Hi Friend —
Two hundred and fifty years ago, a small group of ordinary people put their names to a piece of paper that should have gotten them hanged. They had no army worth the name, no treasury, no guarantee of anything but the risk in front of them. What they had was a conviction — that a free people are meant to govern themselves, and that the consent of the governed is not a slogan but a sacred trust.
That trust runs through every ballot cast in this country. It’s the whole point. When we say we believe in election integrity, what we’re really saying is that we believe in the thing those founders staked their lives on — that the people, and only the people, decide.
So this Independence Day, I'm asking you to hold two things at once.
The first is gratitude. We are heirs to the most remarkable experiment in self-government the world has ever seen. That is worth celebrating loudly, around a table, with the people you love and a sky full of fireworks. Don’t let anyone talk you out of the joy of it.
The second is resolve. Because the same freedom that’s worth celebrating is the freedom that has to be defended — not once, but in every generation, including ours.
The good news is that the work is moving. This November, voters in several states will decide whether to write voter ID protections directly into their constitutions, putting that safeguard beyond the reach of whoever happens to hold power next. Across the country, citizens are stepping up to serve as poll workers and poll watchers, to be the eyes and ears on every vote cast and counted. These aren’t abstractions. They are neighbors choosing to get on the field.
That’s always been the heart of True the Vote. Not waiting for someone else to fix it. Not assuming the system will hold on its own. But ordinary citizens — you — deciding that the integrity of our elections is worth your time, your attention, and your courage.
The founders didn’t secure liberty so we could spectate. They handed us a republic and dared us to keep it.
So celebrate freely this weekend. Then come back ready. A great awakening is on the horizon — but only if we refuse to quit.
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” — Galatians 5:1 |
Happy Independence Day. May God continue to bless this nation, and may He give us the strength to be worthy of what we’ve been given.
Keep the faith. Never quit. Ephesians 6 FTW!
Ever onward —
