All things come ’round to the Truth, eventually.

Last night at the Democratic National Convention, I saw Americans from all “walks of life” coming together for one purpose: saving democracy as our form of governance.

It once was true that political conventions were showcases of different ideas on how to improve our democracy. Now, because of a mutant form of the Republican party, our task is about saving all that Americans have built together for nearly 250 years of striving for a more perfect union.

Liberals, conservatives, independents and all —over two and a half centuries of blood, sweat and tears — are coalescing around Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to repair and strengthen our ship of state. Joe Biden’s team saved us from the brink of disaster. Now, we must come together for Harris and Walz.

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Think of our nation as a grand sailing vessel, sails full and straining for the horizon. We are all on that ship together, but there is rot in the hull below the waterline. Joe Biden and freedom-loving congresswomen and men, are reaming out the rotten planks and replacing them with solid oak, rebuilding what has been torn down. We are coming together to be more weatherly!

Weatherly!

Let’s elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to be the next Captains and fill our crew with strong sailers who know what it means to work together. We have a destiny. We have a map, and, the winds are in our favor!

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Kamala Harris Campaign Site

Republicans for Harris – some prominent Repubicans are encouraging Republicans who can’t vote for Trump to vote for Harris whether you agree with the platform or not. This is to bring a ground swell that pushes back on lies and threats and a wrong direction for people living in a democracy.

Vote Forward: Get out the vote! I like this group because they don’t tell people who to vote for, just to vote as part of your responsibility in a democracy.

Let’s bring our Ship of State round about and sail closed hauled into the sunrise of destiny on the American Democratic Adventure!

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Ship of State on Rough Seas

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What keeps a ship from toppling over with strong winds and rough seas? The force of gravity pulling down and the force of buoyancy acting upward.

What is the force of gravity that keep the ship of state upright? Answer: the Rule of Law and Dynamic Balance among the Branches of Government: the Lesgislature, the Executive, and the Court.

What keeps a ship from sinking? The force of bouyancy pushes upward against the force of gravity. Bouyant forces of Democracy are citizens, civic groups, local and state houses of governance; churches, educatonal institutions, the freedom of the press, and collective political and social norms conducive to a democratic nation. The ship is safe as long as dynamic balance is maintained through checks and balances and a crew that agrees on basic rules and principals in the conduct of deliberation: personal ethics, collaboration and an ephemeral quality in current culture – character.

A Rising Wave of Dissonance

Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom. Let us never forget this.

A History of Rough Seas and Smooth Sailing

Consider then that our Ship of State is as steady in rougher waters as a dynamic balance between forces: our institutions of governance, the ballast, and the winds and rough seas our collective beliefs and actions in living out our creed.

Any student of American history can chart that course over the 248 years of our voyage. We have come close to toppling the ship of state during the Civil War, and at times when men of poor character or despotic nature rose briefly to Captain the ship. We course corrected and repaired our great vessel once more to sail together toward that perfect union.

Every adult American is responsible for this voyage, but some more than others. 2024 is proving to be another storm with dangerous forces threatening the Ship of State.

Our upcoming choice of captain and crew is an opportunity to come together to sustain the course as a free, democratic nation. Outside forces seek to overcome us. Autocratic winds blow around the globe seeking our demise.

This election will go down in history. Let’s make sure it doesn’t take the whole ship down with it.

Check out Defending Our Democracy Together.

National Constitution Center: https://constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/podcasts/can-the-constitution-serve-as-a-document-of-national-unity

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