Citizen Legislators and the Fight for American Values

On January 9, 2024, Leigh Brown and Trent Loos joined the show. North Carolina realtor announces her congressional campaign, outlining a platform focused on border security, term limits, VA reform, energy independence, and reducing government overreach while criticizing institutional investors’ impact on housing Sixth-generation farmer broadcasts live from the National Western Stock Show, celebrating agriculture’s role in enabling life while reporting on.

Running for Congress as a Citizen Legislator

Start listening at 27:00 – Hour 1

Leigh Brown, a successful North Carolina realtor with experience on the National Association of Realtors, announces her congressional campaign with a platform rooted in constitutional principles. Brown emphasizes that America’s founders designed the system for regular citizens to take their turn serving and then return home, not career politicians seeking perpetual reelection.

Brown outlines her priorities: securing the southern border and deporting illegal immigrants, reforming VA benefits for veterans, achieving energy independence, simplifying the 68,000-page tax code, and holding criminals accountable. She expresses particular concern about institutional investors like BlackRock owning over 30 percent of housing stock in the Charlotte area, undermining the American dream of homeownership.

The candidate advocates for term limits in Congress, arguing that limiting tenure would make representatives bolder in their actions rather than constantly chasing reelection dollars. She also supports eliminating the Department of Education, returning power to local school boards, and reducing the regulatory overreach of agencies like the Department of Energy, which has issued 110 new appliance regulations under the Biden administration.

“The founding fathers did not intend to have a government this size where the jobs report that just came out, the largest creator of jobs was the government. And we know that the money they’re spending is our money. I think the citizens have forgotten that the government is not a net creator of anything except a drain on our resources.”

Leigh Brown, Congressional Candidate, North Carolina

Celebrating Life at the National Western Stock Show

Start listening at 65:00 – Hour 2

Trent Loos, broadcasting alongside Kim from the National Western Stock Show in Denver, reflects on the profound meaning behind agricultural gatherings. The sixth-generation farmer and rancher traces the event’s history back to before Colorado statehood, noting that since 1906 it has served as a celebration of the culture of providing for better life.

Loos draws attention to the German farmers’ uprising, where agricultural producers took to the streets in tractors to protest a proposed diesel tax. According to Loos, the farmers have created a complete gridlock in Germany, with truckers and maritime shippers joining the protest. The farmers initially wanted the diesel tax removed, but after the government agreed, they refused to go home, demanding instead a new parliament.

The discussion turns to Colorado’s upcoming ballot measure that would ban animal processing in Denver, which Loos argues threatens the entire food supply chain. Kim notes the irony of Denver funding new buildings at the National Western while Governor Polis promotes meat-out day and activists seek to end animal agriculture.

“And it’s not just about the human lives, but if you think about everything here, whether it be the livestock or the crops that are grown and produced, every bit of that, Kim, is about enabling life. And so this event and events like this is about celebrating the culture of providing for better life.”

Trent Loos, Sixth-Generation Farmer and Rancher