Abortion Amendment, Public School Curriculum Indoctrination, and the Failed Promise of Universal Basic Income

On September 6, 2024, Scott Shamblin, Erin Lee, and Kurt Gerwitz joined the show. Shamblin leads the grassroots Vote No 89 campaign opposing Initiative 89, which would enshrine abortion through nine months in Colorado’s constitution and force taxpayer funding of abortion Lee exposes how her daughter was targeted by gender ideology activists at school and reveals that Colorado law now mandates LGBTQ curriculum in. Fighting Colorado’s Abortion Constitutional Amendment Start listening at 18:14 – Hour 1 Scott Shamblin exposes the radical scope of Colorado’s Initiative 89, which would enshrine abortion rights through all nine months of pregnancy in the state constitution. The measure goes beyond current law by also repealing Article 5, Section 50, which prohibits taxpayer funding of abortion. Shamblin argues this violates the single-subject rule and would force Colorado taxpayers to fund elective abortions regardless of personal convictions. Shamblin grew up in the pro-life movement and launched Vote No 89 after noticing no organized opposition had formed. Despite facing a significant fundraising disadvantage against well-funded abortion advocates, his grassroots campaign focuses on distributing 600,000 pieces of literature to educate voters before November. The campaign needs to raise $15,000 to print materials that volunteer networks are ready to distribute across the state. “It is a constitutional amendment here in the state of Colorado that will create, it’ll fabricate the right to abortion, elective abortions, all the way through nine months, for whatever reason.” Scott Shamblin, Vote No 89 Campaign LGBTQ Curriculum Mandated for Colorado First Graders Start listening at 32:02 – Hour 1 Erin Lee details how her 12-year-old daughter was lured into a secret gender and sexuality club at Poudre School District, where outside activists taught children that bodily discomfort meant they were transgender. The activists instructed children not to tell parents about the meetings and coached them on obtaining puberty blockers without parental consent. Lee’s daughter experienced nine months of confusion and suicidal ideation before the family was able to extract her from what Lee describes as a cult. The problem extends far beyond one district. Colorado HB 19-1192 now mandates that LGBTQ content be taught in social studies starting in first grade. Lee examined the Colorado Department of Education’s suggested curriculum, which includes lessons glorifying Harvey Milk, the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade, and drag queen activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. One lesson actually discusses child sex work as a coping mechanism for homeless transgender youth. Over 50% of Colorado students cannot read or do math at grade level, yet classroom time is devoted to this ideological content. “My little girl was lured into a secret gender and sexuality club at 12 years old, at the height of COVID.” Erin Lee, Co-Founder of Protect Kids Colorado Why an Economist Changed His Mind on Universal Basic Income Start listening at 58:24 – Hour 2 Professor Kurt Gerwitz admits he was once a supporter of universal basic income, attracted by the promise of eliminating bureaucratic waste and simplifying welfare distribution. The federal government currently spends $1.1 to $1.2 trillion annually through eight agencies on welfare programs, with at least 20% lost to waste, fraud, and inefficiency. UBI theoretically could cut out t...