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EPISODE · Jul 15, 2025 · 1H 52M

Birthright Citizenship Cases and Class Action Lawsuits Take Shape After Supreme Court Ruling

from The Kim Monson Show · host Kim Monson

On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, Kim Monson explored a packed slate of issues: Supreme Court decisions reshaping executive power, Colorado’s wolf reintroduction crisis devastating Western Slope ranchers, and local zoning battles threatening property rights. Washington correspondent Sam Dorman detailed how birthright citizenship challenges may spawn class action lawsuits, gubernatorial candidate Greg Lopez exposed the chaos of state wildlife policy, and citizen activist Mike Rawluk warned about Denver’s YIMBY movement. Property Rights Under Siege in Metro Denver Start listening at 18:26 – Hour 1 Mike Rawluk sounds the alarm on Denver’s assault on suburban property rights. The citizen activist detailed how House Bill 1313 and transit-oriented development schemes threaten to override local zoning decisions, forcing high-density housing into established neighborhoods without community input. Rawluk explained the YIMBY movement, which stands for “Yes In My Backyard,” has gained traction among developers and progressive activists seeking to eliminate single-family zoning restrictions. He warned that these policies could transform quiet residential areas into dense urban corridors, stripping homeowners of their property values and quality of life. The discussion also covered Jefferson County’s forest management challenges and the Fix Our Forest Act, highlighting the interconnected nature of state policy overreach affecting Colorado communities from Denver suburbs to mountain forests. “If something changes at the top, it is very difficult to get your particular concern heard if things are at the local level.” Mike Rawluk, Citizen Activist Wolf Reintroduction Devastates Colorado Ranchers Start listening at 34:46 – Hour 1 Greg Lopez, former congressman and 2026 gubernatorial candidate, exposes the growing crisis of Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program. The ballot initiative passed by just 58,000 votes, less than half a percent, with urban corridor voters imposing wolves on rural communities without understanding the consequences. Lopez described the Copper Creek Pack’s chronic depredation of livestock on the Western Slope. Wolves are killing cattle rather than hunting elk and deer as environmentalists predicted. Colorado became the first state to reintroduce wolves based on emotional appeal rather than scientific evidence, and farmers and ranchers now face mounting anxiety and economic losses. The situation worsened when Colorado Parks and Wildlife violated their own management plan by relocating problem wolves from Grand County to Pitkin County, spreading depredation issues to new areas. Lopez called for a pause on introducing additional wolves until the current crisis is addressed. “Colorado is the first state to ever reintroduce the wolf, not on scientific evidence, but on the emotional appeal of the voter.” Greg Lopez, Former Congressman and Gubernatorial Candidate Supreme Court Rulings Reshape Executive Power and Immigration Policy Start listening at 69:39 – Hour 2 Sam Dorman, Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times, breaks down nine key Supreme Court decisions from the current term. The Court ruled that Congress had not authorized nationwide injunctions, limiting lower court judges’ ability to block executive policies with sweeping orders that have proliferated since Trump’s first term. Dorman explained how the ruling affects deportation cases involving the Alien Enemies Act an...

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