Steve Englander

Democrat Senator Elissa Slotkin: “The SAVE America Act would make it hard for any Democrat in any state to win any election.”

America is the most powerful empire. Yet, it has not annexed another sovereign country since 1898. It’s arguably the most morally constrained in history. No previous hegemonic power with military superiority exercised so little direct annexation during its period of dominance.

America and Great Britain share more than language, ancestry, and history. The American Republic emerged from the constitutional inheritance of the English-speaking world. The traditions of common law, representative government, jury trials, due process, and the rights of free men were developed over centuries through the efforts, sacrifices, and constitutional evolution of the British people. The American Founders inherited these traditions, refined them, and secured them within a written constitutional framework that elevated freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, and the sovereignty of the people to a degree unprecedented in human history. For this reason, Americans should remember the people of Great Britain with gratitude and affection. They are fellow heirs to a shared constitutional tradition that shaped the modern understanding of liberty. The same civilization that produced the Magna Carta, the Petition of Right, the English Bill of Rights, and ultimately influenced the American Revolution belongs to them as much as it belongs to us. Today, many citizens in Britain are engaged in an important national conversation about free expression, the role of government, and the preservation of civil liberties. Unlike the United States, where the First Amendment provides extraordinary constitutional protection for speech, Britain follows a different constitutional model that grants Parliament broader authority over public expression. These discussions reach to the heart of a free society and the relationship between citizens and government. The American experience offers a valuable lesson. The generation that signed the Declaration of Independence affirmed that authority originates with the people. The Constitution that followed institutionalized that principle, and the First Amendment became one of its most enduring expressions. The freedom to speak, publish, assemble, petition, criticize, persuade, and debate forms part of the constitutional architecture through which a people govern themselves. Americans therefore have a responsibility to remember their long-lost brethren across the Atlantic. The story of liberty did not begin in America, and its future does not belong to America alone. The preservation of free institutions has always depended upon citizens who understand their inheritance and exercise the responsibilities that accompany it. The British people possess one of the richest constitutional legacies in human history. Their ancestors secured foundational liberties, constrained arbitrary power, and helped establish principles of self-government that influenced nations throughout the world. Those achievements remain part of Britain's inheritance today. On this 250th Independence Day, Americans should offer prayers for the people of Great Britain. Pray that they may continue to cherish and strengthen the traditions of liberty that shaped both of our nations. Pray that wisdom, courage, and civic virtue may flourish among them. Pray that the ancient rights of free people may remain secure for future generations. Pray that the constitutional inheritance entrusted to them may be preserved, renewed, and passed forward. The cause of liberty is larger than any single nation. It is a civilizational inheritance carried across centuries by those willing to steward it faithfully. May the people of Great Britain remember the greatness of that inheritance, and may they continue their long and distinguished contribution to the enduring story of human freedom.

The High Court has ordered the release of teacher Enoch Burke from prison. He has spent almost 700 days in prison since September 2022 for refusing to use gender bending ideology pronouns in the classroom. A man of integrity.

America and Great Britain share more than language, ancestry, and history. The American Republic emerged from the constitutional inheritance of the English-speaking world. The traditions of common law, representative government, jury trials, due process, and the rights of free men were developed over centuries through the efforts, sacrifices, and constitutional evolution of the British people. The American Founders inherited these traditions, refined them, and secured them within a written constitutional framework that elevated freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, and the sovereignty of the people to a degree unprecedented in human history. For this reason, Americans should remember the people of Great Britain with gratitude and affection. They are fellow heirs to a shared constitutional tradition that shaped the modern understanding of liberty. The same civilization that produced the Magna Carta, the Petition of Right, the English Bill of Rights, and ultimately influenced the American Revolution belongs to them as much as it belongs to us. Today, many citizens in Britain are engaged in an important national conversation about free expression, the role of government, and the preservation of civil liberties. Unlike the United States, where the First Amendment provides extraordinary constitutional protection for speech, Britain follows a different constitutional model that grants Parliament broader authority over public expression. These discussions reach to the heart of a free society and the relationship between citizens and government. The American experience offers a valuable lesson. The generation that signed the Declaration of Independence affirmed that authority originates with the people. The Constitution that followed institutionalized that principle, and the First Amendment became one of its most enduring expressions. The freedom to speak, publish, assemble, petition, criticize, persuade, and debate forms part of the constitutional architecture through which a people govern themselves. Americans therefore have a responsibility to remember their long-lost brethren across the Atlantic. The story of liberty did not begin in America, and its future does not belong to America alone. The preservation of free institutions has always depended upon citizens who understand their inheritance and exercise the responsibilities that accompany it. The British people possess one of the richest constitutional legacies in human history. Their ancestors secured foundational liberties, constrained arbitrary power, and helped establish principles of self-government that influenced nations throughout the world. Those achievements remain part of Britain's inheritance today. On this 250th Independence Day, Americans should offer prayers for the people of Great Britain. Pray that they may continue to cherish and strengthen the traditions of liberty that shaped both of our nations. Pray that wisdom, courage, and civic virtue may flourish among them. Pray that the ancient rights of free people may remain secure for future generations. Pray that the constitutional inheritance entrusted to them may be preserved, renewed, and passed forward. The cause of liberty is larger than any single nation. It is a civilizational inheritance carried across centuries by those willing to steward it faithfully. May the people of Great Britain remember the greatness of that inheritance, and may they continue their long and distinguished contribution to the enduring story of human freedom.