Mark Caserta has been an opinion columnist for 26 years and was candidate for WV House of Delegates in Wayne County in 2026
Many Americans—including many Christians—are literally giving their country away.
Get angry with me if you want, but don’t complain about what you permit to happen.
Voter apathy is killing our nation.
According to multiple sources, only about 75 percent of Christians are registered to vote. Remember, your vote is your voice.
Of those Christians who are registered, only an estimated 75 percent actually vote. That means, roughly speaking, only a little over 56 percent of those who identify as Christians cast a ballot. Turnout among the rest of the eligible voting population is even lower, which is equally troubling.
And that’s during a presidential election year. In off-year elections, voter participation drops even further.
Nearly every day, I talk with people who tell me they are sick of politics and have lost faith that their vote makes any difference.
Politicians bear a great deal of responsibility for that.
In a constitutional republic, elected officials work for the people. They are hired by the voters for one purpose: to represent their constituents.
Too many politicians have forgotten that. They say what they need to say to get elected, then spend their time advancing their own ideological agenda or that of their party’s leadership instead of faithfully representing the people who sent them to office.
So, how do we begin to change this?
I believe it starts with three simple steps:
1. Politicians must return to the foundational principle of our republic: represent the people who elected you—even when their views do not align perfectly with your own.
2. Congress should act to strengthen election integrity, including measures such as the SAVE Act, which supporters say would ensure that only American citizens vote in federal elections.
3. Every eligible voter—including every Christian—must study the candidates, make an informed decision, and vote.
Just as important, if your elected representative fails to do the job, fire them at the next election.
These ideas are not complicated. In fact, our Founding Fathers intentionally designed our system to be this straightforward.
I still believe there is hope for America.
But hope alone has never changed a nation.
Action does.
Free State Patriot 
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