Election Integrity, Energy Policy, and Constitutional Accountability

On January 24, 2024, Mark Baisley, Bob Boswell, and Trent Loos joined the show. Senator Baisley recounts his confrontation with Secretary of State Jenna Griswold over her public statements against Trump and whether Colorado voters can trust their ballots will be counted fairly Boswell explains how natural gas markets work, details the regulatory barriers crushing Colorado’s oil and gas industry, and warns that climate-driven.

Questioning Election Neutrality in Colorado

Start listening at 16:31 – Hour 1

Mark Baisley, Colorado State Senator representing eight counties in the heart of the state, recounts his direct confrontation with Secretary of State Jenna Griswold during her annual legislative presentation. Baisley pressed Griswold on her public statements against Donald Trump and whether voters can trust their ballots will be counted fairly. The secretary has appeared on national news shows expressing what Baisley calls “total disdain” for the leading Republican presidential candidate, raising questions about the impartiality of Colorado’s chief election officer.

The exchange became heated when Griswold defended Colorado court rulings finding Trump guilty of insurrection, though Baisley points out these rulings came without the due process of a proper trial. He argues the lack of rigorous legal proceedings where Trump could present a defense undermines any claims of guilt. The senator sought humility and assurance of neutrality from Griswold but received none, leaving Republican voters questioning whether their votes will be counted.

“The most frequent concern expressed to me by my constituents is whether they can trust that she’ll count their votes if they cast it for Donald Trump.”

Mark Baisley, Colorado State Senator

Natural Gas Under Regulatory Siege

Start listening at 34:35 – Hour 1

Bob Boswell, CEO of Laramie Energy, breaks down the state of natural gas markets and the regulatory forces threatening affordable energy. While natural gas trades around $2.50 per MCF today, Boswell warns of extreme volatility, citing spikes to $50 during winter storms. He explains how associated gas from oil production has temporarily boosted supply, but regulatory barriers are choking future development.

Colorado has become particularly hostile to oil and gas development. Before Senate Bill 19-181 passed, approximately 10,205 wells were permitted across 1,180 locations. Since the bill’s introduction, those numbers have plummeted to roughly 2,800 wells and 149 locations. Permit times in Colorado stretch to nearly a year compared to 18 days in Texas. Boswell details how the Environmental Conservation Commission has dramatically curtailed development, hurting the state economy and making energy more expensive for consumers.

The federal picture mirrors Colorado’s hostility. Leasehold acreage offered under the current administration has dropped from millions of acres to hundreds of thousands. Boswell connects this to the administration’s climate agenda, noting that natural gas produces 70 percent of the world’s fertilizer, making energy policy inseparable from food security.

“The government is using an existential threat of climate crisis to drive policy and statute. And people need to recognize that that’s being done.”

Bob Boswell, CEO of Laramie Energy

Treason, Borders, and Constitutional Accountability

Start listening at 72:54 – Hour 2

Trent Loos, sixth-generation farmer and rancher from Nebraska, joins Kim Monson for a wide-ranging discussion on constitutional accountability. The conversation begins with audio that emerged of Arizona’s Republican Party chair allegedly trying to buy off Senate candidate Kari Lake, prompting Loos to observe that similar chaos and division appears across every state. He posits this is not coincidental but a coordinated effort to create instability at the local level.

The discussion turns to Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution regarding treason. Loos notes that since 1942, no one has been convicted of treason in the United States, despite what he sees as clear examples of treasonous acts. He cites Representative Eric Swalwell’s relationship with a Chinese spy as a potential example that goes unaddressed. Kim Monson reads from the Declaration of Independence about the duty to throw off governments that become destructive of liberty, connecting founding principles to present challenges.

On border security, Loos recalls visiting the Arizona border in 2009 after rancher Rob Krentz was murdered by an illegal immigrant. Border Patrol agents told him then that one in four apprehended illegals already had felony records. The open border policy, he argues, represents not just negligence but potential treason when officials give “aid and comfort” to those who harm Americans.

“Somebody somewhere has figured out how to create a divisionary tactic at the local level, and we all know that the stability of our future in this country is what’s going on at the local level, and they have infiltrated that local level in some manner.”

Trent Loos, Farmer and Rural Advocate