The Battle for Colorado’s Ballot Access and Healthcare Freedom

On February 10, 2023, Kim Monson examines threats to Colorado’s grassroots political process and healthcare freedom. Former state senator Kevin Lundberg exposes SB 23-101, a Republican-sponsored bill that would eliminate the caucus and assembly system. Dr. Chad Savage presents direct primary care as a solution to the healthcare industrial complex, while Dr. Rachel Corbett discusses psychological tactics behind vaccine mandates.

Eliminating Colorado’s Caucus System: A Threat to Grassroots Democracy

Start listening at 32:57 – Hour 1

Kevin Lundberg, former state senator and head of the Republican Study Committee of Colorado, sounds the alarm on Senate Bill 23-101. The legislation, sponsored by Republicans Barbara Kirkmeyer, Bob Gardner, and Mary Bradfield, would eliminate the caucus and assembly system that has allowed ordinary citizens to participate in selecting candidates for over a century. Under this bill, every candidate would be required to petition onto the ballot, a process that typically requires hiring expensive signature-gathering companies.

Lundberg explains that Colorado’s caucus system is unique among states, providing the most open pathway for citizens to run for office without wealth or insider connections. He ran nine separate campaigns through this system without needing tens of thousands of dollars just to get on the ballot. The fiscal note reveals the Secretary of State’s office would need nearly $2 million annually to process the additional petitions, but the real cost falls on candidates and the political process itself.

The former senator identifies the real motivation behind the bill: established political insiders who feel threatened by engaged grassroots voters. When citizens began showing up at caucuses and assemblies, making their voices heard, those comfortable with the status quo sought to eliminate that avenue entirely. Lundberg urges citizens to show up at their precinct caucuses next year and become responsible participants in self-governance.

“It would take away the citizens’ right for the two major parties, Republican and Democrat, to select candidates through their caucus and assembly system. It would essentially require every candidate running for office in a primary to petition on the ballot.”

Kevin Lundberg, Former State Senator

Direct Primary Care: Reclaiming Healthcare Freedom

Start listening at 71:49 – Hour 2

Dr. Chad Savage, founder of Your Choice Direct Care in Michigan, presents a revolutionary model for healthcare that bypasses the insurance bureaucracy entirely. Under direct primary care, patients pay a monthly membership fee, typically $49 to $89, for unlimited primary care services. Dr. Savage discovered that simply removing the insurance payment system reduced his operating costs by 50 percent, savings he passes directly to patients.

The physician explains that primary care doctors can address roughly 80 percent of medical problems, while the remaining 20 percent requiring specialists or hospital care can be covered by less expensive alternatives like health sharing ministries or short-term limited duration policies. His own family saved $88,000 over five years compared to ACA exchange premiums, while receiving unlimited doctor visits. The current system, with average family premiums of $26,000 annually, has become the financial catastrophe insurance was supposed to prevent.

Dr. Savage argues the fundamental problem is that money flows from individuals to centralized authorities, who take their cut and impose restrictions on how care is delivered. When patients pay doctors directly, the physician becomes their advocate rather than serving insurance company interests. He points to the Personalized Care Act proposed in Congress, which would allow HSA contributions without requiring linked high-deductible insurance plans, potentially revolutionizing healthcare choice.

“The patient needs to know they can trust their doctor, that their doctor is their advocate. And when you pay that doctor and you can fire them, that is a wonderful assurance of that.”

Dr. Chad Savage, Founder of Your Choice Direct Care

Psychological Warfare and Parental Rights

Start listening at 20:23 – Hour 1

Dr. Rachel Corbett of Roots Medical, an expert in neuro-linguistic programming, reports on her testimony at the Capitol regarding HB 23-1029. The bill would have prohibited vaccines for children 12 and older without parental consent, but it failed in committee. Several states already allow minors to consent to vaccines without parents’ knowledge, and Colorado may now be vulnerable to similar policies through administrative action.

Dr. Corbett reveals the psychological strategy behind pushing childhood vaccination: once parents consent to vaccinate their children, they must align their values with that decision. When evidence of adverse effects emerges, those parents become psychologically incapable of acknowledging harm because doing so would require admitting they harmed their own children. This explains why the push to vaccinate children continues despite known risks.

“This is a psychological warfare game that we’re playing here.”

Dr. Rachel Corbett, Roots Medical

Rebuilding the Arapahoe County GOP

Start listening at 09:10 – Hour 1

Jeff Young announces his candidacy for Arapahoe County GOP Chair. He became a precinct leader after the 2020 election but found no support, communication, or training from county party leadership. New members who showed up enthusiastic quickly dropped off due to this dysfunction. Young also notes the open primary problem: a third of voters in the 2022 Republican primary were not even Republicans, diluting the voice of actual party members.

“So I think that the assembly, the caucus and the assembly process, the grassroots said this is who we want to run. They reflect our values. But then you have this petition in open primary, where it can come in and basically nullify what the grassroots wants.”

Jeff Young, Arapahoe County GOP Chair Candidate