Mac Deford

Good reminder to ordinary Americans. Now somebody should maybe pass it along to the people running U.S. national security on Signal.

I’m hosting a public town hall in Bluffton on March 23rd, and I hope you will join me. These town halls are an opportunity to talk directly about the challenges facing the Lowcountry, share ideas, and answer your questions. Everyone is welcome. March 23rd 6:30 PM (Doors open at 6:00 PM) Bluffton High School 12 H.E. McCracken Cir. Bluffton, SC 29910 RSVP here: secure.ngpvan.com/s7ZtUNTao0qnxc…

It’s official. Yesterday I filed to run for Congress in South Carolina’s 1st District. We’re in this race, and we’re ready to rock and roll.

This is what failure looks like. Trump's own counterterrorism director resigning over a war with Iran that never should have started. No more lies. No more chest-thumping. No more sending Americans to die for this administration's recklessness.

Today, I officially filed to run for Congress in South Carolina’s 1st District. The people of this district need a fighter, not another politician focused on headlines, cable hits, and political games. I’m running to take on corruption, lower the cost of living, and fight for families and individuals who are working hard and still falling behind. I’m ready to take this seat back and make Washington answer to the Lowcountry.

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Rep. Jim Clyburn has spent decades fighting for South Carolina and leading our party. The road back to the house majority runs directly through SC-01, and @ClyburnSC06's proven leadership will be even more critical when we win in November. I'm proud to support his reelection.

On the #SaveAct, every Democrat in the House voted in support of National Voter ID included in the Freedom to Vote Act. Zero Republicans supported it. This isn't about Voter ID, it's about rigging the midterms so the GOP wins as the president has said.

This is heartbreaking. These Americans died in the Service of the nation, carrying out a mission asked of them by their government. For that, we owe them our gratitude, our prayers, and our solemn remembrance. Patriotism also requires honesty. The American people deserve answers. The public deserves to know whether our leaders are meeting this moment with the seriousness and competence our men and women in uniform deserve. We ask much of those who serve. We must demand no less of those who send them into harm's way.

In a moment this serious, the people asking for your vote should be willing to speak plainly. I am. Seven American service members are dead. Innocent children are dead. Congress must reclaim its authority over war.

Today is Mac’s 37th birthday! From serving in the U.S. Coast Guard to fighting for the Lowcountry, Mac has always believed in putting people first. To celebrate, we’re asking supporters to chip in $37 to help power this campaign in honor of Mac's 37th birthday. secure.actblue.com/donate/mdbd37 – Team Mac

Then why would you vote AGAINST the war powers resolution, @RepNancyMace!? Not only did you vote against it, you bragged that you did so "without hesitation." That vote was reckless. You and your colleagues are giving this administration a blank check to deepen another Middle Eastern war. Seven American service members are already dead. A tweet does not erase your vote.

Lindsey Graham talks like South Carolina’s sons and daughters are his to volunteer. They are not. They are not cannon fodder for another reckless war in the Middle East.

Fair winds and following seas, shipmate. So Others May Live.

The Iranian regime is a threat. But so is a presidency that ignores the Constitution. Donald Trump started this war without congressional authorization and without clearly telling the American people the end game or the cost. Meanwhile, the war is already estimated to be costing about $3.7 billion in its first 100 hours. Americans deserve better than another unauthorized war and another bill they are forced to pay.

Join me for a public town hall in Bluffton on Monday, March 23rd at 6:30 PM at Bluffton High School. This town hall is for all of Beaufort and Jasper Counties. I want to hear directly from you about the challenges facing our communities, the future of the nation, and what kind of leadership we need to move the Lowcountry forward. Bluffton High School 12 H.E. McCracken Circle Bluffton, SC 29910 This is the Lowcountry. And this is your campaign. RSVP here secure.ngpvan.com/s7ZtUNTao0qnxc…

Here is Trump’s Director of Homeland Security pick Markwayne Mullin trying to physically fight someone in the middle of a Senate hearing

Sen. Schatz: There are times when you go into a classified session and you walk out with a better understanding about the rationale behind the military action. This is not one of those times. We remain as confused as the American people are

Those in Congress who have stood by and excused this President’s unlawful use of force against Iran cannot now wash their hands of what has followed. When a president takes this nation toward war without the consent of the people’s representatives, and members of Congress choose silence or submission, they become answerable for the cost. Whatever one believes ought to be done in Iran, the question before us is larger than any one president and larger than any one moment. In our system of government, the power to bring America into war does not belong to one man. It belongs to the Congress of the United States, because the lives of our service members are too precious, and the fate of this Republic too grave, to be placed at the mercy of impulse, pride, or political convenience. The American people deserve honesty. Our men and women in uniform deserve clarity. Before this nation is drawn deeper into conflict, there must be a lawful debate, a defined objective, and a clear account of the sacrifice being asked of those who serve. If Congress will not summon the courage to fulfill its duty before more lives are lost, then it will have failed not only the Constitution, but the country itself.

.@nancylacore's statement reads like it was designed in a consultant’s conference room to avoid saying anything real. Trump is escalating. Our troops are at risk. Congress is laying down. And she offers vague concern instead of moral clarity. At a moment like this, weakness has consequences.