Which do Colorado Democrat politicians value more – children or dogs? Crazy Democrats in the Colorado State Senate answered that question, and it’s the dogs. They’re not embarrassed by this, they’re celebrating it.

According to recent FBI statistics, Colorado ranks 10 th in the nation for child sex trafficking, while being 20 th in population by state. The average age when a Colorado child victim is first sold for sex is age 14. Colorado is in competition with California for having the weakest laws against child sex trafficking.

So, what are Colorado’s Democrats doing about it? This week, Colorado State Senators are thrilled with themselves for having passed SB-15, setting a penalty of 364 days in jail for paying to rape a child.

Read that again, slowly

- In Colorado,

- the State Senate Democrat’s,

- new get tough on child sex trafficking law says,

- If you are convicted,

- for paying money,

- to someone,

- so, you can rape a child,

- you will spend less than a full year in jail.

But, if you leave a dog in a hot car in Colorado, the prison sentence is 1.5 years in jail. Dogs win. As totally inadequate as their legislation is, SB-15 hasn’t even become law yet, as it still awaits House votes and a Governor’s signature.

While Colorado Democrat Legislators aren’t serious about stopping child sex trafficking, thank goodness, Colorado voters are.

Led by citizen activists Lori Gimelshteyn, Erin Lee and Mark “Oz” Geist, the Children Are Not for Sale citizens’ initiative will be Prop 108 on Colorado’s November’s ballot. This unprecedented volunteer effort gathered over 180,000 signatures, placing on the ballot a penalty of Life in Prison – Without Parole – for buying or selling a minor child for sex.

We passed a similar ballot measure in Arizona in 2024, winning in every county and in every legislative district in Arizona. Arizona’s Children Are Not for Sale won with a higher percentage of the vote in Arizona in 2024 than any other ballot measure.

Recent surveys show Colorado’s Prop 108 currently winning, but that won’t stop some from opposing the measure. In fact, the measure has drawn opposition from The National Organization of Women – NOW – saying it “stigmatizes” sex work.

Pardon me, but I believe paid child rape deserve to be stigmatized.

And some Soros-backed advocacy groups also oppose the measure, preferring counseling and intervention (whatever that means). No, the best way to combat child sex trafficking is with swift and certain prosecution and life in prison without parole, ensuring no one ever has a second chance to brutalize another child.

So far, not a single Democrat elected official or candidate for office has endorsed Colorado’s Prop 108, and none did when the similar measure passed overwhelmingly in Arizona.

Come November, Colorado will have a chance to go from worst to first when it comes to deterring child sex trafficking – well, OK, second, joining Arizona’s already passed Children Are Not for Sale law.

I’m confident we could pass similar measures in every state, and we want to try. If there are any generous and concerned funders out there who want to make this happen, give me a call.

Isn’t it time we got serious about protecting our children? Arizona first. Colorado second. Who wants to join the list and make their state third to pass the Children Are Not for Sale law?