angela_underscore@angela_underscore@mstdn.ca
@mirijb2@c18.masto.host @JohnCrowden@mstdn.ca
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There is moral clarity in saying: "Here is our system. It has endured civil war, depressions, foreign threats, and internal conflict. It is not perfect-but it is just. If you believe in it, we welcome you. But you must believe in it wholly, not halfway. You must become Americans free, armed, self-governing, and accountable.*
The Welcome Mat: Constitutional, Sincere, and Firm
We frame this offer not as an act of generosity, but as an invitation to maturity. If the citizens of these provinces vote in clear referenda to pursue statehood, if they are willing to discard Canadian political loyalty and embrace constitutional governance, then we should welcome them. But that welcome comes with expectations. They must disband crown institutions, rewrite their constitutions under American principles, and prepare their courts, schools, and communities for integration into a society governed not by Parliament or privilege, but by the people and the law.
angela_underscore@angela_underscore@mstdn.ca
@mirijb2@c18.masto.host @JohnCrowden@mstdn.ca
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There will be transition periods, practical complexities, and political resistance. But none of those are excuses for ignoring the possibility. The harder the journey, the greater the reward. And for millions of people currently frustrated by central authority, moral decay. and bureaucratic suffocation, that reward is liberty.
Liberty Requires Borders-and Commitment
True conservatives are not expansionists for expansion's sake. We do not believe in absorbing the world. But we do believe in a country worth protecting and, when possible, worth expanding-only if it strengthens our traditions, deepens our values, and honors our Constitution.