mortgages, talk to Lauren Levy.
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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 and we are expanding we have added our newsroom so make sure that you are signed up for our daily monday through friday daily digest as well as we have started a community where you can join and be a member and so check that out all that’s at the website we have rob natelson on the line he’s an expert on the constitution And we’re fielding calls. We have Gammy on the line. Gammy, what is your question for the professor?
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Good morning. It’s a roundabout, but he’ll love it. OK, you all are talking about all this, you know, urban growth model, the affordability, the attack on the single family ownership. the attack on zoning, on pretty much everything that has kept our civilization and our communities in legal order of some sort, so to speak. Well, in tying the dots together and asking the question, if you’re seeing this, this is what I want to say and ask. Right now, the UN has a bunch of C4 smart cities all over America. They are housed, the headquarters of the smart cities is New Delhi, India. Secondly, we have hundreds of small data centers and circling around all of this in the communities now we’re uh combining the 30 by 30 wilding the land takings you know everything we’re watching happen the illegal eminent domain even by like excel energy before they even get rulings everything that’s happening It feels like lawlessness. And people say, well, where is it coming from? Well, our governor is a graduate of the World Economic Forum. And so these globalist agenda are being infiltrated into all of our communities. So what we’re experiencing is total judicial nullification. You go to sue, you lose. No matter what it is, we have judges who march in anti-parades and then rule on people. So my question to you is, do you feel or understand that Stolen elections have the consequences, and everything that we have talked about today is a result of the stolen elections for more than a decade, two decades, more, that has allowed the people in power that are on purpose, Marxists and all, taking everything from us. And what do you think needs to happen to clean up the elections and get rid of all these evil people? Okay, thank you, Tammy.
SPEAKER 05 :
I’m not an election expert, and I cannot comment on elections stolen or honest in that respect. But I have some political experience, and I can tell you this, that throughout my lifetime, I’ve seen one manufactured crisis after another, all of which seem to be directed toward increasing central power. whether it’s the alleged population bomb, remember the scare thing about we’re going to overpopulate the world, or whether it’s global cooling, or whether it is global warming, or whatever it’s been, it always seems to move in the direction or push in the direction of more central control. And that’s what you’re seeing going on here. I mean, as Thomas Jefferson and others pointed out, Land ownership is really important in a republic because land ownership gives people independence. That means that people who want unlimited government with themselves at the helm don’t want people owning land. They want to cram people together in apartments where they can be more readily controlled and where they’re more dependent. So… I don’t know if it’s exactly a conspiracy, but there are strong incentives by people who already enjoy power or are part of the elite to join movements for densification and for having more and more people piled on top of each other instead of independently enjoying land. By the way, the idea of limiting urban growth boundaries in Colorado is particularly absurd when only a tiny portion of this state is urban. We tend to overlook that, those of us who stay in the front range area. But take a drive 30 miles to the east, and you get an idea of how much land is left in the state. It is enormous. So the whole idea of a requirement of densification is, again, a manufactured crisis.
SPEAKER 12 :
And that’s House Bill 261001. Thank you, Gammy. We’ve got jammed up on time. Lots of coming in on the text line here. You mentioned Lakewood, the special election on April 7th. This is remarkable what the people have done there to get these. What happened was that Lakewood was changing all of their zoning. And it was going to be one big ordinance. And when the city council and the city manager realized there was going to be opposition to this, what they did is then they busted it up and they made four different ordinances because then that meant that the citizens, everyday people working hard, then had to get petitions for four different ordinances. And then the city could… put the language on the ballot question. And so if you want it, you have to vote yes to stand up against the densification there. And so the question is, is do you want to repeal the zoning ordinances? The answer is yes. And you would think that the, the no would be to stand against it, but you have to vote yes. And let’s see here that the, website they can they could use help and money is lakewoodcitizensalliance.org and then this is another this is a great question that came in it says isn’t the constitution supposed to protect us from burdens placed on our rights so an example property tax is a burden placed on the right to own property isn’t this an infringement your thoughts on that rob dadelson
SPEAKER 05 :
The answer is no, it’s not an infringement. The property tax was the most widely used tax at the founding. Its legitimacy was widely accepted by the founders. It’s called a direct tax. The Constitution does limit the ability of the federal government to impose direct taxes by a formula too complicated to go into right now. But theoretically, the federal government could also impose property taxes. Let me just say this. The property tax can serve as a good thing when it’s used to fund local government and it’s limited to local government because the property tax gives people who own property and renters who indirectly pay the property tax a way of controlling their local government and their local schools. The problems arise when the property tax is get too high, where they outstrip the ability of people to pay them, or where the property tax is collected at a level of government different from the level of government where it’s spent. So the basic answer to the question is no, property taxes are fully legitimate under the U.S. Constitution.
SPEAKER 12 :
But they are out of control now, and I really think that we need to decouple. I think we need to get rid of property tax because it’s been—
SPEAKER 05 :
at least the local property taxes do. Number two, local government cannot be funded from the state. Anything that’s local has to be funded locally. And number three, you’ve got extremely strict limitations on how much they can raise the taxes. And if they do want to exceed that, they have to go to a vote of the people. That was the rule of the original Colorado Constitution. The result of that was that put it in today’s terms, a person who has a $400,000 house, if very many of them still exist, a $400,000 house would have estate property taxes capped out at about $800 per year. What happened is all those protections in the original constitution of the state of Colorado were gutted either by judicial misinterpretation or by amendment or by evasion. If the original Colorado Constitution were still in effect today, you would have very few complaints about property taxes because they would be low, they would be mostly local, and they would be controlled.
SPEAKER 12 :
Okay. Rob Nadelson, we are out of time and all kinds of stuff coming in on the text line. So thank you to all of you. Keep those cards and letters coming. We do appreciate it. Our end of the show quote is from Daniel Webster who said this, there are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters. 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.
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