America is starving for something that should never have become unusual: leaders willing to pray, think clearly, exercise common sense and remember exactly whom they were elected to represent.
We don’t elect leaders to represent a political party or an ideology!
They are elected to represent “We the People”.
Yet increasingly, Americans are watching elected officials approach some of the most serious issues facing our country as though the first question is not, “What is right for my constituents?” but rather, “Which side is the other party on?” or “Is this a Donald Trump policy?”
That is not leadership. It’s gut-wrenching politics and sadly, the reason many people refuse to vote.
I’ve come to believe that some political figures have become selfishly satisfied that more Americans don’t exercise their right to vote for fear if they did, they would be fired!
Americans deserve better. The problem, however, seems to be the same ineffective politicians keep getting elected and feel absolutely no indebtedness or responsibility to their constituency!
Since Donald Trump returned to the White House, virtually every major issue—from immigration and crime to drug trafficking, parental rights and enforcement of federal immigration law—has once again become part of an intense partisan struggle, with the American people suffering the consequences.
Consider what is happening at sea.
The Trump administration has used military force against vessels it says are connected to drug-trafficking organizations that it has designated as terrorist groups. Some Democratic lawmakers, human-rights organizations and a couple Republicans have challenged the legality of those strikes and questioned whether the administration has sufficiently demonstrated that every targeted vessel warranted lethal military force. The administration argues that drug cartels represent a grave national-security threat.
That is a legitimate debate for Congress to have. But Americans also have every right to ask their representatives a fundamental question of “what’s in their best interest?” Each of us has, no doubt, lost a family member or friend to drugs and it’s gotten increasingly worse due to feckless politicians lacking leadership in addressing the issue. All the while our people are dying.
This administration, while not without fault, has actually worked to prevent deadly narcotics and violent criminal organizations from harming American families? Yet, every step President Trump takes to protect Americans is automatically deemed dangerous by the left, regardless of its effectiveness.
Are these representatives representing their constituents or their party? It seems, at times, that a vote is worth more than a human life.
We certainly see this in the illegal immigration debate. While the Trump administration has done what no other president has been willing to do in securing our borders, liberal Democrats seem to choose a vote over a life.
The names Laken Riley, Rachel Morin and Jocelyn Nungaray have been reduced to political talking points. They were beautiful human beings wonderfully created in God’s Image and deserve better.
Laken Riley was murdered in Georgia by Jose Ibarra, a Venezuelan national who had entered the United States illegally; he was convicted and sentenced to life without parole. Rachel Morin, a Maryland mother of five, was raped and murdered by Victor Martinez-Hernandez, who had unlawfully entered the United States multiple times; he was convicted in 2025. Two Venezuelan nationals who had entered the country illegally were charged in the killing of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray in Houston.
Those cases do not establish that immigrants generally are criminals, and that accusation from the left is frankly, insulting. We are a nation of immigrants who were welcome to come to America legally and assimilate into our culture of freedom.
Yet, Democrats choose every avenue possible to allow illegals to stay in our country simply for election leverage at the polls by establishing a consistent, dependent voter base.
Based on recent polling 81% favor requiring voter ID — backed by 79% of independents and 70% of Democrats.
Yet virtually every Democrat in Congress voted against the Save America Act! How can one justify this vote if a representative’s role is to vote on behalf of their constituents? It is a stain on our republic.
The debate over commercial driver’s licenses has also moved beyond representation. In February 2026, the U.S. Department of Transportation finalized tighter rules governing certain non-domiciled commercial drivers, arguing that deficiencies in screening and access to foreign driving records created safety concerns.
Again, Americans should be entitled to representation that places public safety first! They don’t need representation that protects a politician’s voter base. Dozens of lives in several states have been lost due to illegal immigrants truck drivers. Where’s the common sense? Where’s the representation?
Then there is the continuing national argument over children, parents and gender policy.
On December 17, 2025, the House passed H.R. 3492, the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, by a vote of 216–211. The legislation concerned medical gender-transition procedures involving minors.
More recently, on May 20, 2026, the House passed H.R. 2616, the PROTECT Kids Act, 217–198. The measure requires certain federally funded elementary and middle schools to obtain parental consent before changing a minor student’s gender markers, pronouns, preferred name or sex-based accommodations. The vote included 208 Republicans and eight Democrats in favor, while 198 Democrats voted against it.
Common sense voters simply see these as protections for children and parental authority.
Yet, the Democrats leverage this as a political talking point directed at garnering favor among the LGTBQ voter, regardless of the proven detriment to our children, our families and our communities.
These a only a handful of issues weighing against the American people.
I’ve often stated that most politicians have forgotten their sole job is to represent their constituents. They stick their finger in the wind and spew whatever rhetoric will purchase them the most votes – and then they go to work representing their own ideology or political party.
It’s become quite sickening, actually. Equally concerning is the fact they KEEP GETTING ELECTED!
We must stop allowing politicians to tell you what they believe. Look at what they do.
- Read the bill.
- Read the roll call.
- Examine the policy.
- Ask who benefits.
- Ask who bears the consequences.
And then hold every elected official—Republican, Democrat or Independent—to precisely the same standard.
Our republic cannot function properly when allegiance to a political party becomes more important than allegiance to truth. Nor can it survive indefinitely when every issue is reduced to personalities.
Donald Trump will not be president forever.
Members of Congress will come and go.
Political parties will rise and fall.
But the principles upon which this nation depends—equal justice, individual liberty, responsibility, the rule of law, protection of innocent life and government accountable to the people—must endure beyond every election cycle.
For people of faith, there is another dimension. Our founders understood that liberty cannot survive without virtue and that self-government requires people capable of governing themselves. It requires wisdom, discernment, courage and prayer.
But even all of that is useless unless Christians exercise their right and I submit, responsibility, to vote!
America does not need politicians who automatically oppose something because Donald Trump supports it—or even automatically support something merely because he proposes it.
America needs leaders. Leaders who remember that the words written at the beginning of our Constitution are not We the Republicans or We the Democrats.
They are, “We the People.”
Perhaps the question Americans should be asking their representatives today should be a little different.
Rather than ask questions about the politicians; perhaps we should begin asking questions about ourselves. Don’t complain about what you permit.
We hire our representatives with our vote. Just as in business, we should monitor their work ethic and effectiveness. And we decide if they should stay in office. Our representation is literally controlled by our votes.
Currently, it’s a political game many politicians are winning. They rely on our lack of engagement, and sadly, we are not disappointing them.
If we are ever to get back to winning for “We the People,” it must begin with our commitment to vote.
Not just when we are angry. Not just when our candidate excites us. Not just when the election feels convenient.
Every election. Every time.
Because when good people stay home, someone else makes the decision for them.
We can pray for better leaders. We can demand better government. We can complain about corruption, incompetence, and misplaced priorities. But if we refuse to vote, we surrender the very power the Constitution placed in our hands.
“We the People” only works when “We the People” show up.
