Constitutional Invasion Powers and the Silencing of Democratic Dissent

On April 11, 2024, Rob Natelson, Karen Levine, and Ellen Daehnick joined the show. Constitutional scholar explains that the current border situation qualifies as an invasion under the Constitution’s original meaning, giving states power to respond Award-winning realtor reports her team earned the top transactions award in Metro Denver Lifelong Democrat describes the Colorado and Denver Democratic Party’s campaign to silence critics of gender.

The Constitution’s Invasion Doctrine and State Powers

Start listening at 17:06 – Hour 1

Rob Natelson, former constitutional law professor whose work has been cited by the Supreme Court, presents compelling research that the current border situation qualifies as an invasion under the Constitution’s original meaning. Drawing on extensive historical analysis including 18th-century dictionaries and founder Benjamin Franklin’s own characterization of unauthorized mass migration into Pennsylvania as an invasion, Natelson argues states like Texas have both the power and duty to respond when the federal government fails.

The constitutional expert examines the unprecedented nature of the Biden administration’s approach, comparing it unfavorably to the later Roman Empire’s decision to admit Germanic tribes. He explains that while impeachment requires proving commission of a crime, the administration’s actions, though extraordinary, do not qualify as treason under the Constitution’s deliberately narrow definition. Natelson references the Eisenhower administration’s deportation of up to 1.3 million people as historical precedent for enforcement.

His analysis extends to the contentious anchor baby question. After years of research including 17th-century English legal texts, Natelson concludes that children born to parents in the country illegally are not citizens because their parents lack the technical legal concept of allegiance to the United States, a requirement under the 14th Amendment.

“If the parents are in this country illegally, they are not in allegiance to the United States, and therefore their children are not American citizens.”

Rob Natelson, Constitutional Scholar and Author of The Original Constitution

Colorado Real Estate Market Update

Start listening at 64:02 – Hour 2

Karen Levine, award-winning RE/MAX Alliance realtor, reports that her DeVito Dream Makers team received the number one award for transactions in the Metro Denver area. While total sales dipped in early 2024 due to inventory constraints and affordability challenges, March brought a surge of new listings signaling the spring market’s arrival. Contracts and pending sales are up, suggesting April closings will be strong.

Levine discusses the disconnect between policies attacking urban sprawl while embracing sprawling wind and solar installations across Colorado’s landscape. She questions the government’s push toward denser housing while simultaneously approving massive energy infrastructure that covers far more acreage than residential developments ever could.

“The DeVito Dream Makers received the number one award for number of transactions in the Metro Denver area in helping your listeners and my clients and customers and friends and family buy and sell real estate.”

Karen Levine, RE/MAX Alliance Realtor

Democratic Party Demands Silence on Gender Ideology

Start listening at 74:01 – Hour 2

Ellen Daehnick, a lifelong Democrat and supporter of Democrats for an Informed Approach to Gender, describes the Colorado and Denver Democratic Party’s campaign to silence critics of gender ideology. After testifying against House Bill 24-1071, Daehnick found herself targeted by party leadership demanding her group stop using “Democrats” in its name and facing calls for her removal as a precinct officer.

Her journey began when she investigated why J.K. Rowling was labeled a “transphobe” and discovered the ACLU attorney calling for a book ban on Abigail Schreier’s Irreversible Damage. What she found contradicted everything she believed about liberal principles. Daehnick distinguishes between banning books from adults and exercising judgment about age-appropriate material for children, noting research showing early pornography exposure increases vulnerability to sexual abuse.

Twenty-five elected officials signed an open letter calling Daehnick a “noted transphobe and bigot” for crimes including “violent threats against trans Coloradans,” accusations she categorically denies. Despite being locked out of party Slack channels, she refuses to leave the party she has supported her entire life.

“I am not leaving the Democratic Party. I am not going to abandon this party that I have supported my whole life to a bunch of fringe elements who are out of control and drunk on power.”

Ellen Daehnick, Democrats for an Informed Approach to Gender