Resistor Vic Podcast

Now that I’ve entered the race to represent my Colorado State House district, I find my time seriously constrained. That being the case, I’ve asked Big Mike (Mike Francigue) to step in and guest host the Resistor Vic podcast. I may jump in from time to time and host an episode. It just depends upon when or if I have the time.

I picked Mike because he’s been interviewing candidates from around Colorado. He does a good job of asking good questions and I feel I, we, can trust him to take care of the Resistor Vic podcast. I’ll still be helping to arrange guests and publishing.

I’m kinda jealous about Mike getting to interview one of the guests I’m currently working on getting. Can’t say too much yet but I think you’ll want to hear this one.

Stay tuned.

And if you’re wondering about my campaign, got to VicMeyersForDemocracy.com to learn more.

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I’m not interested in partisan takes on the latest strike. I’m thinking about something else — the silence. The muted response. The familiarity.

Columbine once shattered us. Now children die in schools, here and abroad, and the reaction feels routine.

This is about conditioning. About desensitization. About what it means when tragedy no longer stops us in our tracks.

We listen for the bell.

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I’ve published a new surveillance policy that calls on Colorado to prohibit license plate reader cameras on government property and ban the collection, use, or sharing of that data by state agencies.

There is already bipartisan concern about these systems. I believe regulation is not enough. We need a clear constitutional line.

The full policy paper is available on my campaign website. I hope you’ll read it and share it.

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I have been thinking about America as a young nation still trying to grow deep roots. Between political corruption, what we are learning from the Epstein files, and the broader direction of the country, I find myself wondering whether we are strengthening those roots or weakening them. This is a personal reflection about responsibility, accountability, and why participation in primaries still matters.

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In this video I give two clear examples of how the party establishment is trying to protect their turf by making life hard for challengers to the status quo.

Karen Breslin in Colorado has been campaigning for a year while holding down her day jobs. The party establishment is making it hard for her to get visibility and raise money. If she emerges from the caucuses as the only challenger to Hickenlooper, she’ll take off.

Kat Abughazaleh is hated by AIPAC and the party establishment in Illinois is falling in line by trying to reduce her visibility.

These are the kinds of candidates that we need to succeed if we’re going to change the status quo.

Who is the party trying to hold back in your state?

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I used to treat the State of the Union as a civic responsibility. It was a moment to hear policy direction, to evaluate leadership, to judge whether Congress was doing its job.

Today it often feels like spectacle layered on spectacle. Counter events, boycotts, viral moments, and endless commentary can distract from the simplest and most revealing thing: letting people watch for themselves.

This piece is about how we got here, what changed, and why sometimes restraint is the most powerful political response.

#Politics #Democracy #PoliticalCulture #StateOfTheUnion #CivicResponsibility #AmericanPolitics

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I sat down with Alex Kelloff, who is running for Congress in Colorado’s 3rd District, to talk about what representation is supposed to look like.

We covered the district itself, rural economic realities, infrastructure investment, job creation, and something I think matters more than almost anything right now: Congress reclaiming its authority as a co-equal branch of government.

For too long, Congress has surrendered its power to the executive branch. That has consequences for accountability, for budgets, for war powers, and for everyday Americans who deserve legislators who actually legislate.

This conversation wasn’t about buzzwords. It was about responsibility.

If you care about the role of Congress, the future of rural communities, and what serious governance looks like, I think you’ll find this one worth your time.

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Just a quick update on campaign developments and Alex Kelloff.

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Let me know if you get it…

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The Supreme Court ruled some tariffs illegal. That doesn’t mean the damage disappears. Consumers won’t get refunds. Small businesses don’t magically reopen. But big corporations will likely fight to get paid back. That raises a bigger question: who really benefits when policies like this collapse? This video looks at what happens next, and who ends up footing the bill.

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