Constitutional Limits, Government Transparency, and the Fight for Life in Colorado

Kim Monson opened this Monday broadcast examining Colorado’s ongoing assault on constitutional rights, from Representative Rebecca Keltie’s 13-hour battle against Senate Bill 003’s magazine capacity ban to the broader implications of a state legislature that threatens and silences opposition voices. Second Amendment Under Siege Rebecca Keltie, representing Colorado House District 16, described how Democrat leadership threatened Republicans with weekend sessions and banned speech on other bills if they continued fighting SB-003. “So basically we fought that bill for well over 13 hours. They limited our speech. They basically threatened us that if we didn’t stop talking about the bill by a certain time, that they would have us come in on Saturday and then pass the bill anyways.” Rebecca Keltie, Colorado House District 16 With 558 bills introduced this session, Keltie warned that focusing solely on the magazine ban allows other Second Amendment restrictions to pass unnoticed. She noted Colorado now ranks third in violent crime nationally. Philosophy, Power, and DOGE’s Transparency Revolution Award-winning Epoch Times correspondent Mark Tapscott connected Chuck Schumer’s retreat from a government shutdown to a broader discussion of political philosophy. When Kim mentioned her upcoming book review of Machiavelli’s “The Prince” with her young producers, Tapscott traced the dangerous idea that “the end justifies the means” from Renaissance Italy through Marx and into modern progressive politics. “The left has this fundamental, basic problem. They believe that the end justifies the means, and that includes anything that you say, anything that you do, anything that you think. And that’s why we see Tesla’s burning today.” Mark Tapscott, Epoch Times Tapscott celebrated DOGE’s unprecedented exposure of government spending, noting that Americans have learned more about federal waste in two months than in any comparable period in history. “Transparency in government is the key to accountability in government. And that makes transparency big government’s biggest enemy.” Mark Tapscott, Epoch Times Fighting for Life in a Sanctuary State for Death Giuliana Day, president of Life Decisions, joined Dr. Catherine Wheeler and Dr. Tom Perel to expose the deadly consequences of Amendment 79. The constitutional amendment not only codified abortion until birth but eliminated parental notification, making it easier for sex traffickers to transport pregnant minors for secret abortions. “So I’m a GYN doctor. I’m actually a former abortionist also. Abortion is a gruesome procedure that harms a woman in addition to taking the life of the baby. We’ve got to talk about what it is.” Dr. Catherine Wheeler, Life Decisions Dr. Wheeler detailed how complications rise dramatically after the first trimester, with at least one in ten women experiencing problems. Day noted that Colorado has zero health standards for abortion clinics while veterinary offices face strict oversight. “Currently Colorado has no minimum health standards for abortion clinic...