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<v Speaker 1>This is Dan Capless and welcome to today's online podcast

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<v Speaker 1>edition of The Dan Caplis Show. Please be sure to

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<v Speaker 1>give us a five star rating if you'd be so kind,

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<v Speaker 1>and to subscribe, download and listen to the show every

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back to The Dan Caplis Show, being guest hosted

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<v Speaker 2>by Weldkenny Shriff Steve Roims. This is day three of

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<v Speaker 2>my hosting gig, and the last day of my hosting

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<v Speaker 2>gig this particular go around, and hopefully I'll have his

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<v Speaker 2>chance in the future. Dan's a busy guy and I

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<v Speaker 2>know he's going to be in court a bunch in

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<v Speaker 2>some upcoming weeks and months, So hopefully I'll be back

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<v Speaker 2>on the air with you sometime in the near future.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm sure you're all waiting to hear Dan back soon. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 2>he won't be here the rest of the week, so

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<v Speaker 2>tomorrow you'll have a different guest host for Thursday and Friday,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'll leave that to Ryan and the rest of

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<v Speaker 2>the folks to introduce who that person is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be coming up tomorrow. But for today, we've got a

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<v Speaker 2>jam packed schedule, and of course I packed the schedule

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<v Speaker 2>as full as I could on a day that Ryan

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<v Speaker 2>is definitely working single handedly behind the glass. So he's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be as busy as he's as he can

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<v Speaker 2>possibly be. But he's a man of many talents. I

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<v Speaker 2>know we're going to make this work. Over the last

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<v Speaker 2>few days, I've brought up several topics. Hopefully you've been listening.

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<v Speaker 2>On Monday, we talked a lot about illegal immigration and

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<v Speaker 2>kind of how that impacts your life where you stand.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you part of the fifty six percent of America

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<v Speaker 2>that says deport them all? Most of you that called

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<v Speaker 2>in or texted in are definitely in that boat. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>I think all of you that called in, we're in

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<v Speaker 2>that boat. We also talked yesterday about crime in Colorado.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you feel safer today than you did a year ago?

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<v Speaker 2>Or where you do you? Did you feel much better

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<v Speaker 2>a few years back before all these liberal policies started

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<v Speaker 2>kicking in, And again, I think most of you agree

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<v Speaker 2>that Colorado's on a path to destruction. We're going in

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<v Speaker 2>the wrong direction, and that's happening under Democrat leadership. Today,

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to try to wrap all that up together

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<v Speaker 2>and say, all right, Colorado's definitely gone to the to

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<v Speaker 2>the blue side. We're a hardcore blue state. We can

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<v Speaker 2>call ourselves a purple state. So is there a chance

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<v Speaker 2>at getting back to purple? Is there a chance at

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<v Speaker 2>getting back to red? And we've talked about the premier candidates,

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<v Speaker 2>if you will, on the Democrat side for governor, those

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<v Speaker 2>being Phil Wiser and Michael Bennett, and neither one of

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<v Speaker 2>those folks being real high on my agenda by any

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<v Speaker 2>sense of the word for a governor's seat. But we

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<v Speaker 2>also have Jenna Griswold who's running apparently for attorney general,

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<v Speaker 2>which is shocking to me. I didn't know she had

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<v Speaker 2>gone to law school. I wasn't even sure she had

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<v Speaker 2>graduated from high school. But all that being said, she

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<v Speaker 2>seems to be the candidate for that particular seat. So again,

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<v Speaker 2>in an upcoming election cycle twenty twenty six, where we

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<v Speaker 2>have a chance at maybe starting to chip away at

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<v Speaker 2>the state and maybe steal a couple of those seats,

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<v Speaker 2>the governor seat, the attorney general seat, those definitely are

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<v Speaker 2>ones that I think we should be targeting as a state.

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<v Speaker 2>So what I'd like to ask all you guys that

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<v Speaker 2>are listening and are willing to call in, is where

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<v Speaker 2>do you think we can make the biggest Can we

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<v Speaker 2>make the biggest leap. Do we have a chance of

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<v Speaker 2>pulling that governor seat back? Do we have a chance

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<v Speaker 2>at pulling any of those seats back? Secretary of State,

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<v Speaker 2>Attorney General, that Senate seat, that hicken Looper's holding on

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<v Speaker 2>to the treasure seat, any of them. Do you have

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<v Speaker 2>a candidate in mind that you think, all right, this

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<v Speaker 2>is the person who could be the dark horse. This

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<v Speaker 2>is a person that could take it back that governor

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<v Speaker 2>seat as well. For the Republicans, you can text in

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<v Speaker 2>at five seven, seven thirty nine or call in at

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<v Speaker 2>three zho three seven to one, three eight two five five.

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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna have a wide variety of folks coming on

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<v Speaker 2>the show today. We're, like I said, we're gonna have

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<v Speaker 2>a jam pack schedule. A lot of you people, a

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<v Speaker 2>these characters that we're bringing in. Our first guest up

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<v Speaker 2>Fox News and other premier news stations. He is a

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<v Speaker 2>Fair the Federation of American Immigration Reform, but he's most

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<v Speaker 2>known for his career with Border Patrol and as the

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<v Speaker 2>Like I said, he'll be with us in that second segment,

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<v Speaker 2>right around four to twenty. We're also going to have

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<v Speaker 2>Congressman Gabe Evans from CED eight. He goes without much introduction.

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<v Speaker 2>He's made quite a splash in his time out in

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<v Speaker 2>Congress and probably well known on these airwaves. He's got

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<v Speaker 2>a lot to educate us about about his efforts out

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<v Speaker 2>in Congress and some of the tax he's already starting

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<v Speaker 2>to get only four months into his tenure as the

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<v Speaker 2>newly minted CD eight Congressman. After the break, we'll have

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<v Speaker 2>Britta horn In or in the second hour, we'll have

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<v Speaker 2>Britta horn In, the new Colorado State Republican Chairwoman. She's

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<v Speaker 2>going to stay with us for quite a while. Again

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<v Speaker 2>these seats can be taken back, and what are the

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<v Speaker 2>strategies for doing so. Obviously, you know she's got to

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<v Speaker 2>be supportive of all candidates, but we have to all

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<v Speaker 2>be rowing in the right direction to try to at

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<v Speaker 2>the Republican Party moving and hopefully in a winning position

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<v Speaker 2>where we haven't been for quite some time. And then

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<v Speaker 2>we're also going to bring in Sheriff Alan Cooper from

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<v Speaker 2>Fremont County. A lot of you have heard about an

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<v Speaker 2>arrest that was made over in Fremont of some individuals

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<v Speaker 2>that were coming back from Utah believed to be illegal immigrants,

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<v Speaker 2>and they were carrying a vast amount of AMMO with them,

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<v Speaker 2>or hauling a vast amount of AMMO with them. Obviously

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<v Speaker 2>they weren't legal residents, and so some questions abound about

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<v Speaker 2>why did they travel to Utah to buy AMMO? Where

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<v Speaker 2>were they taking it? And Sheriff Cooper's going to educate

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<v Speaker 2>us on that incident and kind of where that case

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<v Speaker 2>is going. But in the meantime, again, please send your

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<v Speaker 2>text in five seven, seven three nine. Start your text

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<v Speaker 2>out with Dan. Also, you can call in at three

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<v Speaker 2>I said, we're gonna have a jam pack show, So

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how many calls we'll get to, but

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<v Speaker 2>wherever we can. I already have a couple of texts here.

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<v Speaker 2>First one is from Alexa, very loyal listener of the show.

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<v Speaker 2>She says, Sheriff frames, if you can let the listeners know.

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<v Speaker 2>The pro police Rally is holding the tenth Anniel law

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<v Speaker 2>excuse me, Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on Sunday on April

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<v Speaker 2>County Fairgrounds. It's going to be a great time, she believed.

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<v Speaker 2>Jimmy Singenberger will be performing. I know that event's happened

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<v Speaker 2>for quite some time. I attended one that was down

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<v Speaker 2>in Denver that got a little ugly when Antifa and

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<v Speaker 2>others tried to attack. In fact, they came after Michelle Malkin,

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<v Speaker 2>and I ended up being the person who evacuated her

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<v Speaker 2>from that particular event so that she wouldn't get we'll

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<v Speaker 2>just say damaged. So hopefully this rally and Douglas County

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<v Speaker 2>will be a little bit more supported the environment. There

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<v Speaker 2>is a little more pro police as the rally is

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<v Speaker 2>intended to be, and we don't have the summer of

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<v Speaker 2>craziness in twenty twenty like we did back then during

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<v Speaker 2>the COVID and George Floyd Era. So I think that'll

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<v Speaker 2>be a good event down Douglas County. I've attended that

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<v Speaker 2>one as well a couple of times. So again, that's

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<v Speaker 2>on four to twenty seven, from three to six pm

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<v Speaker 2>at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. According to Alexa, if that

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<v Speaker 2>information is wrong, you can text her and let her know.

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<v Speaker 2>But so that we can get to our first guest,

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<v Speaker 2>I do want to cut to the break just a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit early. Again, feel free to send in those

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<v Speaker 2>You know the drill we're looking to see. Do you

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<v Speaker 2>have candidates that can run for any of these seats

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<v Speaker 2>Secretary of State, Attorney General, treasurer, governor state or US

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<v Speaker 2>Senator who can win that seat from the Republican side?

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<v Speaker 2>How can we create a slate of candidates? And that's

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<v Speaker 2>not to say that we don't already have the right

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<v Speaker 2>governor's candidate in the race. There's several announced. But if

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<v Speaker 2>Can we come back. We'll have Art del Queto on

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<v Speaker 2>with us, and you're listening to the Dankplas Show here

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<v Speaker 2>with Steve Reams as your guest host on six thirty

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<v Speaker 3>And now back to the dan Kamplas Show podcast. Welcome

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<v Speaker 3>back to the.

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<v Speaker 2>Dan Kapla Show being hosted today by Well County Sheriff

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<v Speaker 2>Steve Reims. And what's us on the hotline? As I

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<v Speaker 2>said before we went to break is art del quoto art?

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<v Speaker 2>How you doing? I'm good, I'm doing great art. If

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<v Speaker 2>you would tell the listeners a little bit about your

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<v Speaker 2>background with Border Patrol and with the National Border Patrol Council,

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<v Speaker 2>just to set the stage a little bit in your

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<v Speaker 2>current role with the Federation for American Immigration.

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<v Speaker 4>Reform of course. So I started with Borrow back in

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<v Speaker 4>two thousand and three. So, and I just recently retired

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<v Speaker 4>I never did the desk two d's. I was just

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<v Speaker 4>always out there on that line, working on the Tohuna

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<v Speaker 4>Autumn Reservation, which is the Native American reservation along the

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<v Speaker 4>US Mexico border. So, and that reservation, it's more or

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<v Speaker 4>it has been like that for decades. And then I've

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<v Speaker 4>been working obviously with the National Board of PROCASSO with

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<v Speaker 4>the local union. It's a union right for the lack

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<v Speaker 4>the difference between that union and other unions is we

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<v Speaker 4>bargain for the rights of the law enforcement agents. We

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<v Speaker 4>don't strike based on pay or anything like that. So

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<v Speaker 4>in that position, I've been lucky enough to work with

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<v Speaker 4>various organizations. We work with various different administrations, obviously the

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<v Speaker 4>current administration being the best one we've ever had to

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<v Speaker 4>work with, and we worked with them back in twenty sixteen.

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<v Speaker 4>And because of that, I had the opportunity to work

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<v Speaker 4>various times with FAIR, the Federation of American Immigration Reform.

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<v Speaker 4>I would constantly be a stapop in Washington, DC during

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<v Speaker 4>their feet to the Fire events. And you know, I

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<v Speaker 4>retired from the Agents, I stayed on with the Border

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<v Speaker 4>Patrol Council, which the union, and then obviously now I

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<v Speaker 4>picked up a fantastic spot with Federation for American Immigration

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<v Speaker 4>Reform helping them as an advisor to the issues on

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<v Speaker 4>been in Arizona task for everybody, yes, sir, you know

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<v Speaker 4>decades with the Border Patrol. Prior to that, I worked

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<v Speaker 4>for the State of Arizona, right, And even prior to that,

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<v Speaker 2>Through fair, and it played out just that way. We

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<v Speaker 4>a very eloquently put by you. You know, it was

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<v Speaker 5>But I think at the end, uh uh, we agreed

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<v Speaker 4>You agreed to disagree, but uh, I don't think he

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<v Speaker 2>No, he didn't. We were talking about we were talking

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<v Speaker 2>of Colorado.

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<v Speaker 4>But any common sense person would would agree with you.

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<v Speaker 2>And you're a very common sense person. A common sense person. Yes.

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<v Speaker 2>So in our travels around d C, it was pretty

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<v Speaker 2>You know, most of the most of the Republican congressman

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Kelly's staff. While he didn't meet with a senator

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Kelly out of Arizona, he did provide staff that

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, look, there's some that will sit there and

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<v Speaker 4>Not necessarily like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I think you you lined it out right there.

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<v Speaker 2>With Mark Kelly's staff, I don't think they necessarily all

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<v Speaker 2>If they were Democrat, they were a little wishy washy

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<v Speaker 4>But I think it was informative. Look, it was it

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<v Speaker 4>continue to try to get things done right and you know,

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<v Speaker 4>to be honest. It's like I said, I've worked with

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<v Speaker 4>to work with them before. Now I'm working even more

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<v Speaker 4>so and more closely with them, and it's just it's

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. So you know, in your in your work out there,

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<v Speaker 2>you know in your interactions with this new administration, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you've got a lot of years on with border patrol.

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<v Speaker 2>You were talking about that first term of Donald Trump,

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<v Speaker 2>how that was one of the better ones that you've

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<v Speaker 2>now for the border patrol agent that's on the border,

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<v Speaker 2>And how much different or how much are we stopping

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<v Speaker 2>When I say we as a nation, we're just letting

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<v Speaker 2>a dichotomy and change are you seeing down there on

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<v Speaker 4>Well, well, I think what makes it even a bigger difference,

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<v Speaker 4>right is we had a great position with President Trump

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<v Speaker 2>But when he left.

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<v Speaker 4>Office and the new administration came on, and I'm talking

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<v Speaker 4>It was devastating to the agents. Sure, it was devastating

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<v Speaker 2>You hit rock bottom.

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<v Speaker 5>That's where we were at.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, I hate to say it that badly, but

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<v Speaker 4>as a law enforcement off as when you're arresting people

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<v Speaker 2>Said, there's nothing.

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<v Speaker 4>That's the most demoralizing thing you can go. Absolutely, So

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<v Speaker 4>we hit rock bottom. And now with President Trump back

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<v Speaker 4>in office, day one, man, it was like a flip

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<v Speaker 4>me tell you because the numbers stopped coming across. I

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 4>It was it was rhetoric alone. Immigration laws still haven't

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<v Speaker 4>creer right, right. You can't just make that blanket statement

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<v Speaker 4>and get released. So those are the things that you've

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<v Speaker 4>I just said you can still claim asylum. But all

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<v Speaker 4>all the problems in the entire world because people aren't

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, kind of strange. How just a little policy change

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<v Speaker 2>does that? Well, Art, I appreciate your perspective. We had

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<v Speaker 2>a hard break here, but thanks for jumping on with us.

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<v Speaker 2>I know you got a lot of important stuff in

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<v Speaker 2>But Art Ncuato, thanks for being on with us and

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<v Speaker 2>representing FAIR the Federation for American Immigration Reform. You listen

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<v Speaker 2>to the Dan Capla Show with guest host Steve Raims

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<v Speaker 2>filling out We're here on six thirty k how.

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<v Speaker 3>You're listening to the Dan Kaplis Show podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back to the dankapless Show. You got well, Kenny

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<v Speaker 2>Gabe Evans. We're just waiting for him to call in.

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<v Speaker 2>But in the in the meantime, if you want to

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<v Speaker 2>send in a text that that numbers five, seven, seven,

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<v Speaker 3>Congressman Evans sure, good to be on with you.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, Thanks Gabe, It's nice to hear from you. And

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<v Speaker 2>before we even start this, I want to I want

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<v Speaker 2>when you decided you were going to get in this race,

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<v Speaker 2>you called and you were calling several people, and you

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<v Speaker 2>I love the work that you were doing down at

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<v Speaker 2>very encouraging. I apologize for that, but you definitely proved

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<v Speaker 2>stage and Congressman Evans, tell us what you're doing out

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<v Speaker 5>Well, Sheriff, I mean, I remember that conversation too, and

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<v Speaker 5>one of the things that you specifically told me there

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<v Speaker 5>was you know what gave Sometimes you got to go.

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<v Speaker 5>You got to go to war with the soldiers that

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<v Speaker 5>you have, not the soldiers you wish you had. And

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<v Speaker 5>so for me, I took that as play the hand

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<v Speaker 5>your dealt, not the hand you wish you had, And

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<v Speaker 5>the hand that we were dealt here in Colorado is,

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<v Speaker 5>oh my word. We need to get some balance back

429
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<v Speaker 5>in the state. We need to get some of these

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<v Speaker 5>just insane leftist Democrats voted out of office because of

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<v Speaker 5>the lunatic things that they're doing. And so that's the

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<v Speaker 5>work that I'm trying to do in Washington, d C.

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<v Speaker 5>I think we all know that Colorado is a sanctuary state,

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<v Speaker 5>that Denver has doubled down on being a sanctuary city.

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<v Speaker 5>Of my line of questioning that Denver Mayor Mike Johnson,

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<v Speaker 5>when he came before the House Oversight Committee, I waived

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<v Speaker 5>on basically means I got permission from the committee chair

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<v Speaker 5>to sub on, and I asked him, you know, Mayor,

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<v Speaker 5>you and the governor in Colorado all the time say

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<v Speaker 5>that you're totally willing to work with federal authorities to

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<v Speaker 5>get illegal immigrants who are committing other crimes drug dealers, clark,

442
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<v Speaker 5>the bank robbers, things like that. You're totally willing to

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<v Speaker 5>work with the Feds to get these folks out of

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<v Speaker 5>our community. And I don't buy that because as a

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<v Speaker 5>cop for ten years, I know that when you arrest somebody,

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<v Speaker 5>you have to go fill out the standard FBI fingerprint card,

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<v Speaker 5>which asks the citizenship of the individual that was arrested.

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<v Speaker 5>And so Denver Mayor, do you allow your officers to

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<v Speaker 5>fill out the citizenship block and the standard FBI fingerprint

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<v Speaker 5>card when you arrest somebody for other And of course

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<v Speaker 5>the answer was no, because Colorado and Denver have doubled

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<v Speaker 5>down on policies that prevent police from being able to

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<v Speaker 5>collect that information. And so then the immediate response was, well,

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<v Speaker 5>then if you can't even identify the people that are

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<v Speaker 5>illegally present in your community committing crimes, how in the

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<v Speaker 5>world are you going to work with the Feds to

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<v Speaker 5>get them out of the community. And so that's some

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<v Speaker 5>of the work that I'm doing in Washington. Reduced the

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<v Speaker 5>Uplift Act unhandcuffing police to locate and interdict foreign transgressors, which,

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<v Speaker 5>among other things, pushes back on these insane sanctuary city

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<v Speaker 5>and state laws that Denver crafts. In Colorado continue to

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<v Speaker 5>double down on.

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<v Speaker 2>You mean, like two seventy six that they're pushing through

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<v Speaker 2>right now.

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<v Speaker 5>That is the latest in a long laundry list of

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<v Speaker 5>sanctuary state bills. Two seventy six, of course, expands even

467
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<v Speaker 5>further the places where Colorado won't allow people to work

468
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<v Speaker 5>with Immigration and Customs and other federal authorities to get

469
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<v Speaker 5>violent criminals out of our communities. Share if you run

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<v Speaker 5>a jail where do you think if you've got a

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<v Speaker 5>drug dealer that's illegally present in our community, where do

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<v Speaker 5>you think that arrests should take place. Should I be

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<v Speaker 5>able to go get that person out of a jail

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<v Speaker 5>in a controlled setting, or should that person have to

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<v Speaker 5>go out into the community to try to apprehend a

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<v Speaker 5>combative and potentially armed individual.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think that's a pretty obvious question, and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>glad you're getting to play the interviewer, But yes, they

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<v Speaker 2>should be able to come into my jail or any

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<v Speaker 2>other jail and do that. And I will say that

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<v Speaker 2>there are some there are some ways to work with

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<v Speaker 2>ice that are a little unconventional even with some of

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<v Speaker 2>the laws that have been passed. But two seventy six

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<v Speaker 2>would stop that ability as well. So here you're on

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<v Speaker 2>point with your Uplift Act. What effect would that have

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<v Speaker 2>directly on the state of Colorado and kind of what

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<v Speaker 2>would that How would that intertwine with something like two

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<v Speaker 2>seventy six or a House Bill eleven twenty four.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, So one of the things that the Uplift Act

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<v Speaker 5>acknowledges is that under the Constitution Supreme Law of the

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<v Speaker 5>United States, the federal government has authority in things like

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<v Speaker 5>providing for the common defense, establishing justice. Those are in

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<v Speaker 5>the Preamble to the Constitution, and then under Article six

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<v Speaker 5>of the Constitution, any laws federal laws made in an

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<v Speaker 5>accordance with the Constitution or the supreme law of the land.

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<v Speaker 5>And so when you have states like Colorado that are

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<v Speaker 5>going rogue, literally trying to protect Ms thirteen gang members,

498
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<v Speaker 5>trendy Aragua gang members, drug dealers, people that are committing

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<v Speaker 5>violent crimes in our community, and they're protecting those people

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<v Speaker 5>by prohibiting state and local law enforcement from working with

501
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<v Speaker 5>the federal governments. Well, what the Uplift Act does is

502
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<v Speaker 5>supersede all of that stuff by extending effectively immunity to

503
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<v Speaker 5>any state and local law enforcement officers that choose to

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<v Speaker 5>work with the federal government. And then if the state

505
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<v Speaker 5>tries to go after those officers for violating state law,

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<v Speaker 5>the officers are actually indemnified by the federal government. And

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<v Speaker 5>so the federal government there is a defendant who will

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<v Speaker 5>protect those officers state and local officers if the state

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<v Speaker 5>tries for them by indemnifying them with the full weight

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<v Speaker 5>and authority of the federal government.

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<v Speaker 2>Man that would be a very welcome thing for probably

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<v Speaker 2>every law enforcement line officer in the state of Colorado,

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<v Speaker 2>and just about every law enforcement leader, if you could

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<v Speaker 2>get them to be honest. Now, city councils and whatnot

515
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<v Speaker 2>may not agree, but those of us that are out

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<v Speaker 2>enforcing the law would definitely welcome something like that. And

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<v Speaker 2>we just have a little bit of time left. I

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<v Speaker 2>know you have a couple of other bills that you've

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<v Speaker 2>gotten through committee. They might even have some bipartisan support.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you tell us a little bit about those.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, so I've got actually introduced six bills in Congress already.

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<v Speaker 5>Five of them are bipartisan, the Uplift Uplift Act. Of course,

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<v Speaker 5>you know Democrats can get one, which is a shame.

524
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<v Speaker 5>Colorado's number two in the nation for teenagers dying from

525
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<v Speaker 5>fentanyl overdoses and other illegal drugs. So clearly a problem.

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<v Speaker 5>Too bad that Dems don't actually want to take care

527
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<v Speaker 5>of our communities. But the other five bills that I've

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<v Speaker 5>introduced bipartisan bills. Three of them have actually passed out

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<v Speaker 5>of committee already. They include things like transnational oppression. Fancy

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<v Speaker 5>way of saying, if you have folks from China or

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<v Speaker 5>Iran or Russia that have come to the United States

532
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<v Speaker 5>for the freedom that the United States offers, and the

533
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<v Speaker 5>secret polices of those oppressive regimes are still trying to

534
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<v Speaker 5>oppress people, you know, part of their immigrant community in

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<v Speaker 5>the United States. I've got a bill come into the

536
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<v Speaker 5>House floor that gives state and local law enforcement more

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<v Speaker 5>tools and outreach to those immigrant communities to make sure

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<v Speaker 5>that you know, we saw the news a couple of

539
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<v Speaker 5>years ago about how the Chinese were running a secret

540
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<v Speaker 5>police department to go and you know, intimidate Chinese folks

541
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<v Speaker 5>fleeing China and they're oppressing them in the United States.

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<v Speaker 5>So it cracked down on that. There's also some bills

543
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<v Speaker 5>around trying to permitting for a rural broadband access that

544
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<v Speaker 5>broadband access has to go through federal lands.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so kind of covering the gamut there. Well, Congressman Evans,

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<v Speaker 2>I know your time is valuable, but we really appreciate

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<v Speaker 2>having you on again. I couldn't be more proud to

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<v Speaker 2>have you representing CD eight. I know you've got a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of people on the other side of the aisle

550
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<v Speaker 2>that are already stepped in to challenge you. So if

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<v Speaker 2>the listeners want to get out there and get their

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<v Speaker 2>support behind you donate to your cause. What's the best

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<v Speaker 2>way they can they can do that.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, So the website is Electgabevans dot com. You can

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<v Speaker 5>go visit that website that's got some more information. Electgabevans

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<v Speaker 5>dot com. And then if you need any help on

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<v Speaker 5>the official side with any you know, any federal agencies,

558
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<v Speaker 5>i RS, veterans issues, anything like that, passports, you can

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<v Speaker 5>visit Gabevans dot house dot gov to ease right next

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<v Speaker 5>to each other. Gaveevans dot house dot gov.

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<v Speaker 2>Awesome. Thank you again for being on the show. You've

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<v Speaker 2>been You've been a breath of fresh air for CD

563
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<v Speaker 2>eight and can't wait to see you get reelected seat.

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<v Speaker 2>It's hard to believe we're talking reelection only four months

565
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<v Speaker 2>into your your first term here, but unfortunately that's the

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<v Speaker 2>way Congress works. So again, thanks for having thanks for

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<v Speaker 2>being on with us, and enjoy the fight out there.

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<v Speaker 5>Appreciated Sheriff, and like I said, I actually took what

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<v Speaker 5>you told me as an inspiration to just fight hard

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<v Speaker 5>or so appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, thank you. That was Congressman gave Evans with

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<v Speaker 2>us here on the Dan Kaplas Show. We'll cut to

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<v Speaker 2>a break you're listening to again to the Dankaplas Show

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<v Speaker 2>with Well, Kenny Sheriff Steve Raims's guest host on six

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<v Speaker 2>point thirty k how.

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<v Speaker 3>And now back to the Dan Kaplas Show podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back to the Dan caplesh Show with Well kind

578
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<v Speaker 2>of sure if Steve Reams setting in for the third

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<v Speaker 2>day in a row here, third and last day of

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<v Speaker 2>this week. It's been a pleasure to be with everybody

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<v Speaker 2>for these three days. And man, that first hour goes

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<v Speaker 2>by so fast. Ryan, you always talk about the fastest

583
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<v Speaker 2>couple of hours in radio, but man, it's a blinding fast.

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<v Speaker 2>Having said all that, when I was driving down here,

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<v Speaker 2>it wasn't blinding fast. And I was having a rant

586
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<v Speaker 2>while I was sitting in traffic, and I was listening

587
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<v Speaker 2>to your rant about sports and different mascots for different

588
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<v Speaker 2>sports teams, and you were talking about you want something

589
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<v Speaker 2>that's mighty and it represents you know, strength, and something

590
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<v Speaker 2>along those lines. And it came to my brain that

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<v Speaker 2>where I grew up in Amarillo, Texas, they have a

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<v Speaker 2>baseball team and you'll never guess the name or the

593
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<v Speaker 2>mascot for that baseball team.

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<v Speaker 3>What was the town where it hails from Amarillo, Texas.

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<v Speaker 6>Amarillo Amarillos sod poodles, sod poodles.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what a sod poodle is?

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<v Speaker 3>Reference to sod as in grass.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, okay, and poodle as in dog.

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<v Speaker 6>Right, So their fur looks like sod. I'm not following this.

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<v Speaker 6>One supposed to be a prairie dog. I guess that's like.

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<v Speaker 6>So there are a lot of those around Amorello, Texas poodle.

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<v Speaker 6>I don't know how they got to the name sod poodle.

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<v Speaker 6>I don't live down there anymore that that team came

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<v Speaker 6>along after I left. If you miss them, there's a

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<v Speaker 6>whole bunch of them at the Cherry Creek Reservoir that

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<v Speaker 6>I see all the time.

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<v Speaker 2>When you speak of missing them, are you talking about

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<v Speaker 2>it through target practice?

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<v Speaker 3>They do carry a lot of diseases. Yeah, careful with your.

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<v Speaker 2>Dogs around them. So I have a little acreage out

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<v Speaker 2>east in Weld County and we have self erecting targets.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't have sod poodles.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, you don't have to pay for them or anything.

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<v Speaker 2>Unfortunately, they they reproduce much faster than what I can

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<v Speaker 2>buy ammo.

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<v Speaker 3>As they really do, and they burrow and they ruin nasty.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, They're just nasty. Anyways, I don't know how I

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<v Speaker 2>got on that topic other than while I was ranting

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<v Speaker 2>about traffic, you were ranting about sports teams. I just thought,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I got to tie that in somehow.

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<v Speaker 6>Team names Amarillo the as.

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<v Speaker 2>I gotta look up that logo. Yeah, it's it's a classic.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me tell you it strikes fear in the hearts

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<v Speaker 2>of their opponents. I'm quite certain. Anyways, Having said all that,

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<v Speaker 2>I asked you guys during the show if you would,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, text in some ideas about who you thought

627
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<v Speaker 2>could run for particular offices. Do you think that do

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<v Speaker 2>you think that the state can come back on the

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<v Speaker 2>on the red side? Can we at least get it

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<v Speaker 2>to purple? A couple of texts have come in. One

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<v Speaker 2>here says, I'm a retired l e O from Fort

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<v Speaker 2>Collins and Windsor. Always appreciated the bond schedule and sentencing

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<v Speaker 2>coming out of the of the Weld County courts. Any

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<v Speaker 2>chance we could get an AG candidate from Weld and

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<v Speaker 2>the The district Attorney in Weld County is pretty well respected.

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<v Speaker 2>His name is Michael Rourke. He's a no nonsense kind

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<v Speaker 2>of guy. He took over after ken Buck left to

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<v Speaker 2>go to Congress. Michael and I have a very good

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<v Speaker 2>working relationship, mostly because he prosecutes the heck out of

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<v Speaker 2>offenders and isn't big on plea bargains. For the most part,

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<v Speaker 2>they're a natural part of having to run an office.

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<v Speaker 2>But he goes after the bad guys to the degree

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<v Speaker 2>that he can with the current system we have in

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<v Speaker 2>Colorado for the judicial process, I don't know. He'd probably

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<v Speaker 2>be a pretty reluctant AG candidate, but you could definitely

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<v Speaker 2>give his office a call text and let him know

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<v Speaker 2>you think that would be a great idea. And I

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<v Speaker 2>will also share this information with him when I talk

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<v Speaker 2>to him next. Another text here from Kimberly, she says,

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<v Speaker 2>I think that Colorado can be shifted, but not without

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<v Speaker 2>concessions from Republicans. More socially speaking, stick to the Second Amendment,

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<v Speaker 2>gas and oil, civil liberties from a libertarian view, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sure that's talking about kids and schools and those kinds

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<v Speaker 2>of things. And then there is a chance, and I agree,

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's a long shot to bring Colorado back,

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<v Speaker 2>especially all in one fell swoop. I think if you've

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<v Speaker 2>got four or five good candidates running statewide, you got

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<v Speaker 2>a chance at maybe picking up you know, one or

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<v Speaker 2>two seats. Maybe not, but at least, you know, being

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<v Speaker 2>competitive in those seats, which we haven't necessarily been. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>we've got four or five announced governor's candidates, and I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know that we've got any real strong candidates for

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<v Speaker 2>any of the other seats that have announced.

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<v Speaker 6>But I would add to Kimberley's list there to Steve,

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<v Speaker 6>which you mentioned Second Amendment, love it because of the

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<v Speaker 6>attack on our second am right that you and I

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<v Speaker 6>have discussed.

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<v Speaker 3>Gas and oil's big here.

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<v Speaker 6>Civil liberty, sure, but I would add those eighty twenty

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<v Speaker 6>issues of illegal immigration which have struck us hard here

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<v Speaker 6>in Colorado. Crimes for certain, for certain from your perspective,

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<v Speaker 6>but parental rights which are on your assault here in

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<v Speaker 6>Colorado too.

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<v Speaker 3>I think that's an eighty twenty issue.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and that's getting national coverage. Right. Like all of

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<v Speaker 2>those issues, we're bad on all of them. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>when Art del Cuato is on, you know he's talking about,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, how different the border is. But something we

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<v Speaker 2>talk about when I go out with fairs. Every state

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<v Speaker 2>is a border state now and that's not by accident.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, four years of Joe Biden, eleven million illegals

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<v Speaker 2>coming across the border. Every state is a border state,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think you can win with you know, focusing

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<v Speaker 2>on that on that issue in Colorado if it's framed correctly,

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<v Speaker 2>because as we saw from the Texters yesterday and the

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<v Speaker 2>day before, there's plenty of folks that are not feeling

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<v Speaker 2>safe in Colorado and there's definitely a large person whoe assist. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>we're on the right track when it comes to dealing

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<v Speaker 2>with illegal immigration.

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<v Speaker 6>Well, it's really burning me too on that. I know

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<v Speaker 6>a lot of our listeners as well. Joe Biden, as

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<v Speaker 6>you pointed out, Sheriff he let all of these illegals

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<v Speaker 6>flood across the border, no vetting, no asylum hearings, just

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<v Speaker 6>pouring in. But we have to go through a deportation

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<v Speaker 6>process and hearing for every single one of them.

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<v Speaker 2>Come on, how are you going to run eleven million

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<v Speaker 2>people through a court process? I mean, so, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we don't even have enough of a court system to

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<v Speaker 2>prosecute every offender that is here in the United States

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<v Speaker 2>that we catch, and now we're going to add eleven

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<v Speaker 2>million illegals to it. I mean, there's a reason that

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<v Speaker 2>they use civil immigration detainers and not criminal immigration detainers

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<v Speaker 2>because it does give them another method. When I say

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<v Speaker 2>them ice, the punishment for that civil infraction is deportation.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not sending them to jail. It's not a criminal charge.

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<v Speaker 2>They're just saying, go back to where you came from.

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<v Speaker 2>We're not holding you away from the country that you

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<v Speaker 2>came from. We're just helping you get back there because

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<v Speaker 2>you're not welcome here. You know that never gets talked

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<v Speaker 2>about in the news. It is a civil immigration detainer

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<v Speaker 2>because they're not being locked up in our country. They're

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<v Speaker 2>being sent home. That is the punishment. It seems so rational,

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<v Speaker 2>But yet again, you know who am I to speak

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<v Speaker 2>rational when we're talking about policies that Democrats fight back

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<v Speaker 2>on every day.

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<v Speaker 6>And it's like Art said earlier, you don't have a

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<v Speaker 6>right to asylum here. Your claim might not even be legitimate. Absolutely,

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<v Speaker 6>we need to narrow that down.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, absolutely, Well, coming back after break, we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>have a quick guest on to talk about the wolf

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<v Speaker 2>issue that we voted into the state of Colorado. Just

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of minutes with that, but that'll be at

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<v Speaker 2>the top of the next segment, And you're listening to

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<v Speaker 2>the Dan Cafleis Show right here, with Well County Sheriff

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<v Speaker 2>Steve Rains filling in his guest host. On six point

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<v Speaker 2>thirty k out