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Resistor Vic Pod 36: Vic Meyers

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Vic Meyers calls a proposed private prison a Nazi-like concentration camp and urges protests to stop it.

Resistor Vic, a Democratic candidate for Colorado's House District 47, joins guest host Big Mike to discuss his grassroots campaign. Meyers is running without support from the state Democratic Party due to disagreements with its chair, Shad Murab. His campaign is funded by donors from all 50 states and Washington D.C., and he is developing detailed policy papers for his website. His first policy paper advocates for a state ban on government use of automatic license plate reader cameras, arguing federal agencies use the data for mass surveillance of Americans. Meyers references Denver's mayor canceling a contract with Flock Safety, a camera vendor, and cites an Atlantic article about AI using this data to flag "suspicious" individuals for law enforcement. He contends crime prevention through social investment is more effective than surveillance, proposing redirecting camera funding toward schools, living-wage jobs, and healthcare. Meyers connects defunding education to fascist tactics of keeping populations divided and easier to control. His second policy paper will focus on public education, criticizing per-pupil funding models and charter schools for eroding community-based schools. He strongly opposes a proposed private immigrant detention facility in Walsenberg, Colorado, calling it a "Nazi-like concentration camp." On AI data centers, Meyers argues for building renewable energy infrastructure and consumer protections against rising utility bills rather than opposing the technology. He criticizes Democrats in Congress for creating a spectacle during a recent presidential address instead of offering silent protest. Meyers believes the "SAVE Act," a federal election bill, is unconstitutional and will fail in the Senate, but sees related executive actions as attempts to intimidate voters. He condemns Kansas for invalidating transgender driver's licenses as a political distraction from economic issues. Meyers shares a personal story about his wife's miscarriage to argue government should not interfere in private healthcare decisions. He is skeptical of viable third parties in the U.S., citing the Libertarian Party's limited success and the tendency for major parties to co-opt third-party issues. Meyers advocates for reforming the Democratic Party from within via grassroots caucus participation. He supports taxing billionaires over imposing tariffs, which he views as taxes passed on to consumers. The tone is conversational and candid, blending personal anecdote with political critique. This episode will appeal to Colorado voters interested in progressive, grassroots politics and specific state-level policy debates. Listeners seeking a neutral analysis or a focus on national political figures may find it less relevant.

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A campaign check-in that turns election fear into a plainspoken call to vote.

Big Mike's guest-hosted check-in with Resister Vic reads less like a stump speech than a clear argument about what a campaign is meant to do: raise money, bring in volunteers, and keep people engaged.

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A campaign update that turns election fear into a blunt call to show up.

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