Protecting Children from Ideological Manipulation and Government Overreach

On this Valentine’s Day broadcast, February 14, 2023, Kim Monson examines critical threats to children and families in Colorado and across America. Colorado State Representative Stephanie Luck discusses legislation requiring pain relief for unborn children during abortions and exposes the “gifts, grants, and donations” funding loophole that allows bureaucracies to bypass legislative oversight. Parental rights advocate Erin Lee shares her harrowing experience after her 12-year-old daughter was targeted by gender ideology activists in a school art club and discusses the dangerous implications of House Bill 23-1003. Health Freedom Defense Fund founder Leslie Manookian provides updates on the mask mandate lawsuit and raises alarms about government overreach and the Ohio train derailment.

Exposing Hidden Funding Loopholes in Colorado Legislation

Start listening at 15:00 – Hour 1

Representative Stephanie Luck, who represents Colorado’s House District 60 covering portions of Fremont, Teller, Custer, Chafee, and Pueblo counties, joins Kim to discuss her upcoming bill requiring abortion providers to administer pain relief to unborn children before procedures. Luck explains that while Colorado legalized what she calls “homicide for an entire class of people” in 2022, her bill aims to make the practice “as humane as possible.”

Luck also reveals a concerning pattern in Colorado legislation where programs claim they will be funded through “gifts, grants, and donations” rather than general fund appropriations. This language allows bureaucracies to fundraise privately, create projects without legislative oversight, and eventually seek general fund money once established as line items in the budget. She cites Governor Polis’s privately-funded Office of New American as an example of this tactic.

“You can’t have a thriving economy when you kill off your next generation.”

Stephanie Luck, Colorado State Representative, HD60

Gender Ideology Targeting Children in Schools

Start listening at 32:00 – Hour 1

Parental rights advocate Erin Lee returns to share updates on her fight against gender ideology infiltration in Colorado schools. Lee recounts how her 12-year-old daughter was lured to what was advertised as an “art club” that turned out to be a gender and sexuality awareness club. An outside presenter told her daughter that if she was not fully comfortable in her body, she was transgender, discussed polyamory and suicide, handed out branded merchandise, and told children their parents were not safe.

Lee expresses grave concerns about House Bill 23-1003, which would establish mental health assessments for all 6th through 12th graders in Colorado. She explains that this bill connects to earlier legislation allowing 12-year-olds to consent to their own mental health treatment and prohibiting therapists from questioning gender confusion. Lee reveals that the woman who presented to her daughter’s class later urged the school to call Child Protective Services for a “well child check” on Lee’s family.

“I have determined that the only surefire way to protect your kids from this kind of overreach is to remove them from government schools.”

Erin Lee, Founder of StopGenderIdeology.com

Fighting the Administrative State Through Legal Action

Start listening at 71:00 – Hour 2

Leslie Manookian, founder of Health Freedom Defense Fund, provides updates on her organization’s lawsuit that overturned the federal travel mask mandate. The DOJ is appealing the ruling, and Manookian explains the critical implications: if the CDC can force mask-wearing absent adequate scientific justification, they can compel any form of dress or medical intervention under the guise of public health.

Manookian references the Cochrane Organization’s recent meta-review of 78 randomized controlled trials finding no evidence that masks prevent respiratory infection spread. She describes the administrative state as “a giant vampire sucking the power and freedom out of the American people” and urges citizens to understand that both the media and government agencies are not acting in the public’s interest. She also raises alarms about the Ohio train derailment, noting the lack of media coverage and government transparency about the environmental catastrophe.

“I truly believe that the administrative state is this, like giant vampire sucking the power and the freedom out of the American people.”

Leslie Manookian, Founder, Health Freedom Defense Fund