Praying Grandma Rebecca Lavrenz Pardoned but Fights On for First Amendment Rights

Fort Collins Forces Residents to Pay for Services They Don’t Receive

Start listening at 16:21 – Hour 1 Yvonne Paez, co-founder of Perspectives 101 in Northern Colorado, detailed how Fort Collins has created a mandatory trash fee that residents must pay even if they don’t use the service.

“Folks are made to pay for a service that they do not have, want or need and did not ask for and are not receiving.”

Yvonne Paez

The city selected Republic as its trash hauler, and residents who use alternative services like RAM, own vacant properties, or take their own trash to the landfill are still charged monthly fees. Paez announced a public meeting at the Fort Collins Downtown Library at 5:30 PM to organize affected residents.

“People who do not receive service are charged a monthly fee they did not consent to and which Republic collects, providing a kickback to the city of Fort Collins.”

Yvonne Paez

Paez noted that the city may be violating its own municipal code, which prohibits obtaining anything of value without authorization.

Trump’s Three Weeks That Changed America

Start listening at 30:52 – Hour 1 Dr. Brian Joondeph marveled at the pace of Trump’s accomplishments in his first three weeks back in office.

“At the pace he’s going, he’ll have accomplished everything in a few months. He’s got the border under control, he’s taking down the deep state, he’s doing it through funding, he’s shaking up the Middle East, he’s got plans for Ukraine.”

Brian Joondeph

Joondeph attributed Trump’s effectiveness to four years of careful planning, noting the contrast with 2016 when Trump was surprised by his own victory and unprepared for the deep state’s traps.

However, Joondeph issued a crucial warning about the temporary nature of executive action.

“Executive orders can be undone by the next president. Congress needs to codify these executive orders into law, and I think they will.”

Brian Joondeph

The discussion turned to USAID and the massive government spending that has funded activities contrary to American interests. Joondeph observed that Elon Musk’s DOGE is uncovering hundreds of billions in waste across every agency.

The Praying Grandma’s Fight for Future Generations

Start listening at 74:31 – Hour 2 Rebecca Lavrenz, known as the Praying Grandma, shared her experience driving alone from Colorado to Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021, because she felt God calling her to pray for her country.

“I felt impressed by God that He told me, if those doors open, would you carry my presence into the building? So out of obedience to God is why I went in the building.”

Rebecca Lavrenz

Lavrenz was convicted of four federal misdemeanors, sentenced to six months house arrest, and fined $103,000. President Trump pardoned her on January 20, 2025, and her ankle monitor was removed days later. But she refuses to let the case end there.

“At my trial, the judge did instruct the jury that I did not have a First Amendment right at the Capitol. And if that’s on the books, then for generations, my grandchildren, your great-grandchildren, may have to fight this battle again.”

Rebecca Lavrenz

Lavrenz is continuing her appeal to overturn the dangerous precedent, even though she has been pardoned. She urged Americans to understand and exercise their constitutional rights.

“We have to educate ourselves. We have to know our rights as citizens of the United States of America, and we have to exercise that right.”

Rebecca Lavrenz

Repealing the National Popular Vote Deception

Start listening at 100:48 – Hour 2 Representative Ken DeGraff of Colorado House District 22 discussed his bill to repeal the National Popular Vote Compact, exposing how Democrats tricked voters in Prop 113.

“The Democrats basically tricked the populace saying vote to protect the Electoral College. People actually voted yes because they thought it was protecting the Electoral College the way they made the ads.”

Ken DeGraff

DeGraff pointed out the irony that under the compact, Trump would have received all of Colorado’s electoral votes in 2024 since he won the popular vote. He also discussed bills to reform vacancy committee appointments and emphasized the importance of adhering to founding principles.

“Republicans have a standard by which we can hold ourselves, and those are the values of our republic. We have a set of values, and that’s our founding documents.”

Ken DeGraff