If You Can Keep It...

In 1776 our founding fathers presented history with a new hypothesis. They said that men, free from the shackles of ruler-ship, free to forge their own destiny, and free to worship with impunity would build a society unlike any the world had known before. They abolished birthright; allowing each individual to succeed or, perhaps more importantly, fail based on their own ability.

When they finished crafting the basis of our country, Benjamin Franklin said they had established “a republic, if you can keep it.” Our founding fathers knew that a society of free people couldn’t be defeated from the outside. Only by throwing freedom away, making a fool’s bargain for meaningless trinkets or empty promises could we possibly fail.

Freedom can’t be bought, but it can be sold. When our founding fathers started the Great American Experiment, they knew that the only variable that mattered was the fortitude of we the people. Now, perhaps more than any time in the history of this nation, that fortitude is being tested. As Americans we have the freedom to make these decisions for ourselves. As conservatives we have a duty to remind our brothers and sisters what the true value of freedom is.

Twice American means first knowing the privilege of freedom and second knowing the cost of losing it for the world. America is the first and last hope for freedom that our world has ever seen; to give up freedom in America is to abolish freedom from humanity.

Our leaders in Washington have shown themselves to be unwilling or unable to keep our republic. We must elect leaders in November with the conviction and fortitude to cling firmly to the principles upon which this nation was founded. I am Twice American and I’m a conservative; I know how to “keep it.”