It is the responsibility of every generation to refresh the Tree of Liberty!  Not necessarily with the blood of her patriots but in the spirit of liberty espoused by our founders.  That is especially true today for those of us who love liberty and a Constitutional Republic in America in contrast to the voices, forces, and ideologies seeking to destroy it. 

I am convinced that our founders based the Constitution, our system of government, and our judicial system on the presumption that those in leadership would work toward preserving the principles of Freedom.  I am not so naïve as to think they did not foresee the potential tyrannical despotism.  I believe they attempted to place safeguards and sound warnings loudly enough that we would hear them centuries later.

Our founders faced serious problems forming a new government for our fledgling nation. I believe they did a remarkable job addressing those issues and attempting to insert adequate safeguards against despotism.  Like most systems of government, theory is not always practiced; thus, we have the problems our nation faces today. 

Although some wanted to make the office of the President a Monarchy, the majority recognized the problem of placing too much power in the hands of one individual.  They also wanted a strong court system but not one legislating from the bench, so they sought to develop a system that gave the court strength but not extreme power. 

At the time of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, many were predisposed to developing a government that would provide a ‘separation of powers’ where three branches were ‘co-equal’ in responsibility and power.  This was certainly not a new idea but one that had never successfully been established as it would be in America.  Its roots can be traced to the 4^th Century with Aristotle, championed by John Locke, refined, and expanded by Baron de Montesquieu. 

The writings of those men and others influenced many of our founders greatly, as did the desire to safeguard against the monarchial system.  They wanted a strong executive held in check by a defined legislature balanced by a judiciary that reviewed matters from a constitutional basis.  That worked splendidly for decades but has been incredibly eroded over the past few decades, especially in the past few years. 

In our present condition, we have an administration pushing the limits of presidential authority, a congress abdicating responsibility, and a court where nine black-robed persons virtually decide what is legal and what is not. 

Instead of having a ‘balance of power’ where three branches are ‘co-equal’ providing checks and balances, we have blurred lines and distortion.  Our founders warned us of the dangers of any of the three branches becoming too strong or weak and laid the ultimate responsibility at the feet of WE, THE PEOPLE!  If every generation does not ‘refresh the tree of liberty,’ we will find that we are truly ‘one generation’ away from losing our liberty.

• When the president, attorney general, and other major political figures encourage the disregard for our justice system from a purely racial perspective, we invite disruption of the peace. 
• When they encourage people to disturb the Peace in protest rather than attempting to educate about the process and the facts and maintain civil decorum, it is an invitation to lawlessness. 
• When a president exercises power outside the constitutional scope of that office, ignores Congress, and disobeys the courts, it is rightly called tyranny. 
• When Congress abdicates its responsibility to exercise the power of the purse, pass legislation, and give oversight to the lawful exercise and observance of those laws, we can rightly call them impotent. 
• When the courts render decisions that can only be understood as rewriting laws, we can rightly accuse them of abuse of power. 

We have each of those happening to a greater or lesser degree in present-day America.  I do not wonder what our founders would say, for I believe they demonstrated that in the American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, and Constitutional Convention. 

The president, attorney general, and some major political figures continue to call for those of a particular ethnicity to create havoc because they perceive a wrong has transpired.  Those in leadership are fanning the flames of hatred and racism, which will result in incredible chaos if WE, THE PEOPLE, fail to unite our voices. 

We must all realize that while our system is not perfect, the Constitution must be respected.  I am not calling for watering the tree of liberty with the blood of patriots, as did Jefferson, but I am calling for watering the tree of liberty with our unified voice, demanding a return to Constitutional Republicanism and lawfulness. 

America needs, no requires, our United Voice of Support for liberty in contrast to the voices of hate.  America needs leaders who protect and defend the Constitution, even if it is not what they would prefer.  America needs leaders who will follow the law, working to change all bad laws and serve as representatives of the people, not purveyors of power and position.

America, we have a man in the oval office that is not cognitively capable of guiding our ship of state.  His handlers are making republic-destroying decisions and imposing impossible restrictions upon our liberties.  We are being incrementally destroyed, and it is up to us to unite and fight the good fight of faith for Faith, Family, and Freedom.

The overly corrupt FBI, the weaponized IRS, and the abuses by many of the bureaus within the federal government are dangerous, if not deadly.  The blatant disregard for the non-WOKE elements in our society and the forced acceptance of those following the toxic liberal agenda make it impossible for our republic to survive.  We must rekindle the spirit of patriotism and return to Constitutional governance, or we will see our republic disappear. 

My heart breaks for America, and I plead, God bless America, and God bless you!