Anarchy at the Gate: Colorado’s Leaders Have Invited Lawlessness and Betrayed Their People

By Chaz Evanson, Unaffiliated Candidate for Governor of Colorado

They Refused to Protect Us. There was a time when we could look at California and say, “That could never happen here.” That time is gone. On June 1st, peaceful, law-abiding citizens in Boulder, Colorado were firebombed while walking in support of Israel. This wasn’t a riot. It wasn’t a clash between agitators. It was an act of political violence, carried out in broad daylight, against Americans exercising their right to assemble and speak freely. And it happened not in Gaza, not in New York, but right here in our backyard. This is what happens when elected officials abandon their duty to protect the people and uphold the law.

Our government has refused to do its job. For years, our leaders in Denver have chosen ideology over responsibility, allowing Colorado to become a haven for illegal immigration, criminal syndicates, and violent extremism. They’ve implemented sanctuary city policies that protect those who have broken the law, while turning a blind eye to the suffering of legal residents and citizens. They’ve refused to cooperate with federal authorities and allowed groups like Tren de Aragua, a dangerous international gang, to take root in Aurora. They’ve stripped law enforcement of resources, passed laws that handcuff officers, and left our communities to face rising violence alone.

The War on the Innocent, the Silence of the State. While our government refuses to hold criminals accountable, it has declared war on law-abiding Coloradans. You’re targeted if you own a firearm. You’re investigated if you speak at a school board meeting. You’re mocked or censored if you believe in parental rights, biological reality, or traditional values. But if you break immigration laws, riot in the streets, or attack citizens with firebombs, you’re protected, excused, or simply ignored. This is not equal justice. This is moral inversion. The people attacked in Boulder were not just victims of a violent individual. They were victims of a system that has tolerated lawlessness and cultivated hostility toward public expression, especially when it comes from voices of faith, patriotism, or principle.

This environment did not form overnight. It is the result of years of cowardice, compromise, and open rebellion against the rule of law. It is no coincidence that this violence occurred in a state that refuses to defend its borders, protect its neighborhoods, or uphold its constitutional duties. Boulder is not an outlier. It is the warning sign of what happens when leaders abandon their post.

What Happens in California No Longer Stays in California. Just look to our west. In California, criminal gangs patrol neighborhoods, businesses are looted in daylight, and the rule of law has been replaced with mob rule. Politicians cower. Prosecutors refuse to act. Cities burn. And now, the President of the United States is deploying federal forces to restore order. That’s not tyranny, it’s the fulfillment of his duty under the Constitution to guarantee a republican form of government and protect against domestic violence.

If you think Colorado is immune, think again. What happened in Boulder is proof that the anarchy of California has crossed the border. The gang operations in Aurora confirm it. The refusal of our state government to act in the face of this chaos solidifies it. We are not on the edge of crisis, we are in it. The only question now is whether we will rise and reclaim our state before it is too late.

When Government Becomes the Problem. Governor Jared Polis and the current majority in the legislature have not just failed the people, they’ve betrayed them. They have turned Colorado into a sanctuary for lawlessness. They have passed soft-on-crime legislation, protected foreign nationals who violate immigration laws, and allowed dangerous criminal networks to operate with impunity. They’ve targeted gun owners, imposed unlawful mandates, and let violent gangs like Tren de Aragua take control of entire neighborhoods. And now, when peaceful citizens are attacked for their beliefs, they offer no real response.

This is more than incompetence. It is abdication. It is betrayal. The first duty of government is to protect life, liberty, and property. When those in power refuse to perform that duty, they lose the moral authority to govern. What we are witnessing is not the natural evolution of politics, it is a deliberate abandonment of the Constitution and the people it was written to protect.

We Must Restore Order and Fast. If I am elected Governor, I will end the madness. No more sanctuary state nonsense. No more criminal leniency while our citizens suffer. No more appeasing radical mobs or gangs. I will restore full cooperation with federal law enforcement, protect the rights of legal residents, and empower peace officers, not punish them. I will dismantle every policy that enables lawlessness and pass new laws that protect the innocent and hold the wicked accountable.

This is not about partisanship. It’s about survival. It’s about restoring truth, justice, and security in a state that our leaders have allowed to unravel. We will rebuild Colorado on firm foundations: law, liberty, and moral order. That is not just a campaign promise, it is a sacred duty.

The Time to Act Is Now. We are past the point of hoping someone else will fix it. The riots are not just in Los Angeles anymore. The firebombs are not just in foreign war zones. They are here, now, in Boulder, in Aurora, in neighborhoods across our state. This is not a warning. It is a wake-up call.

Do not wait until your church, your business, or your family is next. Stand with me. Speak the truth. Vote with courage. And help take back our Republic, before the last embers of liberty are extinguished in the name of “progress.”

Together, we can reclaim Colorado. For truth. For justice. For freedom.