I have spent my life serving this country, and I still believe the American people are our greatest strength. But we cannot afford to sit back and assume someone else will secure our future.

There is too much at stake for complacency. Take your frustrations, your concerns, and your love of country to the ballot box. I voted early. Make your plan and follow through.

America is worth fighting for.

A brilliant young woman once said, “When you don’t punish the guilty, you punish the innocent.”

This video about empathy (suicidal or otherwise) is an indicator of how far America has gone overboard to protect criminals instead of the victims.

Taking the Oath. Part II

Presidential Oath of Office

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, PROTECT and defend the Constitution of the United States.”

Article II, Section 1, Clause 8.

Yesterday, I emphasized PRESERVE. Today, I want to call attention to another word in the presidential oath: PROTECT.

The federal oath under 5 U.S.C. § 3331 requires those covered by it to SUPPORT AND DEFEND our Constitution. The presidential oath expressly includes the obligation to PRESERVE and PROTECT it as well.

To PROTECT requires vigilance. It requires recognizing threats to our constitutional freedoms and taking lawful action before those freedoms are lost. It demands judgment, courage, and an unwavering commitment to the limits our Constitution places on government power.

I pray our leaders understand the responsibility they have accepted. Their decisions reach beyond their time in ...