It's that time again! The most exciting time of the year! 
 
Who will win? What will they wear to the big gala? The news media is abuzz, and the paparazzi are working overtime as our annual Californian of the Year season jets off today!
 
Independence Institute’s Californian of the Year Award is the most sought-after recognition in Colorado. Hundreds of policymakers battle to transform our once freedom-loving state into a replica of the overtaxed, overregulated home of their dreams—California. 
 
These policymakers spent the entire year coming up with bad proposals, after expensive proposals, after anti-liberty proposals, all for the shot at the big prize - to bring home the Californian of the Year Award and all the accolades that come with it.
 
This award recognizes the person who has done the most to take away our freedoms, our property, and our dignity in their mad rush to force us to live the way they think we should live.
 
Without any further ado, today we announced our 1st of five Californian of the Year nominees! 
 
And the first nomination goes to a group of woke Colorado legislators who crammed the trans agenda into your child’s school. Their new law lets students change their official name at school, not just without parental permission but without parental notification. 
 
The same logic would allow 8-year-olds to get tattoos without parental consent.
 
The problem is there are plenty of kids who have our sense of humor. 
 
Let us offer some name suggestions, with apologies to Bart Simpson, for the middle school crowd who will understand the sophistication:
 
I.M.A. Wiener, Homer Sexual, Oliver Klozoff, Seymour Butz, Al Coholic, Tess T. Culls, Hugh Jass, Mike Rotch, Jacques Strap, Amanda Huginkiss, I.P. Freely, Ollie Tabooger, Lee Key Bum, Ivana Tinkle, Maya Buttreeks, Eura Snotball, Ahmed Adoudi, Maya Normousbutt, Drew P. Wiener, Yuri Nator, Moe Ron, Ben Dover, Fannie Licker or Moe Lester.
 
Parents can now encourage their kids to change their first name to “Doctor” or “President.” Little girls can finally name themselves “Princess.” And, of course, the smart-ass in class will change his name so that under his yearbook photo it will read “School Shooter.”
 
So, Representatives Stephanie Vigil and Brianna Titone, along with Senators Faith Winter and Janice Marchman, congratulations—you are the first nominees for the coveted Californian of the Year title!
 
Tune in tomorrow to learn the next nominee. Next Monday, we will announce the winner and their prize!
 
Think Freedom!