From Car Ownership Assaults to Elder Abuse: The Many Faces of Government Overreach

On August 16, 2022, Kim Monson explores the many tentacles of government overreach, from energy policy and car ownership to elder abuse and vaccine registries, with Colorado House District 41 candidate Stephanie Hancock, automotive expert Lauren Fix, and Army veteran Pam Long.

Colorado’s Energy and Education Crisis

Start listening at 1:00 – Hour 1

Stephanie Hancock, Air Force veteran and candidate for Colorado House District 41, breaks down the interconnected crises facing Colorado families. She warns that environmental groups are systematically shutting down fossil fuel production, with the Bureau of Land Management pausing oil and gas leasing on 2.2 million acres of Colorado public land. Hancock explains that these policies hurt lower and middle-income families the most, forcing them to choose between heating their homes and feeding their families.

The conversation turns to education, where Hancock reveals that less than 50 percent of Colorado third-graders read at proficiency levels. She criticizes the focus on race-based identity politics and gender ideology in classrooms while children fail to learn reading, writing, and arithmetic. The Cherry Creek School District’s decision to eliminate valedictorian designations exemplifies the push toward mediocrity that stifles competition and innovation.

“And with 60% of our kids not reading at grade level. It’s a travesty. It’s awful. So it impacts, education impacts everything in our lives. If we’re not well educated, then criminality is out there.”

Stephanie Hancock, Candidate for Colorado House District 41

The Assault on Car Ownership and Personal Freedom

Start listening at 31:04 – Hour 1

Lauren Fix, known as the Car Coach, exposes the agenda behind electric vehicle mandates and the Inflation Reduction Act. She explains that despite promises of EV tax credits, most vehicles will be ineligible because the law requires batteries to be made in the United States, and China controls most of the mines that produce battery materials. The government demands that 40 to 50 percent of vehicles sold by 2030 be electric, a target Fix calls impossible to achieve.

Fix reveals that the World Economic Forum explicitly wants to eliminate personal car ownership, pushing instead for car-sharing schemes that would control where and when people can travel. She draws parallels to Ireland, where officials warn of revolutionizing people’s lifestyles under climate plans. The elimination of car dealerships would devastate local economies, stripping away jobs, charitable giving to Little League teams, and the entrepreneurial spirit that built America.

“As a matter of fact, they don’t want you to have car ownership at all. This is the newest statement by the elitists who are not elected but have decided that they can tell us how to live.”

Lauren Fix, The Car Coach

Protecting Seniors from Guardianship Fraud

Start listening at 69:14 – Hour 2

Pam Long, former Army Medical Service Corps captain and West Point graduate, exposes a criminal network preying on elderly Americans through guardianship fraud. The scheme begins when corrupt doctors screen patients for assets, then declare wealthy seniors mentally incompetent without their knowledge. Professional guardians, working with colluding judges, then seize control of the victims’ lives, relocating them to long-term care facilities where they are drugged into compliance while their assets are liquidated.

Long identifies hot spots across the nation, including Palm Beach, Sarasota, Naples, Albuquerque, and San Antonio, where retired populations make easy targets. In Nevada, guardian April Parks was convicted after being appointed 400 wards at a rate of one per week. The scheme involves layers of corruption from doctors to judges to facility administrators, with law enforcement unknowingly supporting illegal court orders. Long urges seniors to never leave their homes if someone claims court-appointed authority, and to designate trusted family members as guardians or medical power of attorney before any crisis occurs.

“I would tell all seniors, if someone shows up to your house and says, I’m a court-appointed guardian, you need to come with me right now. You need to call someone. You need to call a friend, a relative, a lawyer, a doctor. Do not leave your home because once you leave your home, you will lose all your rights.”

Pam Long, Former Army Captain and West Point Graduate

Colorado’s Vaccine Registry and FERPA Violations

Start listening at 82:29 – Hour 2

Pam Long continues with a warning about Colorado’s immunization information system, a CDC-funded womb-to-tomb registry that now includes coercive tracking mechanisms. Governor Polis ordered schools to hand over personally identifying information about every student’s vaccination status, despite the Colorado Department of Education acknowledging they can only share aggregate data legally. Long explains that providing student names and birth dates constitutes a FERPA violation, with penalties of up to $200,000 per violation.

The database enables CDPHE to create shame maps identifying schools with low vaccination rates, pressuring parents to comply. Long notes that candidate Polis told voters he would never mandate a vaccine, yet as governor he mandated vaccination for healthcare workers during the pandemic, costing Colorado thousands of medical professionals. The registry represents another tool of coercion, part of a larger push toward a digital ID system that could deny travel or facility access based on compliance status.

“Nothing good comes from a registry. The only thing that comes from a registry is coercion.”

Pam Long, Former Army Captain and West Point Graduate