This is the part that breaks my heart about Colorado. Most people do not even see it happening. The federal government has limits. It can only do what the Constitution allows. The State of Colorado is different. It can do anything unless the Constitution clearly says no. Anything. That means the power over your land, your water, your job, your way of life is not really in Washington. It is in Denver. And if the people in charge do not live like you, do not think like you, and do not respect your way of life, they still have the power to control it. That is exactly what is happening. Then we made it easier. Ballot measures sound like power to the people. But big money figured out a long time ago how to use that system. They do not have to live here. They do not have to understand this state. They do not care about rural Colorado. They just bring money. They flood the airwaves. They shape the message. They pass the law. And now it is forced on you. That is the system we are living under. And here is the hard truth. Washington is not coming to fix it. They cannot. This power sits at the state level. So while everyone is distracted by national politics, Colorado is being changed from the inside out, piece by piece, law by law. Until one day you wake up and realize the place you grew up in does not feel like yours anymore. That is where we are. And I am not okay with it. I am not going to lie to you and pretend a U.S. Senator can wave a hand and fix Colorado. They cannot. But they can do something just as important. They can stand on a stage big enough that people actually hear the truth. They can call it out. They can fight federal overreach so it does not make things worse. And they can wake people up to what is really happening at the state level. That is why I stepped into this. Because I watched it happening in real time. I watched decisions get made that hurt people I know. I watched voices get ignored. I watched outside influence take over a state I love. And I realized something. If you do not have a platform, people do not hear you. So I stepped onto one. Not for a title. Not for politics. Because someone has to say this out loud before it is too late.
