July 4, 2026 is the 250th anniversary of the signing of one our nation’s founding documents. The Declaration of Independence:

1) Preamble notes basic principles of our founding. All are created equal w/certain unalienable Rights, w/Government by Consent of the Governed. 1/19

2) Main body cites facts “submitted to a candid World” to prove King George III’s absolute Tyranny and reads like a criminal indictment.

3) Formally declare the States independent and “absolved from all…

Context is important to history. The United States fast approaches the 250th anniversary of the signing of a document that renounced King George III’s despotic rule. At the same time, a man who hacked the elections of 2016 and 2024 tries to impose despotic rule. I/VII

In 1876, “‘Centennial mania’ [] gripped Americans of all social and political persuasions.” [FN1] In 1926, a “massive” World’s Fair was held in Philly, June to December, included a "Luminous Liberty Bell" 80 feet high…

Holding an Article V [FN1] convention would be folly, as a better understanding of facts from our country’s founding disclose. As we embark on a review of that history, in this series of blogs, Indiana provides an example of the dangers posed by an Article V convention. 1/8

By statute, IN’s Lt Governor would chair that convention. [FN2] IN’s Lt Gov is Micah Beckwith, a self-described Christian nationalist. [FN3] “The empirically supported definition of ‘Christian nationalism’ used by…

May 22, 7:14 pm, EST, White House: In a series of posts on the social media platform he owns, the President has addressed the most recent concerns about what some say are his attempts to grab power and consolidate that power. 1/7

“I have a mandate from the America people from three landslide victories in 2016, 2020 and 2024. There were many, many concerns. Sleepy Joe Biden left our economy in shambles, prices were sky high and we were a LAUGHING STOCK stock in foreign affairs.…